Pound River Campground (VA)
- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
- A night
- $20–$26Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 2726 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 1 notices
In the agency’s own words
The John W. Flannagan Dam & Reservoir Area boasts an expansive lake nestled in the rolling green Cumberland Mountains of southwest Virginia, offering visitors an oasis of recreation in the summer months. The nearby dam, built primarily for flood control for the Cranesnest and Pound Rivers, creates a breathtaking lake that is maintained at nearly 1,400 feet above sea level. This facility is an ideal spot for picnicking, water activities and hiking. Keep reading
Recreation
Flannagan's reputation as a fisherman's paradise is well-known. Visitors can enjoy secluded coves of deep, clean water that are well-stocked with bass, walleye and trout. Boating, canoeing, whitewater rafting and biking top the long list of activities available nearby.
Facilities
Campgrounds with electric hook up options, bath houses, playgrounds, launch ramps and picnic shelters with grills, electrical hookups, a playground, and horseshoe pits provide an ideal location for parties and other get-togethers.
Natural Features
The John W. Flannagan Dam, completed in 1964, carves out a 1,145-acre lake with nearly 40 miles of beautiful shoreline in the lush Virginia mountains.
Nearby Attractions
Breaks Interstate Park is nearby, offering lodging, dining, a museum, gift shop, rafting, canoeing, rock climbing and other outdoor activities.
What the agency tells you
- No more than 2 vehicles per site. All other visitors must park in the overflow parking areas. This follows the Federal Regulation Title 36. - All checks must be made to Recreation One Stop and or R1S - No parking allowed in the grass - No person(s) may camp at one or more campsites for than 14 days in a 30 day consecutive period at Pound River Campground. This includes the reservation holder (primary occupant) and all other overnight occupants. - Any person utilizing a Federal Pass for a discount on camping fees must present the discount pass upon request, be registered on teh campstie, and occupt the site overnight for the entire duration of the reservation to receive the full discount. - You may only be registered as the primary occupant at one campsite upon departure. - All trash and debris must be completely removed from the campsite upon departure. - All motorized recreational vehicles, including motorcycles, all-terrian vehicles (ATV), utility terrian vehicles (UTV), mopeds, scooters, golf carts, hoverboards, etc., that are not licensed for use on all roadways are prohibited in the campgrounds. - Please contact tthe campground/ lake office at (276)-835-9544 for questions on power driven mobility aids. - The primary occupant is responsible for the adherence to the campging rules and regulations by all other occupants, guests, and visitors on the campsite.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 27 · 5 tent-only
- Hookups
- 21 electric, 5 water
- Accessible sites
- 2
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
Facilities
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Playground
- Yes
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Reservoir, Lake, River, Beach
- Biking
- Boating
- Fishing
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 26 of the 27 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 13
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $20–$26 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 5
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
27 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 21 mapped sitesAll 27 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 21 of the 27 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 001 | rv electric | 50 amp | 96 ft | 23 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 002 | rv electric | 50 amp | 83 ft | 13 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 003 | rv electric | 50 amp | 46 ft | 12 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 004 | rv electric | 50 amp | 46 ft | under 10 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 005 | rv electric | 50 amp | 51 ft | under 10 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 006 | rv electric | 50 amp | 47 ft | under 10 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 007 | rv electric | 50 amp | 47 ft | under 10 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 008 | rv electric | 50 amp | 48 ft | under 10 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 009 | rv electric | 50 amp | 48 ft | under 10 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 010 | rv electric | 50 amp | 52 ft | under 10 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 011 | rv electric | 50 amp | 39 ft | under 10 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 012 | rv electric | 50 amp | 39 ft | under 10 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 013 | rv electric | 50 amp | 45 ft | 11 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 014 | rv electric | 50 amp | 45 ft | 15 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 015 | rv electric | 50 amp | yes | 49 ft | under 10 ft | $26 |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 016 | rv electric | 50 amp | 51 ft | under 10 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 017 | rv electric | 50 amp | 51 ft | under 10 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 018 | rv electric | 50 amp | yes | 59 ft | under 10 ft | $26 |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 019 | rv electric | 50 amp | 43 ft | under 10 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 020 | rv electric | 50 amp | 38 ft | under 10 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 021 | rv electric | 50 amp | 38 ft | under 10 ft | $26 | |
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | 022 | type not stated | 50 amp | under 10 ft | |||
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | Tent 1 | tent only nonelectric | |||||
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | Tent 2 | tent only nonelectric | |||||
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | Tent 3 | tent only nonelectric | |||||
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | Tent 4 | tent only nonelectric | |||||
| POUND RIVER CAMPGROUND (VA) | Tent 5 | tent only nonelectric |
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Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Cranesnest Campground (VA)3.5 mi
Lower Twin Campground (VA)4.5 miCane PatchJefferson National Forest · 15 miBark CampJefferson National Forest · 23 miHigh Knob CampgroundJefferson National Forest · 23 mi
High Knob Recreation AreaJefferson National Forest · 23 miFrom Clintwood Main Street, turn on to Brush Creek Rd., State Rte 631 2.2 miles. Turn right onto State Rte 754 for 1.1 miles. Turn right onto Pound River Campground Rd.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Clintwood, VA
Typical weather
Typical October night 40°F, day 66°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 22°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Pound River Campground (VA) is in Virginia’s 9th congressional district. Its representative, H. Morgan Griffith (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →