Raven Cliff Recreation Area in VA -- Campground & RV Camping

Primitive campground on George Washington & Jefferson National Forests, southeast of Wytheville, VA. Seasonal, $5/night. Portable toilets, no water. Tables at each site. Cripple Creek runs through the day-use area, popular for fishing and wading. Nearby Raven Cliff, a 200-foot sandstone formation.

Getting there: Raven Cliff Campground located at 544 Raven Cliff Lane, Ivanhoe, VA approximately 16.5 miles southeast of Wytheville, VA. From I-81: Take Wytheville exit 70 or 72 onto US 11 (Main Street). On the west end of town, US 11 turns off and Main Street and becomes US 21 south. Follow US 21 south for approximately 11.5 miles to Virginia State Route 619 at Speedwell. Turn east on VA 619(Saint Peters Road) and drive about 5 miles. Turn left onto Gleaves Road and drive 1.7 miles. Turn right onto Raven Cliff Lane. Drive .8 mile to the campground on the right.

• Moderately separated here.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• Gleaves Knob stands 675 ft above the map pin, 0.4 miles north.
• Cripple Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
• 2 on the water, with most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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