Free camping near Meadowview, VA
Yes. 19 of the 27 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Meadowview, VA are listed as free; 8 charge a fee. The closest free one is Hidden Valley WMA, 11 miles northwest, on land managed by Virginia DWR.
Dave has slept at one of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: NC and TN and VA.
All 27 camps near Meadowview, VA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Valley WMA | 11 | Free | — | — | — |
| Sandy Flats Iron Mountain Camping Area | 12 | Free | Straight Branch (stream) | 2.0 mi to Masada | — |
| Backbone Rock Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Damascus | — |
| A.T. Abington Gap Shelter | 13 | Free | Helicopter Waterhole (water) | 2.0 mi to Offset | — |
| Saunders A.T. Shelter | 13 | Free | Whitetop Laurel Creek (river) | 0.9 mi to Taylors Valley | — |
| Beartree Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Damascus | — |
| Clinch Mountain WMA | 14 | Free | — | — | — |
| Lost Mountain A.T. Shelter | 15 | Free | — | 7.3 mi to Damascus | — |
| Jacobs Creek Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Bristol | — |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #2 | 17 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Damascus | Open |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #3 | 18 | Free | — | 7.8 mi to Damascus | Open |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #1 | 18 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Damascus | Open |
| A.T. Double Springs Shelter | 18 | Free | North Fork Stony Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Camp Tom Howard | — |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #5 | 19 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Cherry Tree Iron Mountain Shelter | 19 | Free | Big Laurel Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Stony Battery | — |
| Little Oak Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Bristol | — |
| Grindstone Family Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Troutdale | — |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #4 | 20 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Lansing | Open |
| Thomas Knob A.T. Shelter | 21 | Free | Middle Fork Helton Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Mill Creek | — |
| Hurricane A.T. Shelter | 21 | Free | Hurricane Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Quebec | — |
| Old Orchard A.T. Shelter | 21 | Free | Lewis Fork (stream) | 4.2 mi to Troutdale | — |
| Fox Creek Horse Camp | 21 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Troutdale | — |
| Hurricane Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Troutdale | — |
| Old Virginia Group Horse Camp | 22 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Troutdale | — |
| Trimpi A.T. Shelter | 22 | Free | — | 4.4 mi to Troutdale | — |
| Grayson CountyDave slept here | 23 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Troutdale | — |
| A.T. Iron Mountain Shelter | 23 | Free | Ike Branch (stream) | 2.3 mi to Buladeen | — |
Who manages the camps near Meadowview, VA
Who manages them: 19 on the Forest Service; 5 on NCWRC; 2 on Virginia DWR; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
- George Washington and Jefferson National Forest — 16 camps: 11 free, 5 fee
- Cherokee National Forest — 7 camps: 4 free, 3 fee
- NCWRC — 4 camps: 4 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 5 of the 27: 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 Meadowview, 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 Meadowview, 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.