Free and paid camping in Virginia

146 camps in Virginia: 108 free, 38 charge a fee. Every camp that charges is marked fee in the list below — or press Free only to hide them.

Every camp we have found on public land in Virginia, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →

George Washington and Jefferson National Forest62 camps

• Bailey Gap A.T. Shelter3,498 ft
• Bobblets Gap A.T. Shelter
• Bolar Mountain Volunteer Village1,708 ft
• Boones Run Massanutten Shelter1,954 ft
• Brown Mtn Creek A.T. Shelter
• Bryant Ridge A.T. Shelter1,425 ft
• Camp 61,295 ft
• Chatfield A.T. Shelter3,208 ft
• Cherry Tree Iron Mountain Shelter4,438 ft
• Chestnut Knob A.T. Shelter
• Colon Hollow Shelter1,163 ft
• Comers Rock Recreation Area3,783 ft
• Cornelius Creek A.T. Shelter3,158 ft
• Cove Mountain A.T. Shelter
• Cow Camp Gap A.T. Shelter
• Davis Farm Campsite3,654 ft
• Davis Path A.T. Camping Area2,983 ft
• Dispersed camp — Nelson County, VA923 ft
• Docs Knob A.T. Shelter3,645 ft
• Fullhardt Knob A.T. Shelter2,593 ft
• Harpers Creek A.T. Shelter1,920 ft
• Hazard Mill Canoe Camp-Decommissioned568 ft
• Hazard Mills Campground704 ft
• Helveys Mill A.T. Shelter3,075 ft
• Hurricane A.T. Shelter3,882 ft
• Jenkins A.T. Shelter
• Jenny Knob A.T. Shelter2,775 ft
• Johns Hollow A.T. Shelter1,009 ft
• Knot Maul A.T. Shelter2,779 ft
• Laurel Creek A.T. Shelter2,761 ft
• Laurel Fork Primitive Camp1,607 ft
• Little Fort Campground1,343 ft
• Lost Mountain A.T. Shelter3,452 ft
• Matts Creek A.T. Shelter837 ft
• Maupin Field A.T. Shelter2,699 ft
• New River2,085 ft
• Niday A.T. Shelter1,804 ft
• Old Orchard A.T. Shelter
• Oronoco1,662 ft
• Partnership A.T. Shelter3,252 ft
• Pickle Branch A.T. Shelter1,891 ft
• Pine Swamp A.T. Shelter
• Priest A.T. Shelter3,822 ft
• Punchbowl A.T. Shelter2,518 ft
• Rice Fields A.T. Shelter3,314 ft
• Sandy Flats Iron Mountain Camping Area3,551 ft
• Sarver Hollow A.T. Shelter3,083 ft
• Saunders A.T. Shelter3,340 ft
• Seeley-Woodworth A.T. Shelter3,799 ft
• Shaws Fork Equestrian Campground2,026 ft
• Shaws Fork Horse Camp2,935 ft
• Straight Branch Iron Mountain Shelter1,943 ft
• The Pines Campground1,895 ft
• Thomas Knob A.T. Shelter5,369 ft
• Thunder Hill A.T. Shelter3,893 ft
• Trimpi A.T. Shelter2,930 ft
• USFS dispersed camp — Warren County, VA1,836 ft
• Veach Gap Tuscarora-Massanutten Shelter1,161 ft
• Walnut Flats2,436 ft
• Wapiti A.T. Shelter
• War Spur A.T. Shelter2,281 ft
• Wilson Creek A.T. Shelter1,904 ft

U.S. Forest Service41 camps

• Backbone Rock Campground2,130 ft · fee
• Bark Camp2,746 ft · fee
• Beartree Campground3,097 ft · fee
• Blowing Springs1,705 ft · fee
• Bolar Mountain1,640 ft · fee
• Boley Fields1,946 ft · fee
• Caldwell Fields1,683 ft · fee
• Camp Roosevelt1,255 ft · fee
• Cane Patch1,635 ft · fee
• Cave Mountain Lake Campground1,271 ft · fee
• Cave Springs1,480 ft · fee
• Collins Cove (Raven Cliff) Horse Camp2,172 ft · fee
• Craig Creek1,096 ft · fee
• Elizabeth Furnace760 ft · fee
• Elizabeth Furnace Group Campground732 ft · fee
• Fox Creek Horse Camp3,454 ft · fee
• George Washington National Forest4,385 ft · notes
• Greenwood Point Primitive1,636 ft · fee
• Grindstone Family Campground3,719 ft · fee
• Hidden Valley Campground1,800 ft · fee
• High Cliff Canoe-Decommissioned625 ft
• High Knob Campground3,599 ft · fee
• Hone Quarry Campground1,883 ft · fee
• Hopper Creek1,093 ft · fee
• Hurricane Campground2,836 ft · fee
• Hussy Mountain Horse Camp2,878 ft · fee
• In George Washington National Forest1,276 ft · notes
• Mcclintic Point Primitive1,590 ft · fee
• Morris Hill2,053 ft · fee
• Morris Hill Group Campground1,819 ft · fee
• North River1,836 ft · fee
• Old Virginia Group Horse Camp3,371 ft · fee
• Raccoon Branch2,798 ft · fee
• Raven Cliff2,146 ft · fee
• Sherando Lake Campground1,869 ft · fee
• Sherando Lake Group Campground1,983 ft · fee
• Steel Bridge1,715 ft · fee
• Stony Fork Campground2,375 ft · fee
• Todd Lake Campground1,991 ft · fee
• White Cedar2,595 ft · fee
• White Rocks2,968 ft · fee

Virginia DWR41 camps

• Amelia WMA279 ft
• Big Survey WMA3,142 ft
• Big Woods WMA101 ft
• Briery Creek WMA398 ft
• C.F. Phelps WMA332 ft
• Cavalier WMA14 ft
• Chickahominy WMA36 ft
• Clinch Mountain WMA3,390 ft
• Crooked Creek WMA2,577 ft
• Dick Cross WMA224 ft
• Doe Creek WMA5 ft
• Fairystone Farms WMA1,504 ft
• Featherfin WMA480 ft
• Flippo-Gentry WMA56 ft
• G. Richard Thompson WMA1,761 ft
• Goshen WMA2,350 ft
• Hardware River WMA353 ft
• Havens WMA2,741 ft
• Hidden Valley WMA4,096 ft
• Highland WMA3,260 ft
• Horsepen Lake WMA447 ft
• James River WMA541 ft
• Little North Mountain WMA1,784 ft
• Mattaponi Bluffs WMA80 ft
• Mattaponi WMA98 ft
• Mockhorn Island WMA
• Oakley Forest WMA289 ft
• Pettigrew WMA164 ft
• Powhatan WMA264 ft
• Rapidan WMA2,692 ft
• Robert W. Duncan WMA80 ft
• Saxis WMA1 ft
• Short Hills WMA2,556 ft
• Smith Mountain Cooperative WMA1,755 ft
• Stewarts Creek WMA2,777 ft
• T.M. Gathright WMA2,092 ft
• Turkeycock Mountain WMA1,599 ft
• Tye River WMA612 ft
• Ware Creek WMA34 ft
• Weston WMA297 ft
• White Oak Mountain WMA725 ft

Elsewhere in Virginia2 camps

• Amherst County1,311 ft · notes
• Grayson County4,636 ft · notes