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National Park Service · Shenandoah National Park · VA

A Loop · Site A102.

at Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA)

This site, in 5 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 84 other campsites here
Bear box dimensions: 51 inch wide by 28.75 inch high by 35 inch deep, filed by the agency against 85 campsites at Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA)
Bear box dimensions: 51 inch wide by 28.75 inch high by 35 inch deep · NPS
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
31 ftLongest rig
69 ftRoom
3,580 ftElevation
70%Tree cover
1,643 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

69 ftto the nearest other site, against 61 ft typical here
#63 of 215roomiest site in the campground
1other site within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesA101 69 ftA103 103 ftE197 120 ftA099 132 ftF198 139 ftA104 140 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopA Loop
Max vehicle length31 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryBack-in
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 Length36 ft
Fire PitYes
Food Storage LockerYes
Location RatingPrime
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles1
Site RatingBasic
Site Width58 ft
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Trailerto 16 ft
Tentno length limit listed
Also to 31 ft · 3
Caravan/Camper Vanto 31 ft
Rvto 31 ft
Vehicleto 31 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 A102 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