Seventeen picnic sites with drinking water and toilet facilities comprise the picnic area which also includes a large lawn area with hoseshoe pits and a volleyball court. Another popular picnicking area is at the entrance to Big Bend campground. A parking area, restrooms and water are available all year. Although the areas has no tables or grills, cook fires are permitted along the river's edge. Camping Located at the end of the Smoke Hole River Road, camping is available at the Big Bend Campground.
Primitive camping is also available.
Fishing Fishing is popular along the river throughout the canyon. Streams are stocked with rainbow and golden trout by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources from January through June and then again in October. Large and small mouth bass are plentiful. State fishing licenses with a national forest stamp are required. Special bait and tackle regulations apply.