Loft Mountain Campground — Shenandoah National Park

We camped here for 2 nights. The campsite has the common amenities - a firepit, a bench, and a picnic table. Our site was definitely spacious.

The bathhouse was not far away and mostly clean. It was awesome to have a dishwasher station with running water.

Unfortunately our campsite was bumblebee invested. It was cool to watch them, but they got into everything.

The shower was about 0.3 miles away. They charge $5 for 10 min, which you have to pay in quarters.

There is also a very nice and well stocked campstore. They had everything you need.

We drove to the visitor center at the Big Meadow. They had very cool programs and really good food. I enjoyed a blackberry shake, which is kinda famous for the area, and it was delicious.

If you wanna hike somewhere, the AT runs right through the campground.

The rangers and the host were super friendly and very helpful.

We had a great time staying here, the site we were at was pretty private behind our camper. Bushes and trees on all sides of our fire ring and picnic table.

Clean bathrooms and wash stations.

Would recommend!

It’s an easy place to camp with all the necessities near the camp store. Love the walk-out sites but they’re not as secluded as you’d hope.

Good clean campsites and showers, my only complaint being the showers were pretty expensive at $5 for 10 minutes. Other than that, the ranger at the entrance to the campground was friendly and helpful, and I would recommend staying here.

Nice spacious places. No electricity.

This campground was a convenient overnight stop on our trip up Skyline Drive. Easy access to the Blackrock Summit and Doyles River Falls trails! We visited on a weeknight, so there weren’t many other campers, but the campsites are small and crowded. The camp store at the entrance offers essentials like firewood, ice, basic gear, and food. It also has showers with a quarters machine if you have cash ($2.50 for 5 minutes). There are bathroom facilities with flushable toilets and sinks, as well as a utility sink for dishes, but none of the potable water spigots around the campground were running. We stayed in site G182, which was one of the few campsites without a bear box for our food. When we left in the morning, we noticed lots of deer and apple trees growing around the campground, and we saw a beautiful cloud inversion by the camp store/showers!

The scenic drive has been absolutely incredible. Stayed one night here traveling through. $30 for the night no power or water at sites. $2.50 for 5 minute shower. Definitely get the feeling that they are trying to get every penny out of us.

Nice clean campground, nice bathrooms & showers. Be prepared for leveling campers or having a slight angle of tents. Nice tables & spacious private campsites. The skyline drive overlooks & amphitheater overlook is definitely worth staying here for

Loft mountain was nice. They have a camp store to get all of your essentials (beer, ice, and wood!) and can even find a coin operated shower there too. That’s big when you are dirt bagging it out of your truck!

Shenandoahs are tight, there aren’t too many National Parks that are Down with Canine’s, and this is one of them. Not really worth playing around with not having them on leash, there are too many people and wild animals in the area.

Our Ranger was so informative and gave us a lot of options for things to do, so be grateful and listen up!

We did a first come first serve site, Half of the camp sites are reserve only the other half are just for us last minute people.

The Appalachian trails runs beside this campground. There is a camp store for firewood and last minute items. Sites are basic, bathrooms are clean, showers are available with coins by camp store.

Small, nicely laid out sites, although you are close together they are fairly well wooded, so you do get a bit of privacy. Just about every site in our loop was a pull-thru, although half of them technically faced the road, we were lucky enough to go on a very quiet rainy weekend. I wish I had a picnic table and fire grade although there was not much room for us to spread out. There are ample restroom facilities and they are very clean with utility sinks at the building as well. Our site was very level put a lot of the sites are sloped so it’s coming with the camper be prepared to bring the leveling blocks. As for Internet, T-Mobile has a connection average one down and less than one up so don’t intend to work here if you have T-Mobile.

Beautiful part of the SNP. I was unfortunately tent camping next to a loud RV, but that was my fault for booking the wrong site! Lovely hikes nearby.

Stayed in tent site 005, and while it wasn’t the smallest of the tent sites or least private, if was very close to the main look road and every car entering the camp loop passes right by the site up the hill within eyesight. Camp store didn’t allow dogs, and I didn’t feel good leaving my dog unattended in the park (which is their rule) I didn’t get to visit the store. One good thing was the view from the amphitheater

Nice large campground with 2 handicapped sites close to the bathroom. Camp store where you can buy firewood, ice, and most anything you may have forgotten. Campsites are fairly well spread apart, most have a patch of woods between them. Bear boxes are at some of the sites for storing your food. Bathrooms are kept clean and have a drinking fountain nearby for water. Showers are available at the camp store. You can hike some of the Appalachian Trail which runs just below the camp. All campsites come with a fire ring and picnic table.

I love loft mountain. after two years of tent camping, upgraded to see teardrop this year. I always meet great people there and the staff is wonderful (Paula and Lori shout out)

There is no wifi and very little cellular coverage, but we've employed a cellular amplifier and now work remote there often. coupled with a hotspot and wifi extender, or entire campsite is covered. if you need cellular, go to the amphitheater and you'll be able to get connected. g loop, reservations required, also has service is you get the top spots.

Nice place, no wifi, cell phone service is limited. Most sites have no hookups. Has bear lockers.

Great campsite $15/night. About 1/3 reservation and 2/3 first come first served. It is a site that attracts hikers especially, as it is adjacent to the Appalachian trail. Bear boxes are at each site too, which is very convenient especially at a walk in site!

If you can, get site #20. It is the BEST sunset watching spot. You can also watch from the Appalachian trail below that site.

Showers are coin operated, $1.75 and nicely renovated. Laundry is available too. Poor cell service in most sites, best reception is at the amphitheater.

Beautiful spot on to of a bald. Good amount of tree coverage from rain/other groups. Some of the tent sites are close to neighbors, but we made friends! No more than 5 minute walk to bathrooms and water source. Would highly recommend!

This was our stopover going North from Julian Price Campground. We drove about 30 miles on Blue Ridge Parkway from Julian Price towards Loft Mountain. These views included the iconic viaduct, and expansive views of the mountains. Lots of overlooks. Highly recommend this portion of the Parkway (milepost 297 to about 260). Loft Mountain was a nice place to stopover following a long tow day. We had a pull through, lots of privacy between campsites. Plenty of sun for our solar panels, and a quick access to the Appalachian Trail. We were able to hike a few miles of the AT while there. Great campstore provisions- I guess since this is a AT stop over for the many 'real-hikers'. Laundry is also available (although we didn't go in and check it out). We had F loop, F170, generator free (although you could hear the generators over in the next loop). There is not a lot of other hiking trails that spur out from this campground so I am not sure we will stay here again. But overall, we liked it.

Loft Mountain is made for car campers, backpackers, distance bikers, and anyone who wants just basic stuff and then be left alone!

The cost is amazing!  Only $15.00 per night ($7.50 for a Senior Pass Holder!) which is a throw back to the olden days for sure.

I didn't get a very warm welcome here, but rather a semi-rude ranger who seemed put out with the registration process.  During my professional career, I realized that sarcasm is not a good way to make friends and influence enemies!  Once registered, I never spoke to another staff member, which was OK with me.

Keep in mind that this campground is at a high elevation so things don't dry too quickly in the morning after a rainy night.

I enjoyed my stay here and would return because of the number of sites that are first come first served... no reservation needed!

Overall, a good camping experience.

Lots of trails. Perfect for families. Clean bathrooms. Helpful rangers and volunteers.

Stayed here for the first time this weekend at F-173. The sites were fairly close, but separated by trees, so you felt private. You could hear people on the other side of the trees, but no one was loud and it was very quiet and peaceful at night! Some sites are more private than others, so do a little scouting if that’s what you want! The nearby camp store had all the necessities. Lots of hiking along skyline drive, and a few trails around the campground. When we woke up on the morning we were checking out, we didn’t want to leave! Definitely coming back soon!

I stayed at Loft Mountain in late October of 2019.  The campground was not very crowded, but not empty either.  This is a large campground, IIRC 200+ sites, so manage your expectations about "getting away from it all", but the campsites generally looked fairly private, although to a greater or lesser degree depending on which site you get.  

I had no real complaints about this site other than that it is too large and not private enough for my taste.

Well kept sites, clean bathrooms, all first come first serve sites, biggest campground in Shenandoah so can usually find a spot.

Sitting on top of a mountain with the Appalachian Trail wrapped around you, cant go wrong. Full service amenities available.

I’ve been to loft mountain a few times over the years. The overall area is great. It’s right off the AT so there a bunch of trails and it’s not too far away from Big Meadow if you wanted to take a short drive. I would recommend booking in advance to get the best sites right off the trail. A lot of the sites can be close to on another, but if you can get 10-13, those are the most secluded.