Federal Campgrounds in Virginia

Federal coverage only. This directory lists campgrounds on federal land (Forest Service, Park Service, BLM, Corps of Engineers and other agencies) from the Recreation.gov RIDB export. State-park, county and private/KOA campgrounds are out of scope.

Virginia contains 62 federal campgrounds managed by three agencies: the U.S. Forest Service operates 33 sites, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages 15, and the National Park Service oversees 14. Collectively, these campgrounds offer approximately 2,246 overnight sites. Note that this directory covers federal campgrounds only; state parks and private campgrounds such as KOA are outside the scope of this resource.

Most Virginia federal campgrounds—57 of the 62 total—accept reservations through Recreation.gov, the federal government's centralized booking platform. For current availability, detailed site information, and to make reservations, visit Recreation.gov directly. Facilities range from developed campgrounds with amenities to more primitive sites, distributed across national forests, lakes managed by the Army Corps of Engineers, and National Park Service areas throughout the state.

How to read the Virginia directory

Use this page as a starting map of federal camping in Virginia: the agency split tells you whether you're mostly looking at national-forest sites, park-service grounds or Corps-of-Engineers lakeside camps, and the busiest rec areas below point to where the campgrounds cluster. Every name links to its live Recreation.gov page for current site counts, photos and booking.

Largest federal campgrounds in Virginia

• North Bend Park · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · 245 sites · Boydton
• Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (Va) · National Park Service · 224 sites · Luray
• Loft Mountain Campground · National Park Service · 213 sites · Elkton
• Mathews Arm Campground · National Park Service · 166 sites · Luray
• Grindstone · U.S. Forest Service · 136 sites · Troutdale
• Beartree · U.S. Forest Service · 131 sites · Damascus
• Bolar Mountain Recreation Area · U.S. Forest Service · 123 sites · Warm Springs
• Salthouse Branch · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · 111 sites · Henry
• Oak Ridge Campground · National Park Service · 99 sites · Triangle
• Rudds Creek Rec. Area · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · 98 sites · Boydton
• Longwood Park · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · 65 sites · Boydton
• Sherando Lake Recreation Area Family Camping · U.S. Forest Service · 65 sites · Natural Bridge Station
• Goose Point · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · 63 sites · Bassett
• Morris Hill Campground · U.S. Forest Service · 57 sites · Covington
• Stony Fork Campground · U.S. Forest Service · 53 sites · Wytheville
• Horseshoe Point · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · 49 sites · Henry
• Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp · U.S. Forest Service · 40 sites · Natural Bridge Station
• Elizabeth Furnace · U.S. Forest Service · 36 sites · Fort Valley
• Lower Twin Campground (Va) · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · 33 sites · Haysi
• Cranesnest Campground (Va) · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · 31 sites · Clintwood
• Hurricane Campground · U.S. Forest Service · 27 sites · Sugar Grove
• Pound River Campground (Va) · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · 27 sites · Clintwood
• Mcclintic Point · U.S. Forest Service · 24 sites · Warm Springs
• Fox Creek Horse Camp · U.S. Forest Service · 22 sites · Marion
• Buffalo Park · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · 21 sites · Boydton

Ranked by overnight-site count from RIDB; “n/a” means the site count isn’t published (often a first-come or dispersed area). Each name opens the Recreation.gov facility page.

Compare every managing agency → · Reservable vs first-come in Virginia → · Choosing a Virginia campground →

Compiled from the federal RIDB export, verified June 2026. How we compile this. Confirm current details on Recreation.gov.