Best Glamping near Buena Vista, VA

Natural Bridge KOA and Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park at Natural Bridge offer upscale glamping accommodations within the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains region. Both locations feature premium glamping options with modern amenities including electricity, comfortable beds, and private outdoor spaces. Natural Bridge KOA provides glamping sites with patios, BBQ grills, and fire pits in a tranquil woodland setting. One visitor noted, "They had brand new premium sites that were amazing! Big patios, BBQ grill, tables, fire pit. It was quiet, well laid out and definitely recommend." Jellystone Park complements its glamping accommodations with yurts that blend rustic charm with modern comforts, situated near the James River with easy access to Natural Bridge State Park and nearby caverns.

The glamping experience at these locations extends beyond luxurious accommodations to include numerous recreational opportunities. Guests at Natural Bridge KOA can explore nature trails, interact with farm animals including baby goats and chickens, and enjoy the peaceful surroundings away from highway noise despite the convenient location. A recent visitor mentioned, "This KOA was a very nice surprise given that it was right off the highway. They had a very nice nature trail as well as chickens running around and baby goats in a pen." Jellystone Park offers seasonal water play areas with waterslides, mini-golf, basketball courts, and two bouncy pads. Both glamping destinations provide easy access to Natural Bridge State Park, local wineries, and country stores. The sites operate seasonally with Jellystone open April through mid-November and Natural Bridge KOA available year-round.

Best Glamping Sites Near Buena Vista, Virginia (20)

    1. Natural Bridge-Lexington KOA

    31 Reviews
    Natural Bridge, VA
    9 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 291-2770

    $35 / night

    "We had a gravel pull through spot with a picnic table on a wooden deck, fire pit, and full hook up. There is a pool and a playground, however they were both closed due to Covid."

    "This campground is open year round and is right off the highway.  There is a gas station right next to it as well as a safari park. "

    2. Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park at Natural Bridge

    16 Reviews
    Natural Bridge Station, VA
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 291-2727

    $39 - $241 / night

    "There was a carnival for the kids, trick-or-treating, hiking, tons of bike riding, campfire watching, hammock swinging, laughing, loving, and hanging out!"

    "If that isn’t enough, there is a lake with a big blow up slide and more in the center and also has river access. You can get free life jackets to use and can rent out boats for the river."

    3. Otter Creek Campground — Blue Ridge Parkway

    14 Reviews
    Big Island, VA
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (434) 299-5125

    $30 / night

    "Rangers on site were super sweet."

    "Slightly dirty bathrooms, not sanitary, but a lot of bugs, spiderwebs etc. Alternative to crowded Shenandoah campgrounds, although is a good drive away <60+ miles away from entrance."

    4. Natural Bridge KOA

    8 Reviews
    Natural Bridge, VA
    9 miles
    Website
    +1 (800) 562-8514

    "This KOA was a very nice surprise given that it was right off the highway. We only were there for 1 night and we didn't hear any highway noise."

    "Big patios, bbq grill, tables, fire pit. It was a quiet, well laid out and easy to manage in our 36 ft trailer. Wished I was staying much longer at this campground."

    5. Crabtree Falls Campground

    20 Reviews
    Montebello, VA
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 377-2066

    $28 - $55 / night

    "Store, Bathrooms, and running water are very close. Seemed very family friendly. Some of the campsites are super close to a creek and its worth trying to get one of those!"

    "The staff were friendly and welcoming - and didnt bat an eyelash at our queer ladies camping weekend."

    6. Montebello Resort

    11 Reviews
    Montebello, VA
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 377-2650

    $38 - $55 / night

    "There are tent, RV sites and cabins with campground bathroom. There are showers, slop sink and laundry. The pond at front has stocked trout and a small lake in the back has bass and crappie."

    "The upstairs neighbors were probably as quiet as they could be but you could still hear them walking around and using the plumbing.

    The trout pond is not what they make it out to be on the website."

    7. Douthat State Park Campground

    27 Reviews
    Clifton Forge, VA
    27 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 862-8100

    $20 - $40 / night

    "We use a teardrop camper so we appreciated the water and electric hookup (although we disconnected the water at night to prevent freezing)."

    "It’s a nice scenic drive getting to the park on a quiet and well maintained back road.

    The rangers at the park are very knowledgeable and kind and have no problem answering questions."

    8. Walnut Hills Campground & RV Park

    20 Reviews
    Stuarts Draft, VA
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 337-3920

    $45 - $99 / night

    "The bathhouse is nice as is the pool. The store was sparse but adequate. The lawns were kept up and looking good. There is a very nice playground and a pet exercise area."

    "Arrived after hours, staying one night. Our tag was waiting for us with a map to our RV spot with E/W by the creek and pond. It was off season, so plenty of spots and privacy."

    9. Middle Creek Campground

    8 Reviews
    Buchanan, VA
    20 miles
    Website

    $20 - $85 / night

    "All of the sites were roomy and featured a small fire pit, picnic table, water, and electricity. Several of them even had a pull-through site and would work well for a small pop-up."

    "It was early season, mid- may, so there were few other campers around. We took a site up their gravel road away from the main campground area."

    10. Thunder Bridge

    1 Review
    Natural Bridge Station, VA
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 460-1542

    $35 - $95 / night

    "Thunder BRidge is a unique property tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Near Natural Bridge State Park in Virginia, the campground was once a CCC camp."

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Glamping Reviews near Buena Vista, VA

258 Reviews of 20 Buena Vista Campgrounds


  • S
    Sep. 17, 2020

    Natural Bridge-Lexington KOA

    It’s ok

    Clean and right beside the safari park in Natural Bridge, cave mountain is few extra miles but is nicer in my opinion if you want nature and peace. This place does have hookups and sites are on top of one another not spaced out. It does have WiFi available and your phone will work here. Has a gas station right in front of it’s entrance and is directly off interstate

  • Cory D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 19, 2018

    Crabtree Falls Campground

    easily accessible near a great waterfall!

    This camp ground easily accessible. Store, Bathrooms, and running water are very close. Seemed very family friendly. Some of the campsites are super close to a creek and its worth trying to get one of those! these sites are walk in, but there are some drive up sites in other areas. Crabtree falls and the AT-the Priest shelter are very close!.

  • Mike C.
    Sep. 24, 2020

    Morris Hill Campground

    Tucked Away

    Site 034 Loop Morr Dates of Stay: August 30-Sept 1 Average Daily Temp: 78 Average Nighlty Tem: 64 Pet friendly spot with access to firewood on site for small fee. Tent pad, fire pit, one picnic table, and lamp post on site. Close access to Lake area with a 100 yard walk through pathway off the site. Great shade for those hot sunny days. Plenty of room on the site for tents and vehicle parking. Neighboring sites offer fair amount of privacy. Site had some trash scattered around by previous visitors. Needed to do some checking for broken flashlight pieces and glass before I allowed my dog free roam.

  • Anthony I.
    May. 30, 2022

    Montebello Resort

    A nice location within the Blue Ridge

    We spent five days here over Memorial Day weekend, the campsite itself is nicely wooded, has a well-supplied store with very friendly staff, a stocked trout pond, and has a nice small lake. The trout pond is a nice touch you can fish without a license, and you pay for what you catch, we enjoyed fresh trout for dinner during our stay, and from what I saw, anybody with a hook can catch one. We watched them restock the pond in the morning before the holiday weekend. The other lake on the property is a nice place to walk, the campsite provides kayaks and paddle boats as well, at no charge. We had a site on the permitter, which was nice, as the interior sites are really on top of one another, we were just a few sites off the lake, but backing up to the woods certainly gave us a little more privacy. The sites are rather small and close to one another, and definitely showing signs of age from the washed-away, uneven gravel pads, to some other aging amenities. We noticed serval sites loaded with perhaps a dozen people, often blasting music (during the day and not during quiet hours, but still…) really living it up, not the fault of the campground, but it did seem a little unregulated and overrun with multiple vehicles in the roads etc. There is a central restroom facility, just the one, for the entire campground, and the men's room was 2 stalls and a urinal with 2 showers, it was cleaned daily, although not what I'd call spotless, and the woman's room apparently had some plumbing issues the weekend we were there. The location of the campground is remote with zero cell coverage or wifi, and other than the store on-site, there isn't much outside of a few hiking trails, within 30 minutes.  Roughly 45 minutes away are from some breweries and wineries. I think we would have enjoyed this campground a little more had it not been as busy, the older facility couldn't really keep up with the crowd.

  • Evelyn T.
    Jul. 15, 2019

    Sun Retreats Shenandoah Valley

    Best Family Resort for Summer Fun

    Spent 3months here and absolutely loved it! There’s always tons of activities to do for everyone of age. Gold cart parades, crafts hours, poker run, corn hole tournaments. And of course their lake that has two jumping decks, water slide, snack bar , restaurant and off to the side a little store for floats with putt putt golf and Jenna,etc.

    The restaurant has great food, but a quick snack is usually preferred. On weekends the staff and owners make sure your having fun and go out of their way to cheer you up.

    There’s also a huge playground with volleyball and basket ball court near the pavilion. Along with a small arcade room and a huge fire pit ring to hang out at. Not to far from there is a dog run for both big and small and a fishing pond next to it.A few hiking trails that have the creek follow you around along with wildlife all around you.

    They also have golf cart rentals :) A lot of gravel with a few green patches on their sites. But still easy enough to bike ride around. Weekend sites are spacious and so are the monthly/seasonal areas. And there’s tons of cabins to rent in front of the lake. Bring the whole family!

  • Bridget H.
    Oct. 27, 2020

    Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park at Natural Bridge

    Family Fall Camping Trip

    We had a great weekend with the whole family! There was a carnival for the kids, trick-or-treating, hiking, tons of bike riding, campfire watching, hammock swinging, laughing, loving, and hanging out! We had a campsite with electric and water close to the bathhouse which is great because we have a popup camper with no bathroom and six kids. There were plenty of decorations for Halloween and the kids had a super time. Great for families. There are also a couple of playgrounds, two bouncy pads, basketball court, and gaga ball. During peak season there is also a water play area with a waterslide and mini golf. It is located on the James River. We had a great time.

  • K
    Oct. 24, 2022

    Dundo Group Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    Beyond our expectations

    We camped here with a group of nine of us (4 tents) and we had plenty of extra room. There was a fire ring with a adjustable grill rack and 6 picnic tables. We had five cars parked right in front of our site and that was super nice. 

    There were two vault toilets right across where we parked our cars. The bathrooms were super clean with stainless steel toilet seats. We were very happy with the cleanliness of the bathroom. There were also an area for trash disposal. It was nice not having to drive our trash out!

    We stayed at campsite 3 which is right next to campsite 2. We could hear the conversation from campsite 2 and see them. Campsite two and one had a water pump. Campsite 1 was right next to the bathrooms and the public picnic area. I would not recommend booking campsite 1. Campsite 1 was also smaller than 2 and 3. On Saturday the public picnic area next to the group camp ground was over flowing. People kept coming into our campsites to use our picnic benches and set up picnic blankets around our campsite. This was very annoying. 

    We enjoyed making the short trip to the Loft Mountain Camp Store which had souvenirs, food, wood, milk shakes, ice cream, coffee, camping equipment, showers, flushing toilets , and laundry. 

    We also enjoyed making the short trip to the Loft Mountain Wayside to eat in the restaurant there. 

    At night the you could see stars. We took a walk to the overlook in the middle of the night to stargaze. 

    We loved our time here.

  • A
    Aug. 28, 2021

    Beaver Creek Campground — Watoga State Park

    Beautiful scenery

    Lovely campground. Not too noisy and gorgeous nature. Campsite 2 is across the path from the check in point and you are quite on display but on the other hand you have WiFi signal and are close to water and perfect distance from the campground.

    Firewood and ice is available for purchase and there is a soda machine and laundry facilities on site.

    Perfect combo of shade and sun with deers grazing right next to your tent!!

  • K
    Jul. 24, 2021

    Natural Bridge KOA

    Quiet retreat in nature

    This KOA was a very nice surprise given that it was right off the highway. We only were there for 1 night and we didn't hear any highway noise. They had a very nice nature trail as well as chickens running around and baby goats in a pen. Check in was easy as they had a tent set up so we didn't have to go on the office. An employee led us to our site. The main campground is rather hilly, although our site was a rather level gravel pad. They have a new area, not flat ground, that has cement pads and pretty wood benches around fire pits. It looked like these campsites were for the large class A or fifth wheels. We had electric and water. Cable TV is included. The Verizon wifi was spotty with 2-3 bars. We will definatly go back if we pass through this area again.


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