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Best Glamping near Nellysford, VA

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Crabtree Falls Campground and Sun Retreats Shenandoah Valley provide upscale glamping accommodations with modern comforts near Nellysford, Virginia. At Crabtree Falls, luxury canvas tents and well-appointed glamping units offer serene riverside locations with the soothing sounds of water creating a peaceful backdrop. Sun Retreats features lakefront cottages with basic kitchens, counter space, mini-fridges, and essential cooking supplies. Both locations maintain clean facilities with showers, restrooms, and convenient access to drinking water. Electricity is available at select sites, allowing guests to enjoy climate control and proper lighting within their glamping accommodations. "The cottage had a basic kitchen with sink, plenty of counter space, mini fridge, and some utensils and dishes. Perfect for the simple life!"

The natural setting surrounding these glamping resorts provides numerous outdoor recreation opportunities. Crabtree Falls Campground sits adjacent to one of the longest waterfalls on the east coast, offering direct access to hiking trails that showcase spectacular views. A visitor noted, "Hands down, one of the best waterfall hikes in the southeast. Great views, beautiful in the fall time." At Sun Retreats Shenandoah Valley, the swimming lake provides a refreshing experience during summer months, while weekend activities like live music performances, golf cart parades, and crafts sessions create a social atmosphere. The location puts glampers within easy driving distance to local breweries, wineries, and historic mountain towns like Staunton, making these luxury outdoor stays ideal for those wanting to explore the region while returning to comfortable accommodations each evening.

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Best Glamping Sites Near Nellysford, Virginia (20)

    1. Crabtree Falls Campground

    20 Reviews
    Montebello, VA
    11 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."

    2. Sun Retreats Shenandoah Valley

    12 Reviews
    Stuarts Draft, VA
    10 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 337-2267

    $29 - $45 / night

    "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."

    "Lots for them to do, great swimming lake, employees were a pleasure. Trash pick-up was awesome !! Our site was gorgeous. Not a full hook up(more on that later), but absolutely perfect."

    3. Walnut Hills Campground & RV Park

    20 Reviews
    Stuarts Draft, VA
    15 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."

    4. 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."

    5. Stoney Creek Resort

    7 Reviews
    Stuarts Draft, VA
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 337-1510

    "I believe they currently have around 400 spots. It is divided into upper and lower sections. The lower is much more wooded and gives off more of a camping feel while the upper is much more open."

    "Staff was extremely pleasant and friendly. Ate at their on-site restaurant while a local band played outside. Mostly used by local folks as a seasonal CG."

    6. Big Meadows Campground — Shenandoah National Park

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

    $30 - $75 / night

    "Nice facilities (shower, bathrooms, garbage, etc.), but the campsites themselves leave a bit to be desired.

    Pros: deer wander the grounds, making for some beautiful morning animal encounters."

    "This was a great campground location to many, many National Park Trails. Our stay was during the last week of September. We met up with family who live in the area and got 3 sites hugging the AT."

    7. Dundo Group Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    5 Reviews
    Grottoes, VA
    24 miles
    Website
    +1 (434) 823-4675

    $75 / night

    "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."

    "Very large and very open group campground situated on either side of the picnic area road back out."

    8. Natural Bridge-Lexington KOA

    31 Reviews
    Natural Bridge, VA
    38 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. "

    9. Otter Creek Campground — Blue Ridge Parkway

    14 Reviews
    Big Island, VA
    35 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."

    10. Harrisonburg - Shenandoah Valley KOA

    31 Reviews
    Shenandoah, VA
    44 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."

    "Positive: Friendly staff, close to Shenandoah NP, quiet camping, every site has a fire pit. Negative: Pricing rather high"

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349 Reviews of 20 Nellysford Campgrounds

  • Ven G.
    Aug. 23, 2019

    Big Meadows Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    Decent casual campground— bring your own firewood though!

    Nice facilities (shower, bathrooms, garbage, etc.), but the campsites themselves leave a bit to be desired.

    Pros: deer wander the grounds, making for some beautiful morning animal encounters. Seems to be family-friendly. Very fair quiet hours. Easy access to a number of great hiking trails! We had a blast hiking the Rose River trail and part of the AT for one whole day.

    Cons: Uneven ground all over the reserved site made it so our tent had to be pitched at an angle. The fire pit was strange due to the grilles covering half of it (would prefer to have just had a simple pit instead). Also the firewood we were sold was abysmal; it sputtered and smoked instead of burning cleanly. This made cooking extremely frustrating, so I will be bringing my own (certified and labeled) firewood next time.

  • 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!.

  • Marisa A.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 19, 2020

    Big Meadows Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    Centrally Located Shenandoah NP Campground

    This was a great campground location to many, many National Park Trails. Our stay was during the last week of September. We met up with family who live in the area and got 3 sites hugging the AT. We pitched two large tents on our E178 site and a hammock in the trees just beyond our fire pit. My brother had a large tent on site E177 and it was just as nice. Our third site E176 was across the road from us flanked by travel trailer campers. That site had less privacy, but gave us a shorcut path to the running water bathroom. There was a sign in the bathroom that said it was ok to pour filter dishwater down the toilets, so we did that quite a bit to keep our campsites clean and safe from bears. My favorite sites were E177 and E178. They were a good size and distance from the other sites. We were close to the water pump and running water bathrooms. The pay showers were a bit of a walk from us, but they were clean. We liked having a nearby store, visitor's center, and gas station at this campground. In the evenings we went to the big meadow to watch the wildlife a few nights.Site E178 had great sunrise vistas through the trees. We positioned our chairs to face the valley and pretended there wasn't a packed campground full of families. It was actually pretty peaceful until the weekend which got rowdy at full capacity.The parking pad is level, on E178 but the grassy area was slightly sloped for our tents. I thought it was not too bad of a tradeoff for the view, but if you've ever slid down on your pad or cot a bit, you might not like it. My brother was at the adjoining site E177 and while his parking pad had a slight slope, he had a fairly level spot for his big tent.

    There were bear lockers at each site (about 50 in x 34 in) and we never had any bears visit while we were there. The bear lockers were great for us since we were tent camping and our vehicle was a pickup truck, so we did not have to juggle messing with coolers/food in the truck cab. Deer came through the campground every morning right up to our tents, which was delightful, except it made me paranoid checking for ticks every night. I really enjoyed being right off the Appalachian Trail and enjoyed seeing a few through-hikers each day while we made campfire feasts.

    We brought USDA wood and another camper gave us a few cords of USDA wood he brought from GA when he left. We did purchase one bundle from the campground and it was pretty green, so it burned smokey. The cost was about the same as it is at Lowes or anywhere else like that. We enjoyed multiple hikes and had a group with different hiking abilities, but there were many great Shendoah sites to see that we all could enjoy, including the group's dogs. Shenandoah is one of the few National Parks that allows dogs on most of the trails (leashed of course.) We had two dogs in our group and enjoyed seeing the other dogs in the campground. There was only one instance when we noticed someone bagged their dog poop on a trail, but left the poop in the bag. People!

    Because of Covid-19, the ranger programs at this campground were cancelled. I would return again, but maybe choose dispersed camping for a better view and less people.

  • 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.

  • GoWhereYouAreDraw N.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 1, 2019

    Big Meadows Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    Great access to Shenandoah!

    Big Meadows is in a great location in the middle of Shenandoah NP. It has numerous trails you can access from the campground. The bathrooms are basic and well maintained. There is potable water available close. The shower facilities were some of the cleanest public showers I've ever used. 

    We enjoyed the park and the hikes and would definitely return again to this campsite. Tip- the visitor center has air conditioning, a cute little museum, and wifi!

  • Graham D.
    May. 10, 2017

    Big Meadows Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    Heavily controlled

    Parking spot. Fire pit, picnic table. You may not pick up any wood around your site for preservation purposes. Can only burn wood with a USDA stamp. Heavily regulated. Small camp spot. Running water, flush toilets. Slightly pricey.

  • Amber
    Jun. 23, 2018

    Harrisonburg - Shenandoah Valley KOA

    It ok

    Don't stay there if you have a large group of any more then 10 campers. We called ahead and asked if they had a group site and they said they did. Sites are hard to read where the boundaries are. Also quiet hour means bed time there. No quietly sitting around the fire chilling.

  • J
    Nov. 2, 2021

    Shenandoah Crossing, a Bluegreen Vacations Resort

    Beautiful place with a couple of drawbacks

    Beautiful sunsets over the stables and horse pastures. We reserved a “pull-through” RV site which ended up being a back-in site that was very uneven and nowhere near level. Also, after staying for two weeks, the bathhouse next to our site was closed because of lack of electricity. Which forced us to drive up to the indoor pool (nice) and use the showers there. Inconvenient, but we made it work.

Guide to Nellysford

Camping near Nellysford, Virginia offers options from primitive tent sites to yurt camping throughout the Blue Ridge Mountain region. Located at elevations between 700-3,500 feet, the area experiences moderate summer temperatures averaging 75-85°F and cooler mountain nights dropping to 55-65°F. Most campgrounds in this region close for winter between November and April, with limited year-round options for yurt camping near Nellysford.

What to do

Waterfall hiking: 1-mile trek to one of the east coast's longest cascades near Crabtree Falls Campground. "This is very close to the Blue Ridge Parkway and close to Charlottesville and Staunton. The falls are a great hike and there are lots of services nearby. A great Parkway stop," notes Anna R.

Stargaze at elevation: Nighttime views available from multiple campgrounds along Skyline Drive. "At night the you could see stars. We took a walk to the overlook in the middle of the night to stargaze," reports Kate about her experience at Dundo Group Campground.

Trout fishing: Pay-per-pound catch at stocked ponds. "The trout pond is not what they make it out to be on the website. It's a very small pond with zero shade at the entrance of the resort. It is not catch and release, it is catch and keep, whatever you catch, you pay for power pound," explains Adrian K. about Montebello Resort.

Seasonal activities: Weekend events organized by campground staff during summer months. "There is always tons of activities to do for everyone of age. Gold cart parades, crafts hours, poker run, corn hole tournaments," writes Evelyn T. about Stoney Creek Resort.

What campers like

Privacy between sites: Some campgrounds offer more separation than others. "Sites are right on the river, we had a walk to which gave us some extra privacy. Beautiful area for hiking, lots leading off of the AT. campground hosts are very friendly," says Heather L. about her stay at Crabtree Falls Campground.

Wildlife viewing: Deer sightings common at higher elevation campgrounds. "Loved seeing the deer so close and other wildlife. Bear box for food storage. Fire ring with grate was available. Large site size," mentions Terri S. about Big Meadows Campground.

Clean facilities: Bathroom quality varies significantly between campgrounds. "The bath house was well maintained and super clean. We will be returning for sure," reports Emily R. about her experience at Walnut Hills Campground.

Water features: Lakes and streams provide ambient sound and recreation. "This camp ground was nice and cozy. The tent sites we stayed in were 10 ft away from the Tye river, we literally fell asleep to the sound of the water every night," shares Britt S.

What you should know

Cell service limitations: Signal strength varies by location and carrier. "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," warns Dale Y. at Harrisonburg - Shenandoah Valley KOA.

Bear safety requirements: Food storage rules strictly enforced at higher elevation sites. "Bear box for food storage. Loved seeing the deer so close and other wildlife," notes Terri S.

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