Bolar Mountain Rec Area, VA - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map

Bolar Mountain Rec Area is located in the Warm Springs Ranger District, George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (2 hrs north of Roanoke, VA) with an elevation of 1,614 feet. There are a total of 125 campsites including 8 tent-only sites. The campground is normally open from the beginning of May to the beginning of September. 113 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 20 and 50 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. 9 sites have electric and water hookups. 21 sites have electric hookups. 2 sites have water hookups. Fees range from $16.00 to $85.00. Some amenities include boat ramp, swimming, marina. Activities include boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.

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3.8 out of 5

5 star		39%
4 star		27%
3 star		16%
2 star		9%
1 star		7%

@LauraS4657948 · Camped on Aug 24, 2025 at Campsite #59

Was the calm before the storm of a holiday weekend. A week of peace and quiet. Site 59 is the first site at the entrance to loop 3 on the right. Its tucked back and has tons of privacy. Had a 23 travel trailer and a double cab Chevy truck, with plenty of space for a second vehicle. Fire pit is nice and far away so no worries for your awning. Bathrooms were clean. Showers were a bit musty as the camp hosts didnt want the doors propped open. The water spigot at 59 has leaked all summer, leaving you to either drench the one side of the campsite or finagle the spigot handle in a way so that throwing a towel over it keeps it from spraying. All in all, good trip! As someone who has been coming to this campground for years, the Forest Service really needs to invest in employees who can and will actually fix things.

@PatriceI9EA1C2 · Camped on Aug 22, 2025 at Campsite #19

My family and I had a great time! It was our first time at the campground so I honestly cant give any negative feedback towards things the were out of our control or the layout as we only were able to go off of past reviews from others. Honestly the bathrooms were perfectly fine, no complaints. The camp hosts make sure each stall is filled with A Lot of rolls of TP so no worries on bringing your own. Also the showers were great! Awesome water pressure plus there is a lower spout that was perfect for showering my toddler. If there was one complaint we had from our camp site #19 is that our picnic table was on the outside of our site border. So, it was inconvenient for our 8 person family because the table was slanted and not leveled like every other camp site where the table was within the site border. We tried lifting the wooden table to move it but it was Heavy plus it rained before we arrived and so that made it heavier. It also rained the night before we left and everything we had left out to dry was wet and muddy, but like I said that was out of our control, so cant complain about nature. Last thing was that there was very little to no service. My family had T-Mobile but I was the only one with Verizon and I was able to get little service by the lake or send message by satellite. Overall my whole family had a great time and wed certainly would come back to Bohler Mountain Campground!

@KrisanneS0DD69 · Camped on Aug 22, 2025 at Campsite #39

The lake is beautiful and the trails are well marked. The ranger station lady was very helpful and friendly. We will be visiting again!

@AdamC4960911 · Camped on Aug 11, 2025 at Campsite #60

Love Bolar Mountain and Lake Moomaw.

@SandraS7060671 · Camped on Aug 7, 2025 at Campsite #82

Always enjoy

@KrystleD42EC6F · Camped on Aug 1, 2025 at Campsite #70

Will return!

@EvanS6769947 · Camped on Jul 30, 2025 at Campsite #26

Beautiful water, great fishing, clean bathrooms, warm showers

@WillC7117114 · Camped on Jul 25, 2025 at Campsite #89

First timer, great experience & beautiful area. Facilities were clean and pleasant camping neighbors. Generators were present but generally off by quiet hours.

@JamesB7853748 · Camped on Jul 21, 2025 at Campsite #64

Moomaw Lake is a great lake.

@FranklinHB133C · Camped on Jul 20, 2025 at Campsite #56

This was the first at Lake Moomaw. I booked site 56. Site was level and spacious. Access to the lake was via a short path behind the site. The camp store was open. The staff there were very nice and welcoming. WiFi is available at the store

@ThomasT2893818 · Camped on Jul 18, 2025 at Campsite #38

This place is flat out beautiful. There is no staff around however. Not sure if an issue were to arise what could be done. Seems like the crowd was respectful of late night hours and whatnot. Overall you have to like the water to enjoy this place. We swam, fished, and hung out.

@AndrewN7047886 · Camped on Jul 15, 2025 at Campsite #28

Absolutely wonderful place to camp and relax. Facilities are nice, the water and scenery is beautiful. No cell service so plan accordingly.

@donnies13189AE · Camped on Jul 14, 2025 at Campsite #59

We really enjoyed our stay at Lake Moo Maw. However, there are a few things that need attention. We did not have a host to share these with but the water hookup at our site leaked all over the place. We ended up putting water in our camper tank and using it from there to keep the leaks from making a mess under our camper. Two of the showers were locked and out of order and one other door was almost impossible to get closed/open. We fished every day we were there and still enjoyed ourselves very much. Camp ground 3 is the best.

@KathrynH701835 · Camped on Jul 14, 2025 at Campsite #64

We love camping at Lake Moomaw, but the noise level of neighbors and heavy boat traffic took away from our experience this time. We went after the weekend but still had really noisy neighbors that let their kids walk through our site and others' sites. There is no privacy. It just depends how lucky you are with getting good neighbors. The boat traffic can be incessant and provide an all day hum of motors. In the mornings the water is so clear and beautiful, but by the end of the day the boats have churned it all up.We like when the water is lower because when it is high (like it was when we camped this time), there is nowhere to hangout next to the water. When it is lower, you can set up chairs and an umbrella and hang out by the water. You can check water levels online. The path to get to the water is narrow and flanked by poison ivy. Before we had neighbors, I moseyed around their waterfront sites and found this to be the case there, too.The campground does seem somewhat neglected. The reservation cards on our site were weeks old and the fire pits often have trash in them. Seems like no one checks the sites between checkout and check-in. The trail to greenwood point has a lot of downed trees.The bathrooms were very well maintained, and our water spigot (just across the driveway from the site) worked fine. The store at the marina was open and had ice, firewood (pricey though), emergency supplies, and a cute selection of snacks, drinks, and ice cream.

@MelodieMC6A3C6 · Camped on Jul 6, 2025 at Campsite #7

Want to get off the grid and spend quality time with your loved ones? This is it. We thoroughly enjoyed ever second. The campgrounds were well maintained, shaded and just perfect. We didn't want to leave and can't wait to go back.

@SharionR070099 · Camped on Jul 6, 2025 at Campsite #71

Great campground!

@JoeB9521197 · Camped on Jul 6, 2025 at Campsite #18

Peaceful and very relaxing! Lake is beautiful.

@LarryJ8102724 · Camped on Jul 3, 2025 at Campsite #89

The bathrooms and showers were well maintained. The sites were clean. There was no local wood for sale at the camp site, I recommend bringing a hand saw to cut wood for fires. Theres plenty of trees down to cut.

@LarryM8356646 · Camped on Jun 30, 2025 at Campsite #43

Love this campground, shaded and quiet

@TiffanyF863858 · Camped on Jun 23, 2025 at Campsite #51

Excellent campsite! Beautiful lake, and beautiful sites right on the water. Very kind and helpful camp hosts (thank you Ava & Marilyn!). The other campers were also very kind and friendly. The facilities were also very clean. Looking forward to coming back in the future.

@Giancarlo0FA24 · Camped on Jun 20, 2025 at Campsite #1

I try to make to Bolar twice a year. The campground is located in some of the prettiest mountains in the state.

@SarahH2673287 · Camped on Jun 19, 2025 at Campsite #50

Beautiful but no store (ice, etc) close.Supposedly, marina store will open on July 5

@GregoryR572752 · Camped on Jun 19, 2025 at Campsite #25

Lake is very nice. Volunteer host excellent. Bathhouse is old. Not much money invested in maintenance

@ElenaG8519972 · Camped on Jun 13, 2025 at Campsite #32

Excellent place to relax from technology and civilization. Just grab a tent.

@LindaE6667754 · Camped on Jun 13, 2025 at Campsite #6

The campground location and access to the lake are wonderful. The campground itself is in dire need of repairs and maintenance. The water supplies are broken and leak. The showers have no ventilation and therefore are humid and moldy. Simple rules such as the number of vehicles and people in the sites are not enforced and it is wearing on the facilities. Maneuvering in the park is actually difficult due to people parking just about anywhere. Firewood is very difficult to acquire locally and many people are transporting their own. We even had someone in our loop that ran a generator all night for several nights and no one ever enforced the rules. I have been visiting this campground yearly for almost 10 years and am dissappointed to see how much it has degraded over that time.

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