Limekiln (FR 194) in VA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Limekiln (FR 194) in VA

Road corridorGeorge Washington and Jefferson NF, Warm Springs Ranger District

15 mi from Clifton Forge

Maps 1,925 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 9/1–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 2 of this road’s 12.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2 miles of dirt.
  • Near Bear Loop Hunt Club Dam.
  • Winds through 24 switchbacks.

Known camping along this road at mile 5: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Big Spring lies 0.7 mi off.
  • Middle Mountain stands 1,072 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles west.

Rules

  • Recreationist can camp anywhere in the National Forest outside a designated campground.…Dispersed camping in one location is allowable up to 14 days in any 30-day period.…Camp at least 100 feet from any stream or other water source.…Keep your campsite within 150 feet from a roadway.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 42–66°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.