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Camping in Virginia

Virginia has 84 public campgrounds on record, 67 reservable and 16 first-come. Most (55 of 84) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Each row below says who runs it, how to get a site, and what it costs.

84
Total
67
Reservable
16
First-come
Big Meadows Campground - ShenandoahBolar MountainBuffalo ParkCaldwell Fields Group CampgroundChopawamsic Backcountry Camping Permits
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Bark Camp Coeburn · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
05-16 to 09-30
Fee
Single Site: $20 per night
 Beartree Campground Damascus · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
45
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night
 Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah Madison · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
215
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Blowing Springs Hot Springs · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
03-15 to 12-07
Fee
Single Site: $12 per night
 Bolar Mountain Hot Springs · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
123
Season
Not on record
Fee
2026 Fee's for
 Bolar Mountain Volunteer Village Hot Springs · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Boley Fields Group Campground Blacksburg · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-01 to 11-01
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Buffalo Park Mecklenburg · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
21
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Caldwell Fields Group Campground Blacksburg · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
2
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Camp Roosevelt Luray · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
05-04 to 10-30
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Cane Patch Pound · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $12 per night
 Cave Mountain Lake Campground Natural Bridge Station · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-01 to 10-31
Fee
Single Site: $20 per night
 Cave Mountain Lake Group Camp Rockbridge · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
04-01 to 10-30
Fee
Not on record
 Cave Springs Big Stone Gap · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $12 per night
 Chopawamsic Backcountry Camping Permits Prince William · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
8
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Not on record
 Coles Point Alleghany · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
05-22 to 09-04
Fee
Site: $85 per night
 Collins Cove Horse Campground Wythe · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
11
Season
04-02 to 11-29
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $5 per night
 Comers Rock Speedwell · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $5 per night
 Craig Creek Group Campground New Castle · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-01 to 11-01
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Craig Creek Recreation Area Botetourt · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Cranesnest Campground Dickenson · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
31
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Davis Farm Campsite Groseclose · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Elizabeth Furnace Strasburg · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
33
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night per non-peak season
 Elizabeth Furnace Group Campground Strasburg · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
2
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Fenwick Mines Pavilion Craig · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
05-12 to 10-08
Fee
Site: $25 per night
 Fox Creek Horse Camp Grayson · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
21
Season
04-02 to 11-29
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $5 per night
 Goose Point Patrick · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
62
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Grassy Creek Park Mecklenburg · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-01 to 10-31
Fee
Site: $50 per night
 Greenwood Point Primitive Hot Springs · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $8 per night
 Grindstone Family Campground Chilhowie · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night
 Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-decommissioned Warren · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Hazard Mill-decommissioned Luray · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Hidden Valley Campground Hot Springs · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
03-16 to 12-13
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 High Cliff Canoe-decommissioned Luray · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 High Knob Campground Norton · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
05-20 to 09-30
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Hone Quarry Campground Briery Branch · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Year-round
Fee
Single Site: $5 per night
 Hopper Creek Group Campground Natural Bridge Station · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Horseshoe Point Franklin · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
49
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Hurricane Campground Sugar Grove · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
22
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20 per night
 Hussy Mountain Horse Camp Wythe · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
4
Season
04-02 to 11-29
Fee
Site: $7 per night
 Island Creek Park Mecklenburg · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-01 to 10-31
Fee
Site: $100 per night
 Ivy Hill Park Mecklenburg · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-01 to 10-31
Fee
Site: $50 per night
 Laurel Fork Primitive Camp Pound · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Lewis Mountain Campground Page · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
30
Season
03-27 to 11-22
Fee
Site: $30 per night
 Little Fort Woodstock · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Year-round
Fee
Free
 Loft Mountain Campground Rockingham · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
202
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Longwood Park Mecklenburg · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
65
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Lower Twin Campground Dickenson · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
24
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Mathews Arm Campground Page · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
164
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Mcclintic Point Primitive Hot Springs · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-01 to 09-07
Fee
Single Site: $12 per night
 Morris Hill Covington · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
55
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $21 per night
 Morris Hill Group Campground Covington · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 New River Carroll · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 North Bend Park Mecklenburg · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
234
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 North Creek Buchanan · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
04-12 to 11-30
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 North River West Augusta · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $5 per night
 Oak Ridge Campground Prince William · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
99
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Old Virginia Group Horse Camp Chilhowie · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Oronoco Amherst · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Otter Creek Campground Amherst · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
68
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Palmer Point Park Mecklenburg · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-01 to 10-31
Fee
Site: $50 per night
 Peaks of Otter Campground Bedford · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
141
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Philpott Park Henry · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-01 to 10-31
Fee
Site: $75 per night
 Pound River Campground Dickenson · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
26
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Prince William Forest RV Campground Prince William · National Park Service · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Raccoon Branch Sugar Grove · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
17
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20 per night
 Raven Cliff Speedwell · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-02 to 11-29
Fee
Single Site: $5 per night
 Rock Castle Gorge Backcountry Camping Patrick · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
8
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Site: $15 per night
 Rocky Knob Campground Patrick · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
106
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Rudds Creek Rec. Area Mecklenburg · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
96
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Salthouse Branch Franklin · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
110
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Sherando Lake Campground Stuarts Draft · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:Single Site: $25/night., Double Site: $40/night., Elecrtric Fee: $7/night.
 Sherando Lake Group Campground Stuarts Draft · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
5
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Sherando Lake Recreation Area Family Camping Augusta · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
65
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Steel Bridge Campground Craig · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
3
Season
04-07 to 10-29
Fee
Not on record
 Steel Bridge Group Campground Paint Bank · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
3
Season
04-01 to 11-01
Fee
No recreation fee required, but reservation fees apply
 Stony Fork Campground Wytheville · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
49
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20 per night
 Tailrace Park Mecklenburg · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-01 to 10-31
Fee
Site: $50 per night
 The Pines New Castle · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Todd Lake Campground Stokesville · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
05-15 to 10-31
Fee
Single Site: $20 per night
 Turkey Run Ridge Group Prince William · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
9
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Site: $40–$80 per night
 Walnut Flats Bland · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 White Rocks Pearisburg · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Wilderness Road Campground Lee · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
151
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record

How booking works in Virginia

There is no single system: each campground books through its managing agency. 67 campgrounds book through Recreation.gov. 16 campgrounds take no reservations at all, first-come, first-served.

For a park's own hours, entrance fee, and boundary, see Virginia state parks on publiclandsdb.com.

Narrower lists

By agency

16 first-come campgrounds need no reservation; 2 stay open year-round ; and 15 sit on a named lake . By agency: 16 Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds , 55 National Forest campgrounds , and 13 National Park Service campgrounds .

Common questions

How do I reserve a campground in Virginia?

It depends on who runs it. Of the 84 public campgrounds on record here, 67 book through Recreation.gov and 16 are first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Where can I camp for free in Virginia?

11 public campgrounds in Virginia charge no fee: Bolar Mountain Volunteer Village, Davis Farm Campsite, Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-decommissioned, Hazard Mill-decommissioned, and 7 more. Free camping away from campgrounds (dispersed camping) is a land-management rule, not a campground; see the managing agency.

Is boondocking legal in Virginia?

On BLM land, dispersed camping (boondocking) is generally allowed under the agency's rules. BLM limits dispersed camping to 14 days within any 28-day period (stay limits vary by field office), asks campers to stay at least 200 feet from lakes and streams, and says most areas need no permit or reservation (blm.gov, read 2026-09-26).

What are the best campgrounds in Virginia?

This site doesn't rate campgrounds. The most fully documented here are Cranesnest Campground (18 sourced facts), Beartree Campground (17 sourced facts), and Bolar Mountain (17 sourced facts); the table lets you sort every campground by agency, booking, season, and fee.