Best Cabin Camping near Hood, VA

Several cabin campgrounds are available within Shenandoah National Park and surrounding areas near Hood, Virginia. Lewis Mountain Campground offers rustic cabins with basic furnishings, while Big Meadows Campground provides cabin options with varying levels of amenities. Most cabins include fire rings, picnic tables, and access to toilet facilities. Many locations lack electricity hookups, requiring guests to prepare accordingly. At Getaway Shenandoah, cabins feature more modern accommodations with comfortable bedding. "TINY HOUSES! Fire pits! Lots of trees! Customer service always goes above and beyond with personalized touches. Mattresses are comfortable."

Depending on the campground, pet policies vary significantly. Lewis Mountain does not permit pets in their cabins, while Madison Vines RV Resort & Cottages welcomes dogs with some restrictions. Reservations are essential during peak season (May through October), particularly at popular national park locations. First-come, first-served options exist at Lewis Mountain Campground, though arriving early is recommended. A reviewer noted, "We adore Lewis Mountain. It's quieter than the other Shenandoah sites, it has clean facilities, showers, water, and a store, and is right on the Appalachian Trail."

Most cabin rentals provide beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Kitchen facilities vary substantially—from none at primitive cabins to basic refrigerators and microwaves at upgraded units. On-site camp stores at facilities like Lewis Mountain offer essential supplies and firewood for purchase. Harrisonburg-Shenandoah Valley KOA maintains a market for basic provisions. Nearby Yoder's Amish Market provides additional grocery options for longer stays. Water access points are available at most locations, though cabins typically do not have individual water hookups.

Best Cabin Sites Near Hood, Virginia (43)

    1. Big Meadows Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    120 Reviews
    Stanley, VA
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 999-3500

    $30 - $75 / night

    "We camped here the last night of the season (Nov30) and shared the campground with a mix of tent campers, car/van campers, and a few larger units."

    "Lots and lots of folks about, but still enough space to NOT feel encroached upon."

    2. Lewis Mountain Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    31 Reviews
    Hood, VA
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 999-3500

    $30 / night

    "We stayed in one of the cabins at Lewis Mountain, which had a queen size bed and bathroom with a small shower. Towels, soap and shampoo are provided."

    "Arrived before the weekend, around late morning. Greeted by the park ranger, they gave the basic information for these sites. Limited spots here. You’re pretty close to your neighbor."

    3. Loft Mountain Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    65 Reviews
    Dyke, VA
    17 miles
    Website
    +1 (434) 823-4675

    $30 - $75 / night

    "In our opinion this is the best campground in Shenandoah National Park. Sites are large and many offer privacy. Sites include fire ring and picnic tables."

    "The site we had was primitive, no water or electric, but had a picnic table, fire ring, & a bear box. Although the sites were close, they were situated to maximize privacy."

    4. Harrisonburg - Shenandoah Valley KOA

    32 Reviews
    Shenandoah, VA
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 896-8929

    "This campground has an awesome location between Harrisonburg and Luray/Shenandoah. It has great amenities like a pool and playground, a camp store and lots of friendly and helpful employees."

    "This campground has incredibly clean bathroom and shower facilities along with an immaculate site."

    5. Madison Vines RV Resort & Cottages

    4 Reviews
    Madison, VA
    6 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 948-4186

    $53 - $144 / night

    "Two fenced dog parks. Campsites are level gravel (no pads). Located near multiple vineyards."

    "Space was maximized but that added to the community feeling most quickly embraced!"

    6. Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Luray

    24 Reviews
    Luray, VA
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 300-1697

    "had to stay here for a climbing trip in the offseason when other sites in the park were closed. definitely glamping with people all around. seems like a fun time for a family."

    "beautiful location, nice campground. not a lot of woods but lots to do including jumping pillows, paddle boats, swimming. the cabins are spacious and nice though you have to bring your own linens. the"

    7. Graves Mountain Farm Campground

    6 Reviews
    Syria, VA
    10 miles
    Website
    +1 (303) 877-9659

    $12 / night

    "Bathrooms available. Lodge close by if food, warmth, or better restroom desired."

    "Lots of people on horses running around which we loved, and good live music after dinner. Could get muddy if you're there after rain"

    8. Getaway Shenandoah

    1 Review
    Stanardsville, VA
    3 miles
    Website

    "Fire pits! Lots of trees! Customer service always goes above and beyond with personalized touches. Mattresses are comfortable."

    9. Misty Mountain Camp Resort

    40 Reviews
    Crozet, VA
    29 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 647-8900

    $35 - $75 / night

    "I was pleasantly surprised when we got there and I found out it has its own deck!!! Site also includes a fire ring and a picnic table."

    "with electric and water, and both modern and rustic cabins."

    10. Spacious Skies Shenandoah Views

    18 Reviews
    Luray, VA
    24 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 743-7222

    $31 - $200 / night

    "Usually go camping with a Little Guy teardrop trailer, but with the current state of the country, didn’t feel comfortable with sharing bathroom facilities. We booked Yurt #1. It was fantastic."

    "We stayed in a level back-in site(#39) with picnic table on a concrete patio, Adirondack chairs under a pergola on a second concrete patio, clean gravel surface, and fire pit."

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Cabin Reviews near Hood, VA

557 Reviews of 43 Hood Campgrounds


  • M J.
    Aug. 24, 2022

    Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park Campground

    Love this quiet park.

    Stayed in Camp Cabin 41 in middle August 2022. The cabins are basic, but just enough that you need. Electricity, water on site (not in cabin, fan, lots of windows for sticky nights, 2 bunk beds (sleeping 4 total), and a table with 4 chairs. On the front porch are 2 wonderful rocking chairs. There's also a picnic table, fire pit, and grill on site. Parking for 2 cars. It's a relatively short walk to the bathhouse which had showers, toilets, a large clean up sink, and even washer/dryer available for a small price. The hiking here is nice and quiet, the river is beautiful. The cabin was in the electric/water (RV) campground and other than the randomly loud neighbor was peaceful and quiet. Lots of tent campers in this area of the campground too. The rangers are always helpful in the visitor center. Lots of small wildlife here too. I highly recommend this park.

  • Megan K.
    Feb. 13, 2022

    Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park Campground

    Great winter cabin camping weekend

    tl;dr- We stayed in a cabin February. The park and the cabins are very clean and well maintained. We enjoyed the many trails and walking our dog along the river. We would highly recommend and will come back.

    Shenandoah River State Park has a variety of camping/RV/cabin options for everyone.  They have: climate controlled cabins, rustic cabins, RV sites, and tent camping sites.  Great for groups, especially those that have different ideas of the enjoying the great outdoors/nature

    And if you, like me, are less enthusiastic about winter camping, the cabins are a great way to enjoy the park with climate controlled amenities.  

    Two bedroom climate controlled cabin: Very clean, simple/minimalistic furniture, with kitchen necessities included.  It's reminiscent of a dorm-style apartment. Cooking utensils and cutlery, dish soap, a couple of dishwasher pods, toilet paper, and paper towels are included.  Mattresses and pillows had actual protectors on them and you are expected to bring sheets, pillow cases, and towels (not sure if it's always expected you bring sheets/linens but was true but at least with COVID/our latest stay).  There is a nice big kitchen table to play games.  We did have phone service and watched some shows on our tablet.

    Restroom/shower: Very clean, spacious restroom although with a small shower (we stayed in cabin 6, showers may be bigger in others/handicapped accessible cabins).  Included mounted container with hand soap and shampoo/body wash.

    Bedrooms:  Queen bed w/ box spring mattress.  I prefer memory foam so it was not my favorite, but it was still decent/firm.  The other bedroom had 4 bunkbeds.

    Outside space:  There is a nice space with a picnic table and fire pit.  There are also rocking chairs on the porch of each cabin.  Very cute and a great way to appreciate the views.  

    Area: Many trails throughout the park.  We enjoyed walking our dog along the river.

    Looking forward to coming back either staying in a cabin again or staying in our camper van.

  • Teresa K.
    Jul. 12, 2018

    Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park Campground

    River Getaway

    We adored this campground. Initially we reserved a camping cabin. We arrived early and had the opportunity to drive around and check out the park. Lucky that we did. The camping cabin without AC was in direct sun along with the entire camping pad and all other camping cabins were the same. Additionally, they were snug tight with the RVs without any isolation or seclusion. The pad is very close to the loop road so if you have children it makes for a cramped area to play. We elected to trade for a tent site which was right off the Shenandoah River. Beautiful! Well shaded and large! It's marked a "primitive", but hardly is. Has picnic table, showers, camp ring and camp pad. The only thing "primitive" about it was it's a walk-in campground. There are carts to help you carry your gear in. Staff was friendly. Park very well maintained. Bathhouse was AWESOME, but POOR ventilation so it makes for a SAUNA when it's in the warm season. You can wade, fish, canoe, kayak, zipline, tube, hike, bird watch, etc. Other than the camping cabins, this place was super.

  • D
    Jun. 23, 2020

    Spacious Skies Shenandoah Views

    A great getaway

    Usually go camping with a Little Guy teardrop trailer, but with the current state of the country, didn’t feel comfortable with sharing bathroom facilities. We booked Yurt #1. It was fantastic. The place was spotless, well equipped kitchenette, grill, fire pit, comfortable beds. We loved our neighbors the sheep, goats and llamas. Checking in was easy, with the keys and map at the office. Park was clean and well maintained. Dog park is great. Wonderful way to start coming out of quarantine. Great hiking nearby.

  • Carol B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Dec. 5, 2024

    Big Meadows Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    Clean restrooms, wooded spots, nice overall

    We camped here the last night of the season (Nov30) and shared the campground with a mix of tent campers, car/van campers, and a few larger units. The bathrooms were plentiful, heated, hot running water, and a utility sink available. Our site had some privacy and some extra due to about 50% occupancy. Showers and laundry were closed for the season but are centrally located near entrance area of campground. Elevation above 3000 feet and plenty of deer! It was an especially cold night hitting a low of 14F. Very happy for the nearby heated restrooms with hot running water.

  • M J.
    Sep. 20, 2021

    Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park Campground

    Gorgeous and quiet spot along the Shenandoah River

    Normally we’re tent campers, but this time we opted for the climate controlled cabins of this state park. Cabins were wonderful. Essentially a little house off in its own little “cabin neighborhood.” Kitchen was fully stocked with just about anything you’d need. Only thing you need to bring are linens (because of COVID) and food). Outside there is a large wrap around porch, picnic table, grill, and fire pit. All tucked right against the trees. Rangers at the visitor center were wonderful, and gave our kids a tour of the small animals they kept inside the visitor center. Lots of hiking trails, and we didn’t see a ton of people on them. Good fishing in the river too. Drove through RV campground and spots looked nice with lots of pull through sites and pretty level too. Tent area is in another part of the park. For that you have to park in a lot and take a short walk to each site (though I did see a wagon there for campers to use). We will totally come back.

  • PopandNana D.
    Sep. 6, 2018

    Loft Mountain Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    Loft Mountain Campground in Shenandoah National Park

    In our opinion this is the best campground in Shenandoah National Park. Sites are large and many offer privacy. Sites include fire ring and picnic tables. Some of the sites have a mountain view where you can watch the sunset. The campground has great facilities including flush toilets, hot and cold running water, indoor showers ($1.75 for 5 minutes), laundromat, camp store with groceries, camping supplies, wine and beer, sandwiches, and morning coffee. The sites are $15 per night in this campground, and there is an entrance fee into Shenandoah National Park (we paid $30 for a week). The Appalachian Trail runs thru this campground and offers some great hiking.

  • Emilia F.
    Oct. 17, 2019

    Sun Retreats Shenandoah Valley

    Great Summer Location

    We recently stayed in one of the cottages. The cottage had a basic kitchen with sink, plenty of counter space, mini fridge, and some utensils and dishes. Perfect for the simple life! There were multiple picnic tables out back of the unit with a fire ring and of course lake front not even a stones throw away. The campground has plenty of activities from multiple playgrounds to activities every weekend. They rent golf carts which it great because the place is huge. There is also a very small fishing pond in the campground.

  • Cindy D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 7, 2019

    Loft Mountain Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    Shenandoah National Park

    We did not have a reservation and were lucky to get a site. It is a large campground with 200 sites for RV's & tent campers. The site we had was primitive, no water or electric, but had a picnic table, fire ring, & a bear box. Although the sites were close, they were situated to maximize privacy. The campgrounds had plenty of restrooms with flush toilets & sinks. The camp store has laundry facilities and showers that you must pay for, $1.75 for 5 minutes. The grounds and facilities are very clean. An added bonus, you can access the Appalachian Trail right from the campgrounds that provides amazing views


Guide to Hood

Cabin options dot the landscape around Hood, Virginia, nestled in the northern section of the Shenandoah Valley at elevations ranging from 600-3000 feet. Most cabin rentals in this area experience temperature variations of 15-20 degrees cooler at night compared to daytime highs, particularly at higher elevations. Cabin camping near Hood varies significantly by season, with fall foliage driving peak demand during October when temperatures average 45-65°F.

What to do

Hiking trails access from camp: At Loft Mountain Campground, the Appalachian Trail runs directly through the grounds. "The AT runs right through the campground," notes a camper, while another mentioned "Lots of cool trails to explore around there."

Wildlife observation opportunities: Big Meadows Campground offers excellent wildlife viewing. One visitor shares, "We saw many deer and bear while camping. Just being in Shenandoah is a soothing experience. With so many hiking trails and waterfalls nearby we love to camp in Big Meadows - and for the star watching at night."

Visit nearby attractions: Spacious Skies Shenandoah Views provides easy access to regional points of interest. "Less than 20-minutes from Shenandoah National Park and Luray Caverns. Clean campground," writes a reviewer. Another camper notes, "There is a very nice 2 mile long walking trail, the Luray-Hawksbill Greenway, near the campground that will take you right into town."

What campers like

Private cabin sites: Tent and cabin campers at Lewis Mountain Campground appreciate the seclusion. "We stayed here July 3rd and were worried there would be people making a ruckus till all hours, but it turned out to be quiet and peaceful," one reviewer writes. Another camper noted, "This campground has a lot of sites but they've spaced them so that they can be pretty private and quiet."

Clean, well-maintained facilities: Big Meadows Campground receives consistent praise for cleanliness. "Campground is meticulously clean with daily restroom cleaning and trash pick up. Very small campground store on site but a much larger store at visitor center. Nice amphitheater with interesting ranger programs," reports a recent visitor.

Family-friendly activities: Families find many organized activities at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Luray. "We stayed here for 3 nights in August for our little guy's 8th birthday. It was perfect for kids! The kids loved running off in the open field and playing on the zip line. We loved that we could see them from our site," shared one parent.

What you should know

Weather considerations: Cabins at higher elevations experience significant temperature drops. A Loft Mountain Campground visitor reports: "The mountain remained fogged in for most of our stay, but hikes on the AT and Doyles Falls were stunning."

Booking timing: Availability varies dramatically by season. Most cabin rentals require reservation weeks in advance during peak times. First-come, first-served sites fill quickly, particularly at smaller campgrounds.

Varying privacy levels: Campgrounds offer different spacing between cabins. One camper at Misty Mountain Camp Resort observed: "Sites themselves are rather close, but nice and level. Hook ups were easily accessible, and worked well."

Internet connectivity: Cell coverage varies significantly throughout the region. A visitor at Harrisonburg - Shenandoah Valley KOA noted: "Cell signal and camp wifi are bad. I was just able to get a decent signal with Starlink by carefully pointing at a small gap between trees."

Tips for camping with families

Pack for temperature shifts: Nights can drop 15-20°F below day temperatures, requiring extra blankets or sleeping bags even in summer months. One visitor shared: "It was an especially cold night hitting a low of 14F. Very happy for the nearby heated restrooms with hot running water."

Consider off-peak timing: School breaks create significantly more crowded conditions. A family at Madison Vines RV Resort & Cottages noted: "The staff were accommodating to all guests and solved every issue we observed. Great weekend programs gave everyone a chance to mingle if they wanted to."

Check insect conditions: Seasonal bug activity varies. "The bugs when we got here were kinda crazy. They don't bite but they swarm your head and try to enter every orifice for some reason. A head net was helpful to get the tent and screen room set up," advised a Big Meadows camper.

Tips from RVers

Level site selection: Many cabins and RV sites in this region require leveling. "Our site, B112, was surrounded by shrubs under the canopy of trees which provided tons of privacy," noted one camper at Big Meadows.

Storage considerations: Not all cabins offer secure storage for food and supplies. "Bear box for food storage. Loved seeing the deer so close and other wildlife. Fire ring with grate was available. Large site size," reported a visitor.

Utility positioning: Check hookup locations before committing to a site. One camper observed: "Site 50 is a bit strange. Camping area is big enough for a small rig but the power pedestal is far away, so you might have to be creative in setting up. Unless you have a long power cord or don't hook up at all."

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular cabin campground near Hood, VA is Big Meadows Campground — Shenandoah National Park with a 4.5-star rating from 120 reviews.

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