Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Boones Run Massanutten Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VA · 38.46032, -78.70793
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Boones Run Massanutten Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,954 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Boones Run Massanutten ShelterNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Boones Run Massanutten Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- DDump5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- AAir-up5 mi
- WWater6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- PPropane8 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Boones Run Massanutten Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,954 ft
State
VA
Coordinates
38.46032, -78.70793
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Boones Run Massanutten Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBoone Run (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGreenwood · ~3.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.6 mi
- FuelBP · ~4.8 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~8.7 mi
- Dump station~5.1 mi
- GroceriesFood Lion · ~4.7 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~4.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicHarrisonburg Dermatology · ~7.2 mi
- HardwareR. L. Hensley Inc. · ~4.8 mi
EV charging — from Boones Run Massanutten Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.0 mi straight-line W — HWY81TRUCKSTOP POWER LINK 2, Harrisonburg, VA · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 38 within 50 · 347 within 100 · 741 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)8.3 mi — Harrisonburg, VA - Tesla Supercharger, Harrisonburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.4 mi — MALLOYCHEVROLET CPE250 1, Charlottesville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.8 mi — The Market at Massanutten Station, McGaheysville, VA (at a convenience store) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 395283 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Boones Run Massanutten Shelter · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBoones Run Massanutten Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- Highway rest areaNew Market Safety Rest Area North · ~10.6 mi N
- Highway rest areaNew Market Safety Rest Area South · ~10.8 mi N
- RestroomSO05-13 South River Picnic Ground Comfort Station - NPS · ~11.7 mi SE · NPS
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Other camps near Boones Run Massanutten Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
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- Rapidan WMA~15.4 mi
- Camp Roosevelt~21.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Boones Run Massanutten Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Boones Run Massanutten Shelter are set by George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Boones Run Massanutten Shelter
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Boones Run Massanutten Shelter
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Boones Run Massanutten Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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