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Camping near

Galax, Virginia

7 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Galax in Galax County: 7 Forest Service.

7
federal places to camp
7 Forest Service
10.6 mi
to the nearest one
Sunrise Cabin
2,880 ft
at the highest of them
Raccoon Branch Campground. The lowest, Stony Fork Campground, sits at 2,363 ft
81
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 60 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Galax, nearest first

7 places

  1. Sunrise Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · George Washington · Carroll County 10.6 miaway 2,500 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Collins Cove Horse Campground horse camp Forest Service · George Washington · Wythe County 13.6 miaway 2,000 ftelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Hussy Mountain Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · George Washington · Wythe County 14.7 miaway 3,000 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Blue Springs Gap Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · George Washington · Grayson County 20.7 miaway 3,773 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Stony Fork Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · George Washington · Wythe County 28 miaway 2,379 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Stony Fork Campground Forest Service · George Washington · Wythe County 28 miaway 2,363 ftelevation 49sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Raccoon Branch Campground Forest Service · George Washington · Smyth County 28.8 miaway 2,880 ftelevation 17sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov