US Army Corps of Engineers · Virginia campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$22–$32/night
Season open
April through October
RV size limit
Up to 50 ft
Reservation window
6 months ahead via Recreation.gov
The insider read
Philpott Lake — clearest reservoir in VA. Smallmouth bass tournament destination. USACE Senior Pass halves the fee.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
Verify at saw.usace.army.milOn site
Book it right
PickRV doesn't handle campground bookings — reserve direct through the official channel so policies and cancellations flow through one record.
Opens recreation.gov
Every fact above is sourced from the managing agency's canonical page. Cross-check fee, season, and size limit before you depend on them.
Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Williamsburg
PrivateInsider tip · Closest full-hookup camp to Colonial Williamsburg + Busch Gardens. Free shuttle to Bush Gardens season. Pool + mini-golf.
Near Stanley
NPSInsider tip · Skyline Drive midpoint — most central NPS camp. Big Meadows lodge restaurant adjacent. Deer + bears walk through camp at dusk. Sites in loop A nearest visitor center.
Near Luray
NPSInsider tip · Closest NPS camp to north entrance (Front Royal). Overall Run Falls (highest in Shenandoah, 93 ft) is the hike from camp.
Near Virginia Beach
StateInsider tip · Where the Jamestown colonists first landed (1607). Chesapeake Bay + Atlantic combo. Walk-to-beach plus bay-side kayak launch.
Your next step
Salthouse Branch (Philpott Lake · USACE) takes rigs up to 50 ft, so what you arrive in decides whether the loop works at all. If you don't own one, the same trip runs on a motorhome rented in Virginia.
Nothing in Virginia is bookable today — PickRV opens for bookings on October 25. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.
Nearby & related
Sourced costs, campground directories, and the places worth a detour — the next layer of Virginia trip planning.
Before you go
Virginia rules
Verified 2026-05-10
