Free camping near Abingdon, VA
Yes. 17 of the 22 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Abingdon, VA are listed as free; 5 charge a fee. The closest free one is A.T. Abington Gap Shelter, 9.5 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The circle crosses a state line: NC and TN and VA.
All 22 camps near Abingdon, VA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.T. Abington Gap Shelter | 9.5 | Free | Helicopter Waterhole (water) | 2.0 mi to Offset | — |
| Jacobs Creek Campground | 9.9 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Bristol | — |
| Hidden Valley WMA | 10 | Free | — | — | — |
| Backbone Rock Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Damascus | — |
| A.T. Double Springs Shelter | 14 | Free | North Fork Stony Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Camp Tom Howard | — |
| Little Oak Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Bristol | — |
| Sandy Flats Iron Mountain Camping Area | 15 | Free | Straight Branch (stream) | 2.0 mi to Masada | — |
| Saunders A.T. Shelter | 15 | Free | Whitetop Laurel Creek (river) | 0.9 mi to Taylors Valley | — |
| Beartree Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Damascus | — |
| Lost Mountain A.T. Shelter | 18 | Free | — | 7.3 mi to Damascus | — |
| A.T. Iron Mountain Shelter | 19 | Free | Ike Branch (stream) | 2.3 mi to Buladeen | — |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #2 | 19 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Damascus | Open |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #5 | 19 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #3 | 19 | Free | — | 7.8 mi to Damascus | Open |
| Clinch Mountain WMA | 20 | Free | — | — | — |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #1 | 20 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Damascus | Open |
| Low Gap Camp | 20 | Free | Hinkle Branch (stream) | 3.2 mi to Winner | — |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #4 | 21 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Lansing | Open |
| Cherry Tree Iron Mountain Shelter | 23 | Free | Big Laurel Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Stony Battery | — |
| Grindstone Family Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Troutdale | — |
| A.T. Vandeventer Shelter | 24 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Butler | — |
| Thomas Knob A.T. Shelter | 24 | Free | Middle Fork Helton Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Mill Creek | — |
Who manages the camps near Abingdon, VA
Who manages them: 15 on the Forest Service; 5 on NCWRC; 2 on Virginia DWR.
- Cherokee National Forest — 9 camps: 6 free, 3 fee
- George Washington and Jefferson National Forest — 9 camps: 7 free, 2 fee
- NCWRC — 4 camps: 4 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 5 of the 22: 5 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Abingdon, VA
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Abingdon, VA, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.