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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Virginia

Jefferson National Forest

Here, 11% take walk-ups.

19Campgrounds
2Take walk-ups
2Free to camp
$5–$20A night, across 6
131Sites, from 15
1,090–3,770 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 19 of these 19 campgrounds

Where they are

19 of 19 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 24, 2026

The campgrounds

19 campgrounds
Steel Bridge CampgroundReservableOpenJefferson National Forest · VA2 pull-through sites3 group sites3 sites1,750 ftCaldwell Fields Group CampgroundReservableOpenJefferson National Forest · VASites from $352 group sites2 sites1,700 fttoiletsBoley Field Group CampgroundReservableOpenJefferson National Forest · VASites from $351 pull-through site1 group site1 site1,930 fttoiletsWalnut Flats CampgroundFirst-comeOpenJefferson National Forest · VAFree2,440 ftStony Fork CampgroundReservableJefferson National Forest · VAfrom $202 pull-through sites53 sitesrigs to 132 ft2,360 fthookupstoiletsCave Mountain Lake Family CampReservableJefferson National Forest · VAfrom $203 hike-in sites40 with a tent pad40 sitesrigs to 55 ft1,210 ftdrinking watertoiletsBlue Springs Gap CabinReservableJefferson National Forest · VASites from $451 site3,770 fthookupstoiletsCave Mountain Lake Group CampReservableJefferson National Forest · VA1 with a tent pad1 group site1 site1,210 ftdrinking watertoiletsHopper Creek Group CampReservableJefferson National Forest · VA1 group site1 site1,090 fttoiletsRaven Cliff Recreation AreaReservableJefferson National Forest · VASites from $51 site2,130 fttoiletsStony Fork CabinReservableJefferson National Forest · VASites from $651 site2,380 fthookupsdrinking waterHigh Knob Recreation AreaJefferson National Forest · VAfrom $103,600 ftThe Pines CampgroundOpenJefferson National Forest · VAFree1,860 ftWhite Rocks CampgroundFirst-comeOpenJefferson National Forest · VAfrom $152,990 ftCollins Cove Horse CampgroundReservableJefferson National Forest · VAfrom $511 sites2,170 fttoiletsBark CampReservableJefferson National Forest · VA4 sites2,750 ftCane PatchReservableJefferson National Forest · VA4 sites1,630 ftHigh Knob CampgroundReservableJefferson National Forest · VA4 sites3,600 ftNorth CreekReservableJefferson National Forest · VAfrom $154 sites1,120 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 24, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Mountain Lake Addition C494 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Brush Mountain6,002 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Shawvers Run Addition1,927 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Little Dry Run Addition2,204 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
North Fork Pound4,757 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Mountain Lake Addition B557 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: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Who answers for this land

Jefferson National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

H. Morgan Griffith, official portrait
H. Morgan Griffith (R)VA 9th · 15 campgrounds · grade F
Ben Cline, official portrait
Ben Cline (R)VA 6th · 4 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly