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National Park Service · Shenandoah National Park · VA

E Loop · Site E174.

at Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA)

This site, in 3 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
Site E174, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA)
Site E174 · NPS · on 2 sites here
Food Storage, filed by the agency against 85 campsites at Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA)
Food Storage · NPS · on 85 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
32 ftLongest rig
36 ftRoom
3,570 ftElevation
73%Tree cover
1,417 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

36 ftto the nearest other site, against 61 ft typical here
#210 of 215roomiest site in the campground
5other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesI220 36 ftE172 48 ftI219 65 ftE176 75 ftE173 84 ftI222 105 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 length32 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryBack-in
Driveway GradeSlight
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles2
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time12:01 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingBasic
Driveway Length37 ft
Fire PitYes
Food Storage LockerYes
Location RatingPrime
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles0
Proximity to WaterN/A
Site RatingBasic
AccessibleNot listed
The record, complete · 22
Water HookupNo
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Caravan/Camper Vanto 25 ft
Rvto 25 ft
Vehicleto 25 ft
Trailerto 15 ft
Tentno length limit listed

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 E174 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