Best Glamping near Staunton, VA

Walnut Hills Campground & RV Park and Sun Retreats Shenandoah Valley provide upscale glamping accommodations near Staunton, Virginia with elevated comforts beyond traditional camping. The glamping options include canvas cabins, safari-style tents, and premium yurts equipped with real beds, quality linens, and climate control systems. These accommodations blend outdoor immersion with modern conveniences, featuring private bathrooms, electricity, and furnished outdoor spaces. Several sites boast kitchenettes or cooking stations for meal preparation, while maintaining a connection to nature through oversized windows and outdoor seating areas. "If you're a glamper this is your place. Staff is nice. Store is nice as well," noted one visitor about Walnut Hills.

Fishing ponds, swimming pools, and scenic hiking trails enhance the glamping experience at these resorts, with Walnut Hills offering a 9-hole disc golf course and Sun Retreats featuring a lake for water activities. Both locations provide family-oriented environments with playgrounds, organized activities, and communal gathering spaces. The campgrounds maintain proximity to Shenandoah National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway, allowing for day trips to natural attractions. Golf cart rentals are available for exploring the spacious grounds, particularly at Sun Retreats where they're a signature feature. According to a camper, "This clean family friendly campground has many things for families. During the week, the campground slows down a bit, but on the weekends, it is completely full." Most glamping accommodations require advance reservations, especially during peak summer and fall foliage seasons.

Best Glamping Sites Near Staunton, Virginia (24)

    1. Walnut Hills Campground & RV Park

    20 Reviews
    Stuarts Draft, VA
    8 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."

    2. Sun Retreats Shenandoah Valley

    12 Reviews
    Stuarts Draft, VA
    12 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. Stoney Creek Resort

    7 Reviews
    Stuarts Draft, VA
    12 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."

    4. Crabtree Falls Campground

    20 Reviews
    Montebello, VA
    21 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!"

    "A comfortable, pretty spot for car camping and a GREAT home base for exploring the local breweries and wineries and Staunton - dont miss going into town to enjoy this delightful little historic mountain"

    5. Big Meadows Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    120 Reviews
    Stanley, VA
    42 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."

    6. Natural Chimneys County Park

    4 Reviews
    Mount Solon, VA
    14 miles
    Website

    $22 - $38 / night

    "Staff was friendly, sites were well maintained and great location. Bath houses were clean and the chimneys were cool!"

    "stayed here to be somewhat close to the national park. we ended up staying an extra night because we enjoyed the camp so much. staff was all around lovely. had a few trails around and a camp store. only"

    7. Montebello Resort

    11 Reviews
    Montebello, VA
    22 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."

    8. Stokesville Campground

    1 Review
    Mount Solon, VA
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 324-8281

    $30 - $50 / night

    "Stokesville campground is a little rough around the edges but offers access to lots of miles of trails in George Washington National Forest."

    9. Dundo Group Campground — Shenandoah National Park

    5 Reviews
    Grottoes, VA
    19 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."

    10. Harrisonburg - Shenandoah Valley KOA

    32 Reviews
    Shenandoah, VA
    32 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."

    "Bathrooms are very clean. Ice, propane, and other items are available on site at the store. Halloween was in full effect including a haunted walk."

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Glamping Reviews near Staunton, VA

361 Reviews of 24 Staunton 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.

  • Katie M.
    Aug. 15, 2021

    Harrisonburg - Shenandoah Valley KOA

    Great location KOA

    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. I love that they will pick up your trash and deliver firewood. We stayed in a non-electric grass tent site in loop D. The sites are great! Nice and flat and shady. They come with a huge fire pit and a picnic table. There is only one bath house in the campground that has plenty of bathrooms and showers. A very nice stay!


Guide to Staunton

Camping options near Staunton, Virginia include sites at elevations ranging from 1,400 to over 3,000 feet across the Shenandoah Valley region. Located in Augusta County where the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains converge, the area experiences cool mountain nights even during summer months, with temperature differences of 15-20°F between valley and ridge campsites. Several campgrounds maintain extended seasons, with limited facilities remaining open from November through March.

What to do

Hike Crabtree Falls trail: Located just a short distance from Crabtree Falls Campground, this hike offers access to one of Virginia's notable waterfalls. "The sites were 10 ft away from the Tye river, we literally fell asleep to the sound of the water every night. The campground did have facilities that were about a quarter mile walk away from our sites; this is something to consider if you are camping with older folks or children," notes camper Britt S.

Fish stocked trout ponds: Many campgrounds maintain fishing ponds with regular stocking schedules. At Montebello Resort, the setup accommodates anglers of all skill levels. "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.

Mountain biking trails: Access miles of trails directly from some campgrounds. "Stokesville campground is a little rough around the edges but offers access to lots of miles of trails in George Washington National Forest. There is an awesome swimming hole on the North River, Four miles of flow mountain bike trails inside the campground with endless miles of trails just outside," shares cyclist James.

What campers like

Natural landmarks on-site: Some campgrounds feature geological formations accessible without driving. Natural Chimneys County Park offers unique rock formations within walking distance. "The staff is very friendly and helpful; the sites are large, though fairly open to each other. There are a couple of nice, short trails and the natural chimney formations are fascinating," according to visitor Ford S.

Swimming options: Several campgrounds feature lakes or river access for cooling off during summer months. "The campground has everything. We have spent two summers here after leaving Florida. It is clean, spacious, lots of activities for young and old, and the owners and staff go out of their way to ensure you have a great time," reports Linda B. about Sun Retreats Shenandoah Valley.

Star-gazing opportunities: Higher elevation sites offer exceptional night sky viewing. At Big Meadows Campground, visitors appreciate the astronomical access. "Big Meadow has many amenities which make it popular and oftentimes crowded during weekends and holiday's. But, many of these amenities make camping with families a convenience. We saw many deer and bear while camping. Just being in Shenandoah is a soothing experience," shares camper Rachel M.

What you should know

Limited cell service: Most campgrounds in the area have restricted or nonexistent connectivity. "Located within minutes of I81. We stopped for 2 nights to see the Shenandoah National Park on our way to NC. Called last minute and got a site. Very nice customer service. Grounds were very well kept," explains Mimi B. about Walnut Hills Campground.

Wildlife encounters: Proper food storage is essential at all sites. "We were there during a heat wave so there were bugs but being from Georgia the heat was bearable. Speaking of bears- there were lots of siting and they take food clean up seriously. You can be fined for leaving food out," explains camper Anna R.

Seasonal operation variations: Many facilities adjust hours and services seasonally. "Booking was easy. 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. Looks like a fun place with lots of activities to come back to over the summer," shares DK S.

Tips for camping with families

Playground facilities: Look for campgrounds with dedicated play areas. "This clean family friendly campground has many things for families. During the week, the campground slows down a bit, but on the weekends, it is completely full," says a camper about Sun Retreats Shenandoah Valley.

Swimming lakes: Several campgrounds feature swimming options without additional fees. "Really cool set up clean campground. The people are nice and the so are the views. The fishing ponds are great, bring a fishing pole!" suggests John D. about Walnut Hills Campground & RV Park.

Group camping options: For larger family gatherings, dedicated group sites offer space. "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," reports Kate about Dundo Group Campground.

Tips from RVers

Site access considerations: Some campgrounds have challenging access roads or tight sites. "While my initial feeling was one of a run down campground, it's obvious the new owners are working to make it better. The bathhouse is nice as is the pool. The store was sparse but adequate. The lawns were kept up and looking good," notes Laure D.

Hookup variations: Electric and water connections can be limited at some locations. "We stayed here several times in an RV. Short-term sites are in the very front but you do have to take a circuitous route through the campground to get back to that area after checking in. Many long-term sites around the lake and up in the hilly area. Short-term sites are electric and water only but there is a free dump station," explains Mary W.

Proximity to services: Some campgrounds offer convenient access to towns. "Biggest KOA I've been to. 24 hr laundry, big camp store, office stays open later than other KOA's. Convenient to the highway and easy to get to. Sites are well spaced. Hookups were well positioned," observes Sara R. about Harrisonburg - Shenandoah Valley KOA.

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