Cabin Camp 5 (By Reservation Only) in VA -- Campground & RV Camping

Built by the CCC and WPA, Cabin Camp 5 is a group camping facility arranged in two distinct units. The site features small cabins that sleep two to four people alongside large dormitories that hold up to 24, providing a total capacity of 210 in summer and 104 in winter. It is the only camp in the park with heated structures and restrooms, allowing for year-round use, and includes an outdoor picnic pavilion located directly within the camp grounds.

Getting there: GPS apps don’t always provide accurate directions to the cabin camps so follow these directions instead. From North & South: Use Interstate 95. Take exit 150. Continue west on Joplin Road for 5 miles. Turn right on Mawavi Road. From West: From the community of Independent Hill, use Joplin Road Highway 619 to approach the camp. Turn left at Mawavi Road. Mawavi Road is gravelled. In one-eighth of a mile, the road comes to a T intersection. Turn right to reach Cabin Camp 5. Drive 1/4 mile to the parking.

• Moderately separated here.
• A pond lies 0.2 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

Rules