National Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · VA

Rock Castle Gorge · Site 4.

at Rock Castle Gorge Backcountry Camping

This site, photographed by the agency
Filed by the agency against this site and 1 other campsite here
Rock Castle Gorge Backcountry Camping Wide View, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Rock Castle Gorge Backcountry Camping
Rock Castle Gorge Backcountry Camping Wide View · NPS
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Hike ToType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
Portable ToiletsToilet · listed for this site

The site

TypeHike To
LoopRock Castle Gorge
HookupsNone
Site AccessHike-In
Capacity/Size RatingDouble
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles1
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire RingsYes
Checkin Time3:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Creek AccessYes
Fire PitYes
Food Storage LockerYes
Hike In Distance to Site.5
Min Num of People1
Portable ToiletsYes
Proximity to WaterSprings
Trailhead ParkingYes
TrailheadsYes
AccessibleNot listed
The record, complete · 19
Campfire AllowedNo

What fits here

Hammockno 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.

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Site 4 on recreation.gov

The campground

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Source: CAMPANAC campground index