Public land camping
National Park Campgrounds in Virginia
16 places to camp in Virginia run by the National Park Service.
- 16
- federal places to camp
- 16 Park Service
- 11
- take reservations
- On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
- 3,594 ft
- at the highest of them
- Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah. The lowest, Oak Ridge Campground, sits at 386 ft
- 1,198
- campsites you can book ahead
- On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 77 feet
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National park campgrounds in Virginia
16 places
- Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah Park Service · Shenandoah National Park · Page County 3,594 ftelevation 215sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Cabin Camp 3 cabin or lookout Park Service · Prince William Forest Park · Prince William County 157 ftelevation 13sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Camp HappyLand Park Service · Prince William Forest Park n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
- Camp Mawavi Park Service · Prince William Forest Park n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
- Camp Orenda Park Service · Prince William Forest Park n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
- Camp Pleasant Park Service · Prince William Forest Park n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
- Lewis Mountain Campground Park Service · Shenandoah National Park · Page County 3,412 ftelevation 30sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Loft Mountain Campground Park Service · Shenandoah National Park · Albemarle County 3,344 ftelevation 202sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Mathews Arm Campground Park Service · Shenandoah National Park · Page County 2,709 ftelevation 164sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Oak Ridge Campground Park Service · Prince William Forest Park · Prince William County 386 ftelevation 99sites 32 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Otter Creek Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Amherst County 784 ftelevation 68sites 66 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Peaks of Otter Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Bedford County 2,606 ftelevation 141sites 77 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Prince William Forest RV Campground Park Service · Prince William Forest Park · Prince William County 269 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Rocky Knob Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Floyd County 3,067 ftelevation 106sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Turkey Run Ridge Group group campground Park Service · Prince William Forest Park · Prince William County 260 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Wilderness Road Campground Park Service · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park · Lee County 1,376 ftelevation 151sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
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