Otter Creek Campground in VA -- Campground & RV Camping

Otter Creek Campground sits along the Blue Ridge Parkway at an elevation of 649 feet, where Otter Creek winds directly through the grounds. It features 68 sites for tents and RVs—39 reservable and 29 first-come, first-served—equipped with grills, picnic tables, and lantern posts. Amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, and a dump station. On-site access leads to the 3.5-mile Otter Creek Trail, which runs down to the James River Visitor Center, the restored Battery Creek Canal Lock, and the Trail of Trees. Nearby Otter Lake offers fishing and a 0.9-mile loop trail.

Getting there: Traveling from the Lynchburg area on Rte 29, turn onto Rte 130 West. Travel approximately 25 miles to the Blue Ridge Parkway entrance. From the ramp, turn right (north) onto the Parkway. Travel one mile to the Otter Creek Campground. Traveling from the Lexington/Buena Vista direction on Rte 81, take the Blue Ridge Parkway exit to Rte 60 E towards Amherst. Drive approximately 16 miles, turning at the Blue Ridge Parkway entrance sign. At the Stop sign, turn left (south) onto the Parkway. Travel approximately 16 miles to the entrance of Otter Creek Campground.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 68-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Mostly tent-only sites, with most of them shaded.
• Shewey Ridge stands 903 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles northwest.
• A pond lies 0.6 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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