Camping On the Parkway

General Info Locations

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.

Beginning in 2004, reservations can be made at Linville Falls and Price Park campgrounds on line at reserveUSA.com. Available campsites at these and all other Parkway campgrounds are still 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, don't leave your site or your possessions unattended for extended periods of time.

All campgrounds offer sanitary dump stations, ranger programs and access to hiking trails. Each loop has a common comfort station with running water.

Season Length
All Blue Ridge Parkway campgrounds are open approximately May through October. Depending on weather and funding, one campground in each state may be open into early December. 

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 $14.00. 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.

Accessibility
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 to individual sites.

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.

Virginia Campgrounds

Otter Creek MP 60.9
45 Tent Sites | 24 RV sites | 0 Picnic Sites
Other: Telephone, trails, fishing, and Visitor Center.

Peaks of Otter MP 86.0
82 Tent Sites | 59 RV sites | 62 Picnic Sites
Other: Camping Supplies, telephone, trails, fishing and 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, 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 and fishing.

Linville Falls MP 316.3
50 Tent Sites | 20 RV sites | 100 Picnic Sites
Other: Trails, fishing, and Visitor Center

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

Mount Pisgah MP 408.6
70 Tent Sites | 67 RV sites | 50 Picnic Sites
Other: Camping Supplies and Telephone