Craig Creek Recreation Area in VA -- Campground & RV Camping

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Craig Creek Recreation Area in VA

CampgroundUSFS

11 mi from Covington

Maps 1,157 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

540-552-4641

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Road Access

Easy
  • Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 4%.

Rig fit

  • 1 pull-through sites.
  • Driveway grade: slight.
No drinking waterVault toiletsNo electric hookupsReservations offered

Campground details

1 siteFires allowedFire rings / grills

Setting

Some privacy

Craig Creek Recreation Area provides rustic group camping for up to 30 people in a narrow valley surrounded by national forest land. The facility centers around a large open field bordered by shade trees, featuring an entrance gate, a group fire ring, a picnic table, and a vault toilet. Water and electrical hookups are not available, and drinking water is not provided. An adjacent day-use area sits along Craig Creek, which features a small swimming hole, canoeing access, trout fishing, and a two-mile loop hiking trail.

Getting there: From New Castle: Follow US 615 east for 11 miles to SR 817 in Oriskany. Turn right on SR 817, go 1/2 mile then take right at sign for Craig Creek. Continue straight. Veer right for the camping area gate, while the left fork leads to the day use parking area.

  • Moderately separated here.
  • Fork Mountain stands 2,251 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles northwest.
  • A group campground, with one on the water and most of them shaded.
  • Craig Creek runs 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 46–69°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 65 of 100.

Tree cover71%30m sat. est.
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