Royal Oak Campground — Hungry Mother State Park

ROYAL OAK CAMPGROUND is one of three camping areas in the Hungry Mother VA state park. It has 11 car camping platforms for tent only camping . There is no electric or water at each site. There is a bath house for the 11 sites.

Other campgrounds in the park offer RV, and cabin sites.

We camped here over the weekend with our dogs. The campground was fantastic. All campsites are on platforms, which makes it very nice to set up your stuff. The sites have the usual amenities like a picnic bench and table, a firepit, and a lantern pole. The bathhouse was very clean and taken care of. There are several spigots with drinking water through the campground. The bathhouse also has a dishwasher station. There are multiple trails within walking distance. The park is very well maintained and clean. You can hike, swim, or rent a canoe.
We would camp here anytime again.

I’ve stayed here at least a dozen times. Nice loop with decks to put your tent on. Bathhouse is nice and has been renovated in the last few years.

We stayed here for an overnight stop on our road trip through Virginia, and it was lovely! The campground was easy to navigate, and the bathroom facilities were very clean (heated, showers, flushable toilets). There’s a potable water faucet by the bathrooms, and you can buy firewood at the Creekside Campground across the road. We stayed in site #11, which backs up to the trees, but it requires a steep walk from the parking spot up to the tent platform. I’d definitely stay at this campground again, but I‘d probably pick a different site with easier accessibility.

We stayed in the royal oak loop, which is a small loop of platforms for tents (most of the other loops are RVs and it's nice to be separate from them. We were there on Sat so there were some louder kiddos.... Being kids. No big deal. Very nice shower house. Platform for tent had tiedowns, a nice touch.

We had a Creekside campsite, and it was absolutely spectacular, we could not have been any closer to the creek, the sound of trickling water lulled us to sleep. The sites, although not too large are laid out nicely, are wooded, and with the creek by your side you don’t even realize there are other campers nearby. The restrooms were very clean and well-kept, firewood is readily available throughout each loop, and the water and electricity at the site worked perfectly.

For us it was perfect. Lovely trails, clean facilities, the on site host was awesome very helpful. Our site #44 was perfectly leveled park was well kept. There is a Walmart location that's not far away driving distance cute little ice cream shop and a few other local places.

Stayed in the Creekside Campground. It’s not a large campground, but that’s ok since it shares one bathhouse (four showers in individual shower rooms around the back side of the facilities). There’s a sink outside the bathhouse for dishes and a laundry room with two washers and two dryers (one was out of order during my stay). Despite obvious crowds/popularity, the sites and facilities were clean and well maintained. Well maintained hiking trails, options for paddling around the lake and swimming in warmer weather. It looks like there’s quite a bit to do during the season and there appear to be park hosted classes, activities and events, also during the season.

It is very limited for those with rv and no other mode of transportation. Campground is a mile away from main amenities. No garbage pickup or drop off close. Staff was great

We stayed here on a fall trip to Pigeon Forge. Great little campground with a nice biking/hiking trail along the lake. Kids had a great time!

This was a great stay in a YURT! Stayed at the end of November and it was cold but nice. The camp facilities are clean with showers. The ranger station had supplied and lots of information. They had fire wood at the camp ground for $6/pile. Hiking trails are accessible from the camp grounds so no need to drive.

Hungry Mother is one of my family’s favorite camp grounds. We usually go camping there once a year. They also have a great place to swim and fish.

Our campsite was clean and quiet. Close to the bathhouse. The full hookups are just so far from the main park.

Our site is beautiful! But, we don't know the number. Miles from the State Park. Hungry Momma ain't too thrilled. People are hooked into our electric, because they blew their breakers. People walk their dogs through our site, because we pick up after our dogs.

We stayed at royal oak campsite it was very nice, the restrooms were pristine. The fire pit was great for cooking.

We tent camped here in the Royal Oak section. Campsites in this section are tent only and very nice and have platforms. Rv sites are crowded. Clean bath houses, and plenty to do. The lake is beautiful and has boat rentals and a swimming beach! Great place to kayak! This place stays booked up, so reservations are suggested during the summer/fall months.

Our first time at Hungry mother State Park. We stayed at Camp Burson (part of Hungry Mother) which is located about 1 mile south of the main park. A number of sites are here which have full hookups. About 1/2 of the sites are reservable and 1/2 get assigned when you arrive. The main park at Hungry Mother has a large swimming area with a diving dock (swim platform) in the water and concession stand. The boathouse has kayaks and paddle boats to rent. Admission to the main park is free to anyone staying at Burson.

The town of Marion has a great drive-in movie theater - Park Place drive-in. They also have mini-golf and ice cream there. Certainly worth a stop! The town has all the usual places. Unfortunately with the Covid virus we did not frequent them.

Great State Park! Camp/RV does have full hook up spots, and larger rigs will fit, but very tight for big A’s. Road to park is very tight, windy and has low trees. Take your time and know you are on the right road, it won’t seem like it. Park is very clean, well run, with great shade. Hiking trails are excellent and lake is beautiful. We will definitely be back.

This was our last stop on this trip We stayed creek side The site was nice, tight on the creek The site was so/so level but

Would like to come back in the fall for a long weekend

Stayed in a small cabin for thanksgiving and it was quite and peaceful. There was 2 small bedrooms and a very tiny kitchen. The living room had a fireplace and a bundle of wood was provided with reservation.

Great campsites. Trail to the beach area along the water. Paddle board. Just a great place to relax. Full hook ups.

Clean, well maintained & very enjoyable park. The Lake Trail is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. The history surrounding this place is well worth looking into.

We had site 17. It was long and wide enough. Trees kept us cooler. Very clean. Restrooms and showers very clean. Had a store.

There are 3 campgrounds in Hungry Mother SP.  Camp Burson is the easiest to get to and the one we stayed at.  Creekside and Royal Oak campgrounds are further into the park up a windy narrow road.  Camp Burson is flat and very well maintained gravel pads.  Creekside is a little hilly with blacktop pads and Royal Oak is very steep with deck like structures at each site to set up on.  Royal Oak is used primarily for tents.  There is a restaurant which we did not try and a place to rent canoes, kayaks and paddle boats along with a very nice looking beach on the lake.  Every stop has a gift shop.  The biggest draw at this park is their trails ranging from easy to hard.  Spend a day or spend a week you won't be disappointed.  They have yurts in Camp Burson and Royal Oak.  Don't remember seeing any in Creekside.

First thing we were told by the park rangers was to, 'beware of bears"! Seriously! It was a beautiful park with large lake. We hiked to the lake from our site, only 1.2 miles. The lake had a diving platform in the middle, which of course we had to try! The bottom was so deep, I never hit it! Saw many beautiful flowers, and lots of ducks. There was a very clean laundry room.

Friendly and helpful office staff, clean bathrooms, washer and dryer available.