fees, RV limits, trails & mountain biking

Claytor Lake State Park Campground

Virginia State Parks (DCR) campground in Claytor Lake State Park, Virginia.

$27–$37nightly fee
—site count not in our sources
Reservablebooking
Early Mar–early Decseason (agency text)
40 ftmax RV/trailer length
0named USFS/NPS trails within 5 mi
7.3 mibike trails within 5 mi

How it compares

  • Its lowest fee ($27) is $11 above the Virginia median of $16/night.
  • There are 13 other campgrounds in our data within 25 miles; 3 of them list a lower starting fee.
  • 82% of Virginia campgrounds that publish a length limit accept a rig this long (40 ft).
  • Electric and water hookup sites are available.
  • Straight-line distance: Blacksburg ~17 mi, Roanoke ~40 mi, Abingdon ~78 mi.

Amenities & rules

Bathhouse/showersGrillsPicnic tablesYurtsPets allowedTentsRVs/trailers

Stay limit: 14 days in any 30-day period

Fee notes from the agency: Electric and Water: $37 VA resident / $43 non-resident; Standard: $27 VA resident / $32 non-resident; Group Campground: $75 VA resident / $88 non-resident. A $5 reservation fee applies per stay.

Trails within 5 miles

No named Forest Service or National Park Service trails are mapped within 5 miles. Trails on state, county or Corps of Engineers land aren't in these datasets.

Mountain biking nearby

7.3 miles of bike-legal trail lie within 5 miles. Difficulty mix: Unrated: 7.3 mi

TrailClosest pointMiles within 5 miDifficulty (as tagged)KidsSource
Poplar Leaf Trail0.0 mi1.1UnratedOSM
Claytor Lake Trail0.1 mi1.6UnratedOSM
Bent Tree Trail0.1 mi1.0UnratedOSM
Lakeview Trail0.2 mi0.8UnratedOSM
Shady Ridge Trail0.2 mi0.4UnratedOSM
Shady Ridge Loop0.3 mi0.3UnratedOSM
Hidden Valley Trail0.3 mi1.9UnratedOSM
Hidden Valley Loop Trail0.5 mi0.2UnratedOSM

Ratings come only from OpenStreetMap mtb:scale / IMBA tags. Untagged trails show as "Unrated", and we never guess. Check conditions and maps on Trailforks or MTB Project.

Nearest campgrounds

CampgroundMilesStateFee/nightSitesHookupsMax RVPetsBookingTrails ≤5 mi
Commanche
OpenStreetMap listing
5.2VA—— — —— ?0
Wild Goose Campsite
OpenStreetMap listing
6.5VA—— — —— ?0
Cherokee
OpenStreetMap listing
6.6VA—— — —— ?0
Little Max C
OpenStreetMap listing
6.9VA—— — —— ?0
Boley Field Group Campground
George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
14.3VA—— — —yes Reserve18 (21.1 mi)
New River Trail State Park Campground
New River Trail State Park
16.2VA$16–$21— — —yes Reserve0

Hookups: E = electric (max amps), W = water, S = sewer. "—" means the agency doesn't publish it. Trail counts are named USFS/NPS trails within 5 miles. 🟢 = kid-friendly (green-rated) bike trail nearby.

About this state park campground

Facts above (fees, hookups, max RV length, cabins/yurts, primitive sites, season) are from Virginia DCR's published camping fees, camping policies and the Virginia State Parks guide, retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Location: OSM camp site way/1310003123. Fees shown are VA-resident rates; non-resident rates are higher.