Mathews Arm Campground in VA -- Campground & RV Camping in Virginia

Mathews Arm Campground sits off Milepost 22 on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park's Blue Ridge Mountains. Nearly 166 individual sites accommodate both tents and RVs, each equipped with a picnic table and fire ring. On-site facilities include flush toilets, drinking water, and a dump station, though no showers are available. A hiking trail leads directly from the campground to 93-foot Overall Run Falls, offering views of the Shenandoah Valley and Massanutten Mountain. The park's larger network includes over 500 miles of trails and 101 miles of the Appalachian Trail.

Getting there: From Washington, D.C. metro area, travel west on Interstate 66 to exit 43A. Take US Highway 29 South to Warrenton, Virginia, then take US Highway 211 west for 28 miles to Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive Thornton Gap Entrance. Follow Skyline Drive north approximately 9 miles and turn left into Mathews Arm Campground. From Richmond, Virginia area, travel north toward Fredericksburg on Interstate 95 approximately 55 miles to exit 130B for Highway 3 and Culpeper, Virginia. Take Highway 3 approximately 33 miles west to US Highway 15/522 north. Continue on 522 North approximately 20 miles to Sperryville. Turn left onto US Highway 211 West and follow 8 miles to Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive, Thornton Gap Entrance. Follow Skyline Drive North approximately 9 miles and turn left into Mathews Arm Campground.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 165-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Sugarloaf stands 512 ft above the map pin, 0.6 miles southeast.
• Most of them shaded.

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