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National Park Service · Shenandoah National Park · VA

E Loop · Site E172.

at Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA)

This site, in 4 agency photographs

Photos · SNP

Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026

Filed by the agency against this site and other campsites here, 2 images

Food Storage, filed by the agency against 85 campsites at Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA) — Food Storage · NPS · on 85 sites here

Food Storage for E172, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA) — Food Storage for E172 · NPS · on 2 sites here

Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026

Standard NonelectricType

Reservablerecreation.gov lists it

20 ftLongest rig

37 ftRoom

3,570 ftElevation

84%Tree cover

1,465 ftWater · to Little Hawksbill Creek

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026

Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026

Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Room

37 ftto the nearest other site, against 61 ft typical here

#204 of 215roomiest site in the campground

4other sites within 100 ft

No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators

Nearest sitesI219 37 ftE174 48 ftE173 60 ftI220 83 ftE176 114 ftE175 116 ft

Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopE Loop
Max vehicle length20 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryBack-In
Driveway GradeModerate
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles2
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time12:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingBasic
Driveway Length25 ft
Fire PitYes
Food Storage LockerYes
Location RatingPrime
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles0
Site RatingBasic
AccessibleNot listed

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Tentno length limit listed

Also to 20 ft · 2

Caravan/Camper Vanto 20 ft

Vehicleto 20 ft

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site E172 on recreation.gov

Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA) →

Most private sites here046 133 ftD142 120 ft036 116 ft037 116 ftA104 114 ft

Source: CAMPANAC campground index