Wilderness Road Campground in VA -- Campground & RV Camping in Virginia

Set in dense Appalachian forest where Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee join, Wilderness Road Campground features 151 wooded sites for tents and RVs, including 43 with 20-, 30-, or 50-amp hookups, group sites, flush comfort stations with hot showers, and a dump station. Over 85 miles of trails branch directly from the grounds, giving foot access to mountain routes, Civil War earthworks, Gap Cave, and the historic Hensley Settlement.

Getting there: Wilderness Road Campground is located at the end of National Park Road, off US Highway 58 in Virginia. From the Park Visitor Center in Middlesboro, Kentucky (approximately 5 miles): When leaving the visitor center parking lot, turn left onto Pinnacle View Road, then take the ramp down and merge into US-25E S toward Harrogate, Tennessee. Go through the tunnel into Tennessee. Turn right onto US-58 E toward Jonesville, Virginia and Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Cross into Virginia. Continue on US-58 approximately 2.4 miles, then turn left onto National Park Road. Continue on National Park Road to the campground entrance. From Knoxville, Tennessee (approximately 56 miles): Take TN-331 (Tazewell Pike) toward Tazewell, approximately 39 miles. Turn left onto US-25E N toward Harrogate. Go through Harrogate, then turn right onto US-58 E toward Jonesville, Virginia and Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. If you enter the tunnel then you missed the turn. On US-58 you will cross into VIrginia. Continue on US-58 approximately 2.4 miles, then turn left onto National Park Road. Continue on National Park Road to the campground entrance. From Abingdon, Virginia (approximately 115 miles): Take I-81 S toward Bristol, Tennessee. After approximately 18 miles, take US-11W S toward Kingsport. After approximately 20 miles, turn right onto US-23 N. Cross into Virginia. After approximately 22 miles, turn left onto US-58 W. Continue on US-58 W for approximately 52 miles, then turn right onto National Park Road. Continue on National Park Road to the campground entrance. From Lexington, Kentucky (approximately 130 miles): Take I-75 S toward Knoxville, Tennessee. After approximately 75 miles, take exit 29 onto US-25E S (Cumberland Gap Parkway). Continue on US-25E S approximately 48 miles, going through the Cumberland Gap Tunnel and into Tennessee. Turn right onto US-58 E toward Jonesville, Virginia and Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Cross into Virginia. Continue on US-58 approximately 2.4 miles, then turn left onto National Park Road. Continue on National Park Road to the campground entrance.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 150-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Most of them shaded.
• The Pinnacle stands 1,120 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles west.
• Station Creek runs 0.7 mi off.

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