Rifle Range (FR 1079) in VA

Road corridorGeorge Washington and Jefferson NF, Eastern Divide Ranger District

4.3 mi from Blacksburg

Maps 2,209 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days

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Easy

All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, paved the whole way.
Near Blacksburg Shooting range.
Estimated climb: 110 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Pandapas Pond lies 0.4 mi off.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Bald Knob stands 2,148 ft above the map pin, 6.1 miles northwest.

Camping or maintaining a campsite for a period of time exceeding 14 days in any 30-day period… Camping in or within 300 feet of any developed parking area or boat ramp.
Camping rules

October normals 42–66°F, 3.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Rifle Range (FR 1079) in VA -- Camping Rules & Access