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Camping on Your Trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway

The Best in Tent Camping: The Southern Appalachian & Smoky Mountains, 3ed
The Best in Tent Camping: The Southern Appalachian & Smoky Mountains, 3ed
The campground areas along the Parkway offer many facilities and activities, including campsites equipped with a fireplace and table. The following rules and regulations are designed to help make your stay as pleasant and safe as possible. If you are traveling with a large recreational vehicle, click here for a list of tunnel heights and lengths.

Camping is allowed only at designated sites and generally, the nine Parkway campgrounds are open from May - October at a fee of $16 per night.  All campgrounds offer sanitary dump stations, ranger programs and access to hiking trails. Each loop has a common comfort station with running water. Beginning in 2004, reservations can be made at Linville Falls and Price Park campgrounds on line at recreation.gov.

Camping Information

Season Length: All Blue Ridge Parkway campgrounds are open approximately May 1 through October 31. Winter camping is occasionally available, weather permitting. Inquire in advance. During the winter, when no fee is charged, services are limited; only chemical toilets and frost free faucets are provided.

Camping Limit: Camping is limited to a total of 21 days between June 1 and Labor Day.

Daily Campground Fee: The charge per night for each campground site is $16.00. (Fee amount is subject to change.) The daily permit is valid only at the campground where purchased and until noon the following day. Golden Access Passports (blind or permanently disabled) entitle visitors to a 50% discount on campground fees. Passports can be obtained at any visitor center or campground along the Parkway and at most federally-operated recreation areas.

Checkout Time: Checkout time is 12:00 noon.

Handicap Access: All campgrounds listed below have at least one wheelchair usable site.

RVs and Trailers: Parkway campgrounds have sites that will accommodate trailers up to 30 feet in length. Dump stations are available at all campgrounds; no water or electrical hookups are available.

Reservations: Beginning in 2004, reservations can be made at Linville Falls and Price Park campgrounds on line at reserveUSA.com or by calling 1-877-444-6777. All other Campsites are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. In fairness to all campers, please pay only for sites that you occupy each day. For security's sake, do not leave your site or possessions unattended for extended periods of time.

Back-Country Camping: Limited back-country camping is available at Basin Cove in Doughton Park (336-372-8568) and Rock Castle Gorge in Rocky Knob District (540-745-9660). Permits must be requested in advance. Check with a Park Ranger to learn about access to neighboring US Forest Service back-country areas along the Parkway.

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Campground Locations

Virginia Campgrounds

Otter Creek - MP 60.9
45 Tent Sites | 24 RV sites | 0 Picnic Sites
Other: Telephone; Self-guiding trails; Fishing; Visitor Center

Peaks of Otter - MP 86.0
82 Tent Sites | 59 RV sites | 62 Picnic Sites
Other: Camping Supplies; Telephone; Self-guiding trails; Fishing; Visitor Center

Roanoke Mountain - MP 120.5
74 Tent Sites | 30 RV sites | 0 Picnic Sites
Other: Telephone

Rocky Knob - MP 167.1
81 Tent Sites | 28 RV sites | 72 Picnic Sites
Other: Telephone; Self-guiding trails; Fishing; Visitor Center

North Carolina Campgrounds

Doughton Park - MP 239.0
110 Tent Sites | 25 RV sites | 56 Picnic Sites
Other: Camping Supplies; Telephone; Fishing

Julian Price Park - MP 297.0
129 Tent Sites | 68 RV sites | 100 Picnic Sites
Other: Telephone; Fishing
Phone Number: 828-963-5911
Make a Reservation - recreation.gov

Linville Falls - MP 316.3
50 Tent Sites | 20 RV sites | 100 Picnic Sites
Other: Self-guiding trails; Fishing; Visitor Center
Make a Reservation - recreation.gov

Crabtree Meadows - MP 339.5
71 Tent Sites | 22 RV sites | 82 Picnic Sites
Other: Camping Supplies; Telephone

Mount Pisgah - MP 408.6
70 Tent Sites | 67 RV sites | 50 Picnic Sites
Other: Camping Supplies; Telephone
Make a Reservation - recreation.gov

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