fees, RV limits, trails & mountain biking

James River State Park Campground

Virginia State Parks (DCR) campground in James River State Park, Virginia.

$16–$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
0.0 mibike trails within 5 mi

How it compares

  • Its lowest fee ($16) is equal to the Virginia median of $16/night.
  • There are 6 other campgrounds in our data within 25 miles; 0 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: Lynchburg ~23 mi, Charlottesville ~33 mi, Harrisonburg ~57 mi.

Amenities & rules

Bathhouse/showersGrillsHorse stallsPicnic tablesPets 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; Primitive: $16 VA resident / $19 non-resident; Group Campground (tent camping): $75 VA resident / $86 non-resident; Group Camping (Standard per site, 3 minimum): $16 VA resident / $19 non-resident; Covered Stalls: $11 VA resident / $11 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

No bike-legal trails are mapped within 5 miles in OpenStreetMap or Forest Service data.

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
Holliday Lake State Park Campground
Holliday Lake State Park
18.3VA$37— E W 40 ftyes Reserve0
Maupin Field
Tidewater Appalachian Trail Club
20.4VA—— — —— ?21 (70.6 mi)
Crabtree Falls Campgound
OpenStreetMap listing
21.1VA—— — —— ?26 (72.3 mi)
Sherando Lake Group Camp
George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
22.9VA—5 — —— Reserve28 (62.1 mi)
Sherando Lake Recreation Area Family Camping
George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
23.0VA—65 E 50A 40 ftyes Reserve30 (77.3 mi)
Montebello Resort
Montebello Resort
23.4VA—— — yes— ?18 (44.0 mi)

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/857916494. Fees shown are VA-resident rates; non-resident rates are higher.