Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp in VA -- Campground & RV Camping in Virginia
Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp in VA
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Cave Mountain Lake Family Campground is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, centered around a 7-acre lake built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The facility offers 41 reservable campsites, including one double site, each equipped with a picnic table, lantern post, and campfire ring with grill. On-site amenities include flush toilets, water spigots, a sand swimming beach, and a bathhouse with warm-water showers. Trails loop around the water and climb nearby ridges, while the Appalachian Trail and Natural Bridge State Park are just a short drive away.
Road difficulty 2 of 5 -- a moderate drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 12%, 17% of it on a shelf. Overhead clearance here is posted at 12 ft -- the tightest site sets the limit. Flat ground is scarce -- under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
The Cave Mountain Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off. Wildcat Mountain stands 1,472 ft above the site, 1.8 miles south. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.3 miles off, a 40-site campground. 3 hike-in sites -- most of them shaded. Night skies measure Bortle 2 -- true dark-sky territory. The nearest town, Glasgow, is 6.1 mi off.
September normals 57–79°F, 4.7″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov