Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA)
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- Right now
- Closed by fireThe agency’s own sentence, quoted below
- A night
- $30When it reopens, per site
- Sites
- 224In the agency’s record
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 10 notices
In the agency’s own words
Secluded in the thick trees and rolling hills of Shenandoah National Park, the Big Meadows Campground is the ideal spot for an outdoor family getaway. Keep reading
Recreation
Shenandoah National Park has over 500 miles of trails, including 101 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Some trails lead to a waterfall or viewpoint while others wind deep into the forest and wilderness. Big Meadows is near many of the major facilities and popular hiking trails in the park. Three waterfalls are within walking distance, and the Meadow, with its abundant plant growth and wildlife, is an ideal nearby attraction. Wildlife viewing is also a popular pastime, with black bears, wild turkey, deer, birds and countless other animals thriving in the park. The campground is also located right off the famous Skyline Drive, which runs 105 miles north and south along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Stunning views are visible from any of the 75 scenic overlooks.
Facilities
This expansive campground offers more than 200 campsites, including sites that can accommodate larger groups. Picnic areas are provided, as well as conveniences like flush toilets, showers and a dump station which creates a comfortable camping experience. There is limited WIFI access at the Byrd Visitor Center and Big Meadows Lodge. Cell phone reception is available at the Amphitheather.
Natural Features
Shenandoah National Park spans 300 square miles of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the southern Appalachians. The park rises above the Virginia Piedmont to its east and the Shenandoah Valley to its west. The scenery at Big Meadows Campground never disappoints, with a stunning array of colors in the fall and a blanket of bright wildflowers in the spring. This green and shady campground is a wilderness paradise for outdoor enthusiasts. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (540) 999-3231.
Nearby Attractions
Two visitor centers with bookstores and exhibits are located in the park (milepost 5 and milepost 51). Byrd Visitor Center is a short one mile walk by either trail or sidewalk if you choose not to drive. There are concession managed restaurants, gift shops and lodging facilities scattered throughout the park. Big Meadows Lodge and Restaurant is a 5 minute walk from the campground and Big Meadows Wayside is located beside Byrd Visitor Center.
Charges & Cancellations
Changing Reservations: There is no change fee if a visitor extends or shortens a reservation, as long as the change includes dates from the original reservation. Additionally, there is no change fee if the visitor wants to switch sites that are the same price with the same reservation dates in the same facility. If a visitor wants to switch dates that are entirely outside of the original reservation dates, there is a $10 change fee. If a reservation is made that includes dates beyond the maximum booking window, that reservation cannot be changed until 18 days have passed from the original booking date. Once a reservation date has begun, visitors cannot change a reservation using the online system or through the Call Center. Onsite staff will assist with changes or cancellations. Cancellations: Visitors may cancel their reservation prior to arrival both on-line and through the call center. A $10 service fee will be withheld from any refund for a cancellation. A visitor who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's approved rate including tax and applicable add-on. Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. Visitors who cancel a group overnight facility reservation less than 14 days prior to arrival date will pay a $10 service fee AND forfeit the first night’s rate. No-Shows: A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date. No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite. Early Departures: Visitors are requested to notify staff at the facility if they depart early to allow others to use the site. If the visitor chooses to depart early, they may forfeit the approved rate and applicable tax and applicable add-on for the day of departure. If a visitor departs prior to the scheduled check-out date, they may be eligible for a partial refund. Visitors may notify the Recreation.gov call center to request a refund of remaining unused nights. If a visitor requests a refund for an early departure after the facility check-out time (10 am) has passed, the visitor will not be refunded for that night and is eligible for a refund on any additional nights that will not be used. Refunds: Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Visitors may also initiate a refund request through the call center at any time after their reservation has ended. Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay. For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive. In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.
What the agency tells you
When choosing a site, read the “Need to Know” section of the site description for recommended size and equipment. When entering camping equipment during checkout: Select “Trailer” for ALL camping equipment that is towed behind another vehicle. Select “RV” ONLY if the camping equipment drives under its own power. Listed trailer lengths allow for parking a tow vehicle up to 20 feet long on the site driveway. Trailers that exceed the listed trailer length will be required to park the tow vehicle in the overflow lot near the campstore. Campground staff can only guarantee the exact site listed in the reservation. Modifications depend on availability and will not be possible when the campground is full.
Check in starts at noon on the arrival date. Campers may check in anytime after noon. Staff will hold a campsite for 24 hours (until noon on the day after the arrival date). If you will be arriving more than 24 hours after check in started, please call the campground office directly at 540-999-3231. If you need to cancel a reservation after check in has started, please call the campground office directly at 540-999-3231. No Show Policy: Camping no-show customers who do not arrive at the campground by check-out time the day after the arrival date or do not cancel the reservation by check out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date will be assessed a $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night use fee. Any remaining nights of the reservation will be cancelled. Single night reservations will not be charged any additional fees. For more information on Recreation.gov Rules and Reservation Policies click here.
Upon arrival to the campground, check in at the registration office. If you arrive after hours, directions will be posted at the office. Check out by noon on the departure date.
Everything else this campground posts · 7
There are no RV hook-ups provided. There is a dump/fill station with potable water available. Generators are allowed between the hours of 8 am -10 am and 4 pm - 7 pm, except in areas designated as "generator-free." Generator noise is limited to 60 decibels.
There is a $30 fee per vehicle to enter the Shenandoah National Park. The pass issued is valid for one week.
Do NOT attempt to use the Tanners Ridge Road to access Big Meadows Campground. Program your GPS to one of the four Shenandoah National Park entrance stations at Front Royal Entrance Station, Thornton Gap Entrance Station, Swift Run Entrance Station, or Rockfish Gap Entrance Station.
You are responsible for following all park and campground regulations here.
Food must be stored properly. Do not leave any food or other scented items unattended, including all coolers and trash. Use the food storage box if one is provided at your site, or secure food in a locked vehicle. Violations of the food storage policy may result in a fine.
Build fires only in designated fire rings and never leave any fire unattended. Due to the threat from the Emerald Ash Borer, firewood purchased outside the park must be USDA certified and labeled. Certified firewood is available for purchase at the campstore. It is allowed to gather dead wood on the ground in the park. Do not saw or cut any parts from a standing tree, dead or alive.
Unleaded and diesel fuel is available 24/7 at Big Meadows Wayside (milepost 51.2) Electric Vehicle charging stations are only available at Skyland Lodge (milepost 41.7) No propane or propane fill up is available in the park. Cell phone reception is very limited throughout the park.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 224 · 50 tent-only, 2 group
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 70 ft
- Paved pads
- 163 of 224
- Accessible sites
- 6
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- 181 of 221 sites
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - seasonal
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Store
- Nearby
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Waterfall, Meadow
- Backpacking
- Berry Picking
- Biking
- Birding
- Evening Programs
- Guided Interpretive Walks
- Hiking
- Historic site
- Information Site
- Ranger programs
- Scenic drives
- Stargazing
- Visitor center
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 32nd darkest of 88 in VA
- Bortle 4
- Cell signal · Cell signal · Park Service says
- Yes
Nothing to book until it reopensread 16:13 UTC
National Park Service’s own notice says why; it’s quoted below.
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We check the agency’s own record once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time it stops saying closed.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Every line of the receipt · 14
What you actually pay
“If a visitor wants to switch dates that are entirely outside of the original reservation dates, there is a $10 change fee. A $10 service fee will be withheld from any refund for a cancellation.” · this campground’s own no-show terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 5
What the agency said · 1
2026 Closing Date: November 29 Big Meadows Campground (mile 51.2) is centrally-located in Shenandoah National Park, providing easy access to many of the most popular destinations in the Park, including Big Meadows, Dark Hollow Falls, and Byrd Visitor Center. All sites include a place for a tent or RV, a fire ring, and a picnic table.
National Park Service · the source publishes no posting date
Filed as emergency from the agency’s own words “fire”. That reading is ours.
Open within 60 miles · 4
The agency’s own word that these are open, not our reading of a season.
- Little FortGeorge Washington National Forest · 23 mi · 4 sites
- Wolf GapGeorge Washington National Forest · 31 mi · 4 sites
- Hone Quarry CampgroundGeorge Washington National Forest · 38 mi · 4 sites
- Camp Run CampgroundGeorge Washington National Forest · 39 mi
recreation.gov availability, read 16:13 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
224 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 215 mapped sitesAll 224 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 165 of the 224 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| A Loop | A057 | type not stated | 35 ft | ||||
| A Loop | A071 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 53 ft | 1,388 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A072 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 44 ft | 1,335 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A073 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 69 ft | 1,310 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A074 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 43 ft | 1,283 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A075 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 59 ft | 1,238 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A076 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 73 ft | 1,211 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A077 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 59 ft | 1,179 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A078 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 56 ft | 1,005 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A079 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 56 ft | 972 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A080 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 66 ft | 1,034 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A081 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 66 ft | 1,053 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A082 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 62 ft | 1,118 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A083 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 56 ft | 1,148 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A084 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 57 ft | 1,190 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A085 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 56 ft | 1,204 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A086 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 53 ft | 1,257 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A087 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 53 ft | 1,268 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A088 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 53 ft | 1,313 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A089 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 69 ft | 1,339 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A090 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 53 ft | 1,338 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A091 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 69 ft | 1,402 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A092 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 52 ft | 1,393 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A093 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 77 ft | 1,438 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A094 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 52 ft | 1,399 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A095 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 84 ft | 1,507 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A096 | type not stated | 40 ft | yes | 1,525 ft | ||
| A Loop | A097 | type not stated | 43 ft | 1,504 ft | |||
| A Loop | A098 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 70 ft | 1,555 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A099 | standard nonelectric | 29 ft | 59 ft | 1,546 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A100 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 59 ft | 1,590 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A101 | standard nonelectric | 23 ft | 67 ft | 1,580 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A102 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 69 ft | 1,643 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A103 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 95 ft | 1,679 ft | $30 | |
| A Loop | A104 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 114 ft | 1,776 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C121 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 51 ft | 1,892 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C122 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 51 ft | 1,863 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C123 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 63 ft | 1,832 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C124 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 63 ft | 1,881 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C125 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 55 ft | 1,855 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C126 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 55 ft | 1,837 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C127 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 73 ft | 1,793 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C128 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 45 ft | 1,729 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C129 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 60 ft | 1,743 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C130 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 45 ft | 1,721 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C131 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 57 ft | 1,712 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C132 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 61 ft | 1,671 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C133 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 56 ft | 1,679 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C134 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 60 ft | 1,628 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C135 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 56 ft | 1,639 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C136 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 62 ft | 1,577 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C137 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 64 ft | 1,575 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C138 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 70 ft | 1,517 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C139 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 49 ft | 1,523 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C140 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 49 ft | 1,484 ft | $30 | |
| C Loop | C141 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 82 ft | 1,389 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D142 | standard nonelectric | 29 ft | 120 ft | 1,933 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D143 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 30 ft | 1,817 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D144 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 43 ft | 1,775 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D145 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 30 ft | 1,788 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D146 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 43 ft | 1,737 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D147 | standard nonelectric | 29 ft | 72 ft | 1,730 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D148 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 76 ft | 1,661 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D149 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 75 ft | 1,636 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D150 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 72 ft | 1,678 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D151 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 69 ft | 1,590 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D152 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 37 ft | 1,655 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D153 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 44 ft | 1,564 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D154 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 37 ft | 1,657 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D155 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 44 ft | 1,548 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D156 | standard nonelectric | 29 ft | 73 ft | 1,592 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D157 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 52 ft | 1,516 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D158 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 63 ft | 1,529 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D159 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 63 ft | 1,473 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D160 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 58 ft | 1,486 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D161 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 61 ft | 1,409 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D162 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 58 ft | 1,444 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D163 | group standard nonelectric | 28 ft | yes | 59 ft | 1,391 ft | $75 |
| D Loop | D164 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 55 ft | 1,368 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D165 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 69 ft | 1,268 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D166 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 55 ft | 1,316 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D167 | group standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 86 ft | 1,118 ft | $75 | |
| D Loop | D168 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 62 ft | 1,250 ft | $30 | |
| D Loop | D169 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 62 ft | 1,189 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E172 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 37 ft | 1,465 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E173 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 56 ft | 1,481 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E174 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 36 ft | 1,417 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E175 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 56 ft | 1,489 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E176 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 59 ft | 1,369 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E177 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 62 ft | 1,427 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E178 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 62 ft | 1,367 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E179 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 50 ft | 1,312 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E180 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 46 ft | 1,214 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E181 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 46 ft | 1,234 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E182 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 59 ft | 1,179 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E183 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 79 ft | 1,115 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E184 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 39 ft | 1,109 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E185 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 73 ft | 1,051 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E186 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 35 ft | 1,084 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E187 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 81 ft | 963 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E188 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 53 ft | 1,036 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E189 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 59 ft | 1,094 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E190 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 70 ft | 1,073 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E191 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 67 ft | 1,128 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E192 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 67 ft | 1,195 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E193 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 76 ft | 1,281 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E194 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 65 ft | 1,342 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E195 | type not stated | 35 ft | yes | 1,460 ft | ||
| E Loop | E196 | standard nonelectric | 47 ft | 74 ft | 1,484 ft | $30 | |
| E Loop | E197 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 64 ft | 1,530 ft | $30 | |
| F Loop | F198 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 58 ft | 1,574 ft | $30 | |
| F Loop | F199 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 58 ft | 1,516 ft | $30 | |
| F Loop | F200 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 64 ft | 1,467 ft | $30 | |
| F Loop | F201 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 73 ft | 1,402 ft | $30 | |
| F Loop | F202 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 87 ft | 1,331 ft | $30 | |
| F Loop | F203 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 65 ft | 1,299 ft | $30 | |
| G Loop | G204 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 46 ft | 1,447 ft | $30 | |
| G Loop | G205 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 46 ft | 1,433 ft | $30 | |
| G Loop | G206 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 62 ft | 1,385 ft | $30 | |
| G Loop | G207 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 61 ft | 1,304 ft | $30 | |
| G Loop | G208 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 50 ft | 1,263 ft | $30 | |
| G Loop | G209 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 50 ft | 1,222 ft | $30 | |
| G Loop | G210 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 65 ft | 1,159 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | A058 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 54 ft | 1,961 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | A059 | type not stated | 27 ft | 1,960 ft | |||
| Generator Prohibited | A060 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 77 ft | 2,072 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | A061 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 77 ft | 2,079 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | A062 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 86 ft | 2,068 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | A063 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | yes | 64 ft | 1,996 ft | $30 |
| Generator Prohibited | A064 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 64 ft | 1,943 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | A065 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 65 ft | 1,855 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | A066 | standard nonelectric | 23 ft | 43 ft | 1,765 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | A067 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 85 ft | 1,694 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | A068 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 43 ft | 1,731 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | A069 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 93 ft | 1,590 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | A070 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 66 ft | 1,583 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B105 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 69 ft | 1,928 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B106 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 61 ft | 1,935 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B107 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 50 ft | 1,984 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B108 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 61 ft | 1,940 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B109 | standard nonelectric | 29 ft | 50 ft | 1,973 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B110 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 48 ft | 1,923 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B111 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | yes | 65 ft | 1,969 ft | $30 |
| Generator Prohibited | B112 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 48 ft | 1,897 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B113 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 59 ft | 1,904 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B114 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 67 ft | 1,844 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B115 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 59 ft | 1,879 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B116 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 62 ft | 1,798 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B117 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 48 ft | 1,796 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B118 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 43 ft | 1,745 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B119 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 43 ft | 1,705 ft | $30 | |
| Generator Prohibited | B120 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 59 ft | 1,649 ft | $30 | |
| H Loop | H211 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 48 ft | 1,456 ft | $30 | |
| H Loop | H212 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 54 ft | 1,402 ft | $30 | |
| H Loop | H213 | standard nonelectric | 15 ft | 65 ft | 1,291 ft | $30 | |
| H Loop | H214 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 87 ft | 1,240 ft | $30 | |
| H Loop | H215 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 37 ft | 1,158 ft | $30 | |
| H Loop | H216 | type not stated | 55 ft | ||||
| H Loop | H217 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 37 ft | 1,122 ft | $30 | |
| I Loop | I218 | type not stated | 50 ft | 1,474 ft | |||
| I Loop | I219 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 37 ft | 1,470 ft | $30 | |
| I Loop | I220 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 36 ft | 1,382 ft | $30 | |
| I Loop | I221 | type not stated | 45 ft | 1,356 ft | |||
| I Loop | I222 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 50 ft | 1,313 ft | $30 | |
| I Loop | I223 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 53 ft | 1,290 ft | $30 | |
| I Loop | I224 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 59 ft | 1,228 ft | $30 | |
| I Loop | I225 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 53 ft | 1,248 ft | $30 | |
| I Loop | I226 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 51 ft | 1,147 ft | $30 | |
| I Loop | I227 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 87 ft | 1,174 ft | $30 | |
| I Loop | I228 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 35 ft | 1,102 ft | $30 | |
| I Loop | I229 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 66 ft | 1,125 ft | $30 | |
| I Loop | I230 | standard nonelectric | 23 ft | 53 ft | 1,075 ft | $30 | |
| I Loop | I231 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 66 ft | 1,063 ft | $30 | |
| Walk To Tent Only | 001 | tent only nonelectric | 53 ft | 2,003 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 002 | tent only nonelectric | 53 ft | 2,042 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 003 | type not stated | 2,098 ft | ||||
| Walk To Tent Only | 004 | tent only nonelectric | 79 ft | 2,080 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 005 | tent only nonelectric | 79 ft | 2,154 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 006 | tent only nonelectric | 56 ft | 2,115 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 007 | tent only nonelectric | 45 ft | 2,159 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 008 | tent only nonelectric | 45 ft | 2,171 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 009 | tent only nonelectric | 45 ft | 2,175 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 010 | tent only nonelectric | 89 ft | 2,225 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 011 | tent only nonelectric | 83 ft | 2,183 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 012 | tent only nonelectric | 64 ft | 2,266 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 013 | tent only nonelectric | 64 ft | 2,329 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 014 | tent only nonelectric | 75 ft | 2,313 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 015 | tent only nonelectric | 37 ft | 2,221 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 016 | tent only nonelectric | 37 ft | 2,194 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 017 | tent only nonelectric | 63 ft | 2,297 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 018 | tent only nonelectric | 63 ft | 2,244 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 019 | tent only nonelectric | 80 ft | 2,199 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 020 | tent only nonelectric | 74 ft | 2,163 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 021 | tent only nonelectric | 74 ft | 2,176 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 022 | tent only nonelectric | 50 ft | 2,129 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 023 | tent only nonelectric | 50 ft | 2,090 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 024 | tent only nonelectric | 79 ft | 2,079 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 027 | tent only nonelectric | 66 ft | 1,544 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 028 | tent only nonelectric | 61 ft | 1,619 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 029 | tent only nonelectric | 61 ft | 1,598 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 030 | tent only nonelectric | 77 ft | 1,442 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 031 | tent only nonelectric | 66 ft | 1,485 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 032 | tent only nonelectric | 89 ft | 1,421 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 033 | tent only nonelectric | 43 ft | 1,315 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 034 | tent only nonelectric | 99 ft | 1,344 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 035 | tent only nonelectric | 83 ft | 1,172 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 036 | tent only nonelectric | 116 ft | 1,218 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 037 | tent only nonelectric | 116 ft | 1,320 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 038 | tent only nonelectric | 83 ft | 1,145 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 039 | tent only nonelectric | 83 ft | 1,091 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 040 | tent only nonelectric | 77 ft | 1,050 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 041 | tent only nonelectric | 72 ft | 993 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 042 | tent only nonelectric | 83 ft | 967 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 043 | tent only nonelectric | 72 ft | 958 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 044 | tent only nonelectric | 81 ft | 891 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 045 | tent only nonelectric | 86 ft | 897 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 046 | tent only nonelectric | 133 ft | 765 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 047 | tent only nonelectric | 87 ft | 868 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 048 | tent only nonelectric | 80 ft | 781 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 049 | tent only nonelectric | 70 ft | 838 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 050 | tent only nonelectric | 78 ft | 760 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 051 | tent only nonelectric | 70 ft | 903 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 052 | tent only nonelectric | 79 ft | 861 ft | |||
| Walk To Tent Only | 053 | tent only nonelectric | yes | 107 ft | 920 ft |
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Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Lewis Mountain CampgroundShenandoah National Park · 6.8 mi
Camp RooseveltGeorge Washington National Forest · 15 mi
Mathews Arm CampgroundShenandoah National Park · 18 mi
Loft Mountain CampgroundShenandoah National Park · 23 mi
Little FortGeorge Washington National Forest · 23 miElizabeth FurnaceGeorge Washington National Forest · 28 miDo NOT attempt to use the Tanners Ridge Road to access Big Meadows Campground. The Tanners Ridge Road does not provide entrance to Skyline Drive and does not provide access to Big Meadows Campground. Program your GPS to one of the four park entrance stations at Front Royal Entrance Station, Thornton Gap Entrance Station, Swift Run Entrance Station, or Rockfish Gap Entrance Station.
From Washington, D.C., metro area, travel west on Interstate 66 to exit 43A. Take US Highway 29 south to Warrenton, Virginia, then merge onto US Highway 211 west to Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive Thornton Gap Entrance. Take Skyline Drive south approximately 19 miles and turn right into the Big Meadows area. Follow the signs to Big Meadows Campground.
From Richmond, Virginia area, travel west on Interstate 64 to exit 136 for Zion Crossroads, Virginia. Take exit to US Highway 15 North, then turn onto US Highway 33 west and follow 28 miles to the Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive, Swift Run Gap Entrance. Take Skyline Drive North approximately 15 miles and turn left into the Big Meadows area. Follow the signs to Big Meadows Campground.
The weather
the next four days
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Stanley, VA
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
What threatens this place
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA) is in Virginia’s 7th congressional district. Its representative, Eugene Vindman (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A. See every public-lands vote →
How we know
every fact on this page, and where it came from
“…at the Byrd Visitor Center and Big Meadows Lodge. Cell phone reception is available at the Amphitheather. Natural Features Shenandoah National…”