Best Cabin Camping near Middletown, VA

Shenandoah River State Park offers fully-equipped cabins with electricity, running water, and kitchen facilities approximately 20 miles from Middletown. Climate-controlled cabins feature queen beds and bunk beds that sleep up to four people, while camping cabins provide more basic accommodations with electricity but no indoor plumbing. Each cabin site includes outdoor amenities such as picnic tables, fire rings with grill grates, and rocking chairs on porches. Bathhouses with showers, toilets, and utility sinks are available throughout the campground. "The cabins are basic, but just enough that you need. Electricity, water on site, fan, lots of windows for sticky nights, 2 bunk beds, and a table with 4 chairs," noted one visitor.

Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. Big Meadows Campground in Shenandoah National Park provides cabin accommodations with varying amenities, while Neff Treehouse offers a unique cabin experience with toilet facilities and showers. Many cabins permit pets, though policies differ between locations. Lewis Mountain Campground features smaller cabins with queen beds and private bathrooms, providing a more intimate setting. Reservations are strongly recommended during peak seasons from spring through fall. A recent review mentioned that "the one bedroom climate controlled cabin was very clean, simple/minimalistic furniture, with kitchen necessities included. Cooking utensils and cutlery, dish soap, dishwasher pods, toilet paper, and paper towels are included."

Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Kitchen facilities vary widely - from fully equipped kitchens with refrigerators and microwaves in deluxe cabins to simple accommodations with only outdoor cooking options. On-site camp stores at locations like Shenandoah River State Park and Lewis Mountain Campground stock firewood, basic provisions, and camping supplies. Cabins with climate control remain comfortable year-round, while more rustic options may close during winter months. As described in feedback on The Dyrt, "You are expected to bring sheets, pillow cases, and towels. There is a nice big kitchen table to play games."

Best Cabin Sites Near Middletown, Virginia (47)

    1. Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park Campground

    56 Reviews
    Bentonville, VA
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 622-6840

    $30 - $40 / night

    "Stayed in Camp Cabin 41 in middle August 2022. The cabins are basic, but just enough that you need."

    "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."

    2. Candy Hill Campground

    22 Reviews
    Winchester, VA
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 662-8010

    $38 - $77 / night

    "This campsite is right off of the highway (not super busy at night)…if that is something you think will bother you, don't stay there.

    That being said, we loved it. It is quiet and clean."

    "Clean restrooms. Camp store has everything you need. New pool and nice playgrounds. Rocking trolley to the Dairy Queen was great."

    3. The Cove Campground

    15 Reviews
    High View, VA
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 858-2882

    "They’ve running water, power, and firewood if you’re able to show up early and pay a little extra. The entire premises is clean, and the owner(s) are extremely polite and laid back."

    "We went here just before the busy season and only had to share the camp loop with one other group. Very nice and peaceful and staff were extremely friendly and helpful."

    4. North Fork Resort

    7 Reviews
    Front Royal, VA
    6 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 636-9949

    "Pet friendly; two dog parks."

    "First time visiting North Fork, didn’t explore as much as I wanted to, Campers are tightly parked next to one another, was invited by my Uncle to come have a good time and enjoy the atmosphere, go tubing"

    5. Low Water Bridge Campground

    9 Reviews
    Bentonville, VA
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 635-7277

    $30 - $125 / night

    "There are also overflow sites and those really aren’t bad (I’d avoid overflow #3 due to the proximity of portapotties). Most, if not all, sites have a fire ring and picnic table."

    "Electricity is on the RV site, there is a dumping place for black/grey water. Positive: Friendly staff, near the river, close to Shenandoah NP, quiet camping, every site has a fire pit."

    6. Big Meadows Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    120 Reviews
    Stanley, VA
    36 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."

    7. Neff Treehouse by Mt Hope

    1 Review
    Star Tannery, VA
    6 miles
    Website

    $65 - $120 / night

    "This is a glamping / camper cabin option that is listed on AirBnB, and where I stayed with my dog while visiting the Shenandoah Mountains."

    8. Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Luray

    24 Reviews
    Luray, VA
    25 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"

    9. Spacious Skies Shenandoah Views

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

    $31 - $220 / 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."

    10. "Cabbin"

    1 Review
    Front Royal, VA
    10 miles
    Website

    $25 - $155 / night

    "Our family stayed at this cabin on a camping/driving trip down Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway."

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Cabin Reviews near Middletown, VA

589 Reviews of 47 Middletown 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.

  • Erica M.
    Jun. 28, 2020

    Happy Hills Campground

    Lots of regulars

    So this is my second time at Happy Hills Campground in Hancock, MD from June 25th-28th. It being relatively close to the home is the reason for choosing it because of doctor appts for the kids.

    The site I was in (F1) was really small and very close to the neighboring site. We got lucky no one was camping next to us. It had full hook-ups (30amp/water/sewer) and a pull thru site with picnic table and fire ring. It was $40/night. This campground is mainly for monthly site rentals with more than 3/4 of them permanent sites.

    Lots of golf cart and ATV traffic with no quiet hours that I am aware of. We weren't informed the pool would be open and you had to sign up for two hour timeslots to get in. This must have been information only available to the regulars here. Also cell service (Sprint roaming most of the time) is terrible and the campground wifi is spotty at best. The camp store was closed due to COVID so if needed anything you had to go to town.

    Bathrooms were clean. Never checked out the showers but heard they were free.

    Overall, I wasn't a happy camper. I don't think I will be back.

  • Tom C.
    May. 4, 2017

    Bull Run Regional Park

    Bull Run Regional Park

    State run park with many amenities. Park has golf frisbe course, decent water park for kids, hiking trails, small creek/river you can explore, playgrounds. The park is located in the middle of suburbs close to manassas va. The park also offer cabin rentals if you don't want to camp. I like to take new families that have not camped before to this campsite, its close to home and if anyone decides to bail out there is a hotel 5 min away.

  • Laure D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Mar. 20, 2022

    Harpers Ferry / Civil War Battlefields KOA

    Great area but tight sites

    Had a relaxing weekend here as our first trip of the season. Weather was pretty good but windy at times. We had 3 RVs in sites 12, 13, and 14 as well as 2 of the deluxe cabins. Our RV sites faced the large parking lot with dump station and registration building. Not an ideal view but it was okay. Site 13 had the best space. Site 12 was good too. Both had a concrete patio, great fire pit, and a round resin picnic table with 4 nice chairs. Site 14 was narrow and no patio. The area in the back had more wooded sites. They are expanding and creating more sites so there was some construction noise but that stopped by 4:30pm and not on the weekend. Campground was at capacity in the full hookup sites and seemed like it would’ve been noisy but it wasn’t. The cabins had a queen bed, 2 bunks, microwave and refrigerator and a small bathroom. That was a tight space but a bathroom none the less. There are bath houses too. Putt putt golf was free and they had a playground and bounce area for kids. There’s a pool that looked nice but not open yet and I saw an indoor basketball court sign. In season they offer a pancake breakfast most days and a small coffee shop. The store was well stocked with supplies, food, wine, and souvenirs and also offered coffee. Locally, you’ll find the town of Harpers Ferry, river rafting/tubing, and the Harpers Ferry brewery that has a gorgeous view and live music that’s just minutes away.


Guide to Middletown

Cabin accommodations near Middletown, Virginia range from primitive sleeping quarters to luxurious woodland retreats across several state and private parks. The region sits at the northern entrance to Shenandoah Valley, with elevations between 500-1,000 feet creating distinct seasonal camping experiences. Winter temperatures routinely drop below freezing while summer highs consistently reach the upper 80s with significant humidity.

What to do

Fishing access points: Low Water Bridge Campground offers direct fishing opportunities from riverside campsites. "The primitive spots are right next to the river. Great fishing and swimming right at your camping spot," reports Matt P., highlighting the convenience for anglers without needing to hike to fishing locations.

Trail exploration: The Cove Campground features extensive trail networks suitable for both hiking and off-road vehicles. "Miles of off-road trails for atvs, jeeps, and dirtbikes," notes Jacob I., making it versatile for various outdoor enthusiasts who want both rustic camping and mechanized recreation options.

Wildlife observation: Big Meadows Campground in Shenandoah National Park provides excellent wildlife viewing opportunities directly from your cabin site. "We saw many deer and bear while camping," shares Rachel M., adding that the night sky offers exceptional "star watching" conditions due to minimal light pollution throughout the park.

What campers like

River-based activities: Low Water Bridge Campground receives consistent praise for its river access and float trips. One camper explains the convenience: "They have an outfitter to shuttle you up the river. We got a site right on the river bank so we just hopped out and were at our site!" This allows for seamless paddling experiences without complicated logistics.

Farm animal encounters: Spacious Skies Shenandoah Views (formerly Luray KOA) offers a unique feature where domestic animals graze near campsites. "Adjacent to a working farm where cows, sheep, llamas, chickens and roosters can graze next to the campsites," according to Erika S., creating an agricultural experience alongside traditional camping.

Shooting facilities: Cabin campers seeking recreational shooting can access designated ranges at certain campgrounds. "With great trails, a lake, and outdoor shooting range we can easily spend the whole weekend or longer," notes Victoriana P. about The Cove Campground, highlighting activities not commonly found at standard campgrounds.

What you should know

Reservation policies: Many campgrounds require phone rather than online bookings for cabin stays. "You have to call in your reservations - can't book online," explains one reviewer about Low Water Bridge Campground, indicating potential challenges for last-minute planners accustomed to digital booking systems.

Cell service limitations: Most cabins in the region have limited or no cellular connectivity. "There is absolutely no Verizon service here (ATT seems to work pretty well). You'll have to drive 10-15 minutes in either direction on Rt. 211 before you can catch a signal," warns one camper at Low Water Bridge.

Bathroom configurations: Big Meadows Campground offers varied toilet facilities depending on cabin location. "Bathrooms were plentiful, heated, hot running water, and a utility sink available," notes Carol B., adding that "showers and laundry were closed for the season but are centrally located near entrance area of campground," indicating seasonal limitations on amenities.

Tips for camping with families

Activity planning: Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park specializes in family-oriented programming throughout the season. "They have a nice pool, 2 playgrounds, neat bikes you can rent, golf cart rentals. Best of all, they sell bags of special stones and fossils for you to mine. My boys had a blast with that!" shares Leanne B., highlighting structured activities for children.

River safety precautions: When booking riverside cabins, consider current strength for families with young children. "The current can be strong, so be mindful of the river level," cautions a reviewer about Low Water Bridge Campground, suggesting parents should assess water conditions before allowing water play.

Outdoor educational opportunities: Many cabins near Shenandoah National Park provide access to ranger programs. "Nice amphitheater with interesting ranger programs," mentions Kim L. about Big Meadows Campground, offering structured learning experiences that supplement cabin stays without additional cost.

Tips from RVers

Electrical configurations: Candy Hill Campground maintains specific RV certification requirements that affect cabin campers with modified vehicles. "My bride & I roll in a DIY Class B (2017 For Transit High Top & Extended Length). It is VERY WELL MAINTAINED inside & out... Candy Hill only wants RVs that are RVIA Certified," warns one visitor, indicating potential restrictions for non-standard vehicles.

Site leveling challenges: When transitioning between cabin stays and RV camping, note that some campgrounds have terrain issues. "The only reason it didn't have 5 stars was our site was not even close to level. It probably shouldn't have been available for a 40'+ RV," reports Jen O. from Jellystone Park, suggesting careful site selection for mixed accommodation trips.

Water connection options: Shenandoah River State Park and similar facilities may have limited water hookup points in certain sections. "There are 4 water spigots in camp 1. However all the travel trailers hooked up, which means you either had to make friends or disconnect their water in order to have access," notes Christopher K., highlighting potential resource competition during peak seasons.

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular cabin campground near Middletown, VA is Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park Campground with a 4.7-star rating from 56 reviews.

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