Loft Mountain Campground in VA -- Campground & RV Camping in Virginia

Perched on Big Flat Mountain at Milepost 80 along Skyline Drive, Loft Mountain Campground offers 207 sites high in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Shenandoah National Park. Campground facilities include flush toilets, drinking water, and a dump station, with pay showers and supplies located at the nearby camp store. Hiking trails lead directly from the campground into the Big Run Wilderness area, connecting to the park's broader 500-mile trail network and the Appalachian Trail. Overlooks along Skyline Drive provide views across the surrounding mountains, open meadows, and valleys.

Getting there: From Washington, D.C., metro area, travel west on Interstate 66 to exit 43A. Take US Highway 29 south approximately 55 miles to Ruckersville, Virginia, then take US Highway 33 west to Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive Swift Run Entrance. Follow Skyline Drive south approximately 15 miles and turn left into the Loft Mountain area. Follow the signs to Loft Mountain Campground. From Richmond, Virginia, area, travel west on Interstate 64 to exit 99 for Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive. Take Skyline Drive north approximately 25 miles and turn right into the Loft Mountain area. Follow the signs to Loft Mountain Campground.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 207-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• 53 hike-in sites, with most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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