National Park System · VA
Camping in Shenandoah National Park
The Recreation.gov record puts 4 campgrounds inside the park. Of those, 3 take reservations and 1 is first-come, first-served. Entrance fees, alerts and hours for the park itself are on our sister site, Park Atlas.
4 campgrounds1 first-come
The park in figures
- vehicle entrance fee
- $30
- recreation visits in 2025
- 1,682,152
- campsites
- 635
- campgrounds take reservations
- 3 of 4
- longest RV or trailer allowed
- 70 ft
The entrance fee and visit count come from Park Atlas open data. The campground figures are totals across the 4 Recreation.gov records listed below, and the rig length is the longest any one of them allows.
Every campground
| Campground | Booking | Rig | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah | 224 | ||
| Loft Mountain Campground | 213 | ||
| Mathews Arm Campground | 166 | ||
| Lewis Mountain Campground | 32 |
Park campgrounds book out fastest of any on Recreation.gov. Most open six months ahead at 10 a.m. Eastern; the first-come loops are the fallback when the window is gone. The first-come playbook