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U.S. Forest Service · George Washington National Forest · VA

White Oak Loop A · Site A17.

at Sherando Lake Recreation Area Family Camping

This site, in 2 agency photographs
Photos · USFS, K.Hall
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
26 ftLongest rig
77 ftRoom
1,900 ftElevation
83%Tree cover
540 ftWater · to North Fork Back 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

77 ftto the nearest other site, against 98 ft typical here
#30 of 36roomiest site in the campground
2other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesA16 77 ftA15 97 ftA34 157 ftA14 186 ftA13 204 ftA35 226 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopWhite Oak Loop A
Max vehicle length26 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryN/A
Driveway GradeN/A
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People8
Max Num of Vehicles2
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time1:00 PM
Checkout Time11:00 AM
Condition RatingGood
Driveway Length26'
Food Storage LockerYes
GrillsYes
Lantern PostsYes
Location RatingGood
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles0
Picnic TableYes
Site Height/Overhead Clearance25'
Site RatingStandard
Tent PadYes
Tent Pad Length40'
Tent Pad Width30'
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Pickup Camperno length limit listed
Tentno length limit listed
Vehicleno 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 A17 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Sherando Lake Recreation Area Family Camping →

Most private sites hereA06 172 ftA14 145 ftC02 127 ftC11 121 ftC18 121 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index