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National Park Service · Shenandoah National Park · VA

D Loop · Site D163.

at Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA)

This site, in 3 agency photographs
Photos · NPS
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 storage bin dimensions, filed by the agency against 85 campsites at Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA)
Food storage bin dimensions · NPS
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Group Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
28 ftLongest rig
59 ftRoom
ADAAccessible
3,540 ftElevation
50%Tree cover
1,391 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

59 ftto the nearest other site, against 61 ft typical here
#117 of 215roomiest site in the campground
3other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesD162 59 ftD164 79 ftD166 95 ftD160 116 ftC141 123 ftD161 124 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeGroup Standard Nonelectric
LoopD Loop
Max vehicle length28 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryBack-in
Driveway GradeN/A
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People15
Max Num of Vehicles2
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time12:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingBasic
Driveway Length33 ft
Fire PitYes
Food Storage LockerYes
Location RatingPrime
Min Num of People7
Min Num of Vehicles0
Picnic TablesYes
Site RatingBasic
AccessibleYes
The record, complete · 21
ShadeNo
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Trailerto 13 ft
Tentno length limit listed
Also to 28 ft · 3
Caravan/Camper Vanto 28 ft
Rvto 28 ft
Vehicleto 28 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 D163 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