National Park Service · Shenandoah National Park · VA
Walk To Tent Only · Site 003.
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 84 other campsites here
Food 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
ManagementType
Not listedrecreation.gov doesn’t offer it
3,590 ftElevation
70%Tree cover
2,098 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
The site
TypeManagement
LoopWalk To Tent Only
HookupsNone
Site AccessHike-In
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
Fire PitYes
Food Storage LockerYes
Hike In Distance to Site30 ft
Location RatingPrime
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles0
Site RatingBasic
AccessibleNot listed
The record, complete · 18
Water HookupNo
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026
What fits here
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
Not on the booking system
recreation.gov answered for this campground and didn’t name this site, so there’s nothing here to book by number. The campground page has what it does offer.
Reservable everywhere but bookable nowhere.Ask the agency →
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