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National Park Service · Shenandoah National Park · VA

D - Group sites · Site D166.

at Mathews Arm Campground

This site, photographed by the agency
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Group Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
141 ftRoom
2,860 ftElevation
78%Tree cover
1,737 ftWater · to Overall Run
198 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap
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 · Oct 4, 2026
Toilet: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), nearest mapped amenity=toilets to this site’s coordinate · Oct 7, 2026

Room

141 ftto the nearest other site, against 53 ft typical here
#2 of 164roomiest site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesD167 141 ftD165 204 ftA062 Generator Prohibited 237 ftA061 Generator Prohibited 270 ftA064 297 ftA063 Generator Prohibited 300 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeGroup Standard Nonelectric
LoopD - Group sites
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People25
Max Num of Vehicles5
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Base Number of People16
Base Number of Vehicles1
Checkin Time12:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Fire PitYes
Food Storage LockerYes
Min Num of People7
Picnic TableYes
Tent PadYes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Carno length limit listed
Caravan/Camper Vanno length limit listed
Large Tent Over 9x12`no length limit listed
Pickup Camperno length limit listed
Pop Upno length limit listed
Small Tentno length limit listed
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 D166 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Mathews Arm Campground →

Most private sites hereD165 179 ftD166 141 ftD167 141 ftA056 Generator Prohibited 89 ftA057 Generator Prohibited 86 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index