Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park
Lee D.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Mar. 20, 2023

Small campground in a beautiful state park

General: Smallish campground (< 70 sites in two loops) with a mixture of water/electric and tent sites with no hookups, and also four yurts.

Site Quality: Some were back-in and some were pull-through. Gravel pads. Not a lot of separation between the sites. Some were more level than others but not a problem to make it work for us. 

Bathhouse: Heated! Clean. One shower in the bathroom plus additional shower rooms. Best place in the campground to catch a fleeting cell signal so it was not unusual to see people in the bathroom on their phones! 

Activities/Amenites: Hiking! Close to the AT. Unfortunately, the best trail IMO was the Cabin Creek Trail (it was also awarded one of the best 25 trails in the US) but it is not accessible directly from the campground. There is also a small country store, but it was not open when we were there. There is a small museum at the Visitor Center and well worth a trip there. There is also a dump station. 

There was an unseasonable cold snap when we were there in October (temps got down to mid-20s with wind chill in the teens) so even though we had planned on two nights there, once we hiked the Cabin Creek and Rhododendron trails, we decided to go to a lower elevation and warm up!

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  • Review photo of Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park by Lee D., March 20, 2023
  • Review photo of Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park by Lee D., March 20, 2023
  • Review photo of Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park by Lee D., March 20, 2023
  • Review photo of Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park by Lee D., March 20, 2023
  • Review photo of Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park by Lee D., March 20, 2023
  • Review photo of Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park by Lee D., March 20, 2023
  • Review photo of Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park by Lee D., March 20, 2023
  • Review photo of Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park by Lee D., March 20, 2023
  • Review photo of Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park by Lee D., March 20, 2023
  • Review photo of Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park by Lee D., March 20, 2023
  • Review photo of Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park by Lee D., March 20, 2023
  • Review photo of Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park by Lee D., March 20, 2023
  • Review photo of Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park by Lee D., March 20, 2023
  • Review photo of Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park by Lee D., March 20, 2023