Camping Virginia and West Virginia: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Tent and RV Campgrounds

Camping Virginia and West Virginia: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Tent and RV Campgrounds

by Desiree Smith-Daughety
Camping Virginia and West Virginia: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Tent and RV Campgrounds

Camping Virginia and West Virginia: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Tent and RV Campgrounds

by Desiree Smith-Daughety

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Overview

Fully revised and updated, this guide to more than 100 public campgrounds in Virginia and West Virginia is perfect for tent and RV campers alike. Within each campground listing is vital information on location, road conditions, fees, reservations, available facilities, and recreational activities. The listings are organized by geographic area, and thorough site maps will simplify the search for the perfect campground. Virginia and West Virginia offer a surprising array of quiet, out-of-the-way parks replete with lakes, rivers, rugged hills, and even rocky cliffs. Camping Virginia and West Virginia provides useful tips on camping etiquette and enjoying—or avoiding—the state’s diverse and abundant wildlife.


Look inside for:
* Campground locations
* Facilities and hookups
* Fees and reservations

* GPS coordinates for each campground
* Recreational activities
* What equipment and clothing to bring


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493043187
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 04/01/2022
Series: State Camping Series
Edition description: Second Edition
Pages: 230
Sales rank: 496,273
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Desiree Smith-Daughety is an author and writer specializing in business, lifestyle, and health topics. Her work has appeared in publications including Up.St.ART Annapolis magazine and What's Up? Annapolis magazine. She owns a career services and coaching company (intrepidcareerservices.com). Outdoor fun includes camping, hiking, cycling, and kayaking. Her writing website is dlarasmith.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xiv

How to Use This Guide xv

Selecting a Campground xvi

Wildlife Encounters xxvi

Map Legend xxix

Introduction to Virginia 1

Heart of Appalachia/Southwest Blue Ridge Highlands Area 12

Heart of Appalachia Area 13

1 Breaks Interstate Park 15

2 Cane Patch Campground 15

3 Cave Springs Recreation Area 16

4 High Knob Recreation Area 16

5 Bark Camp Recreation Area 17

6 Natural Tunnel State Park 17

7 Cumberland Gap National Historic Park/Wilderness Road Campground 19

Southwest Blue Ridge Highlands Area 21

8 White Rocks Campground 23

9 Walnut Flats Campground 24

10 Claytor Lake State Park 24

11 Beartree Campground 25

12 Hurricane Campground 26

13 Grindstone Recreation Area Campground 26

14 Washington County Park Camping 27

15 Grayson Highlands State Park 27

16 Fox Creek Horse Campground 29

17 Raccoon Branch Campground 29

18 Comers Rock Recreation Area 30

19 Raven Cliff Recreation Area Campground 30

20 Stony Fork Campground 31

21 Hungry Mother State Park 31

Shenandoah Valley / Northern Virginia Area 33

Shenandoah Valley Area 35

22 Hidden Valley Recreation Area 38

23 Blowing Springs Campground 39

24 Bolar Mountain Recreation Area 39

25 McClintic Point Campgrounds 40

26 Douthat State Park 40

27 Morris Hill Campgrounds 42

28 Wolf Gap Recreation Area 43

29 Elizabeth Furnace Campground 43

30 Little Fort Campground 44

31 Raymond R. "Andy" Guest Jr. Shenandoah River State Park 45

32 Mathews Arm Campground 46

33 Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area Campground 47

34 Big Meadows Campground 47

35 Lewis Mountain Campground 48

36 Hone Quarry Campground 49

37 Natural Chimneys Campground 49

38 Shaws Fork Equestrian Campground 50

39 Todd Lake Recreation Area 51

40 North River Campground 51

41 Loft Mountain Campground 52

42 Sherando Lake Recreation Area 53

43 Otter Creek Campground 53

44 Steel Bridge Campground 54

45 The Pines Campground 54

46 Cave Mountain Lake Campground 55

47 North Creek Recreation Area Campground 55

Northern Virginia Area 57

48 Bull Run Regional Park 59

49 Pohick Bay Regional Park 59

50 Lake Fairfax Park Campground 60

51 Burke Lake Park Campground 60

52 Prince William Forest Park, Oak Ridge Campground 61

53 Lake Anna State Park 62

Central / Southern Virginia Area 64

Central Virginia Area 65

54 Bear Creek Lake State Park 67

55 Powhatan State Park 68

56 James River State Park 68

57 Holliday Lake State Park 70

58 Twin Lakes State Park 71

59 Pocahontas State Park 74

60 Peaks of Otter Campground 76

61 Smith Mountain Lake State Park 76

Southern Virginia Area 78

62 Goose Point Campground 80

63 Horseshoe Point Campground 80

64 Salthouse Branch Campground 81

65 Fairy Stone State Park 81

66 Roanoke Mountain Campground 83

67 Rocky Knob Campground 83

68 Staunton River State Park 84

69 Longwood Park Campground 85

70 Occoneechee State Park 86

71 Rudds Creek Campground 87

72 Buffalo Park Campground 88

73 North Bend Park Campground 88

Tidewater / Hampton Roads/ Chesapeake Bay / Eastern Shore Area 89

Tidewater / Hampton Roads Area 90

74 Chickahominy Riverfront Park 92

75 Chippokes Plantation State Park 93

76 Newport News Park Campsites 94

77 First Landing State Park 95

78 Northwest River Park Campground 97

Chesapeake Bay / Eastern Shore Area 99

79 Westmoreland State Park 101

80 Belle Isle State Park 102

81 Kiptopeke State Park 104

Introduction to West Virginia 106

Northern Panhandle / Mid-Ohio Valley / Metro Valley / Hatfield-McCoy Mountains Area 119

Northern Panhandle/Mid-Ohio Valley Area 121

82 Tomlinson Run State Park 121

83 North BencJ State Park 122

Metro Valley / Hatfield-McCoy Mountains Area 125

84 Beech Fork State Park 125

85 East Fork Campground 127

86 Cabwaylingo State Forest 127

87 Chief Logan State Park 129

88 Kanawha State Forest 129

Mountaineer Country / Mountain Lakes / Eastern Panhandle / Potomac Highlands Area 132

Mountaineer Country Area 133

89 Chestnut Ridge Regional Park 135

90 Coopers Rock State Forest 135

91 Tygart Lake State Park 137

Mountain Lakes Area 139

92 Cedar Creek State Park 142

93 Stonewall Resort State Park/Briar Point Campground 144

94 Bulltown Campground 144

95 Audra State Park 146

96 Gerald Freeman Campground at Sutton Lake 147

97 Bakers Run-Mill Creek Campground at Sutton Lake 148

98 Bee Run Campground at Sutton Lake 148

99 Holly River State Park 149

100 Kumbrabow State Forest/Mill Creek Campground 150

101 Battle Run Campground 150

Eastern Panhandle / Potomac Highlands Area 152

102 Robert W. Craig Campground 156

103 Hawk Recreation Area 157

104 Horseshoe Recreation Area and Campground. 158

105 Blackwater Falls State Park 158

106 Canaan Valley Resort State Park 160

107 Red Creek Campground 162

108 Trout Pond Recreation Area 162

109 Big Bend Campground 164

110 Seneca Shadows Campground 165

111 Bear Heaven Recreation Area Campground 166

112 Stuart Recreation Area and Campground 166

113 Laurel Fork Campground 167

114 Spruce Knob Lake Campground 168

115 Brandywine Recreation Area 168

116 Seneca State Forest 169

117 Tea Creek Campground 170

118 Cranberry Campground 170

119 Bishop Knob Campground 171

120 Big Rock Campground 172

121 Summit Lake Campground 172

122 Day Run Campground 173

123 Watoga State Park 173

124 Pocahontas Campground 175

New River / Greenbrier Valley Area 176

125 Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area 178

126 Babcock State Park 179

127 Little Beaver State Park 179

128 Lake Stephens Campground 181

129 Twin Falls Resort State Park 181

130 Camp Creek State Park and State Forest 182

131 Panther State Forest/Wildlife Management Area 183

132 Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area 184

133 Pipestem Resort State Park 185

134 Bluestone State Park 186

135 Bluestone Wildlife Management Area (WMA) 187

136 Moncove Lake State Park 188

137 Greenbrier State Forest 189

138 Blue Bend Recreation Area and Campground 189

139 Lake Sherwood Recreation Area and Campground 190

Camping Etiquette 191

About the Author 197

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