U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Virginia and West Virginia

George Washington National Forest

26 federal campgrounds, 7 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 2 free to camp.

26Campgrounds
7With first-come sites
2Free to camp
$5–$20A night, across 7
401Sites, from 18
750–2,240 ftElevation
2States

Where they are

26 of 26 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 26

26 campgrounds
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing
Shenandoah National Parkdevelopment · 19 mi
Roadless
Northern Massanutten9,444 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Oak Knob10,882 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Kelley Mountain7,590 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Dry River1 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Little River27,292 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Three Ridges4,745 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026

Who answers for this land

George Washington National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 3 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Ben Cline (R)VA 6th · 20 campgrounds · grade F
Carol Miller (R)WV 1st · 3 campgrounds · grade F
Riley Moore (R)WV 2nd · 3 campgrounds · grade F
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