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		37%
4 star		28%
3 star		16%
2 star		10%
1 star		7%

@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.

@SamanthaDB8B87 · Camped on Jun 12, 2025 at Campsite #11

First camping trip at Bolar Mountain and the campground was very nice! Will definitely be back!

@AndrewR3887527 · Camped on Jun 5, 2025 at Campsite #47

Had a great time camping at a absolute beautiful lake and location. Its quiet privaye site and the lake is awesome for fishing, swimming and boating. Stayed at site 47. Couple negatives is the marina store and gas pumps are closed, numerous non working water pumps on loop 2. Trail heads aren't maintained, nowhere close to get supplies and the loop 2 camp hostess' parked their boat in front of our water access from our site when. Numerous other sites were unoccupied and refused to move it. Not ideal when I have a toddler trying to swim and fish. This campground could be the best in the state but it appears to practically be abandoned by the federal gov. Such a shame you can tell.it used to be so nice.

@BrodyC25720D7C · Camped on May 22, 2025 at Campsite #30

Will be going back. Weekday when the crowds are not there - solid. Views + wind in the trees + trout creeks nearby. Never been during the weekend uptick.

@CarolA5692306 · Camped on May 19, 2025 at Campsite #21

The camp fire pits not cleaned out

@KarenL1374189 · Camped on May 19, 2025 at Campsite #30

Fantastic place. A drop into the middle of nowhere but so nicely developed for recreation and peacefulness. Definitely no cell service though.

@brianj112936BE · Camped on May 16, 2025 at Campsite #10

Lake and weather were wonderful. Bathrooms were awful.

@RaymondP525607 · Camped on Sep 2, 2024 at Campsite #1

Nice we were just the only ones there

@LisaN8400495 · Camped on Sep 2, 2024 at Campsite #63

The area is gorgeous and the campground was deserted the last 3 days of the 2024 season.

@ThomasE4870862 · Camped on Aug 28, 2024 at Campsite #35

I had a wonderful time tenting at Lake Moomaw the week before Labor Day. Few visitors and the lake was all mine! I kayaked for hours, enjoying the fog blotting the water and mountains in the morning and the evenings. Too much eye candy to bother fishing. It gets pretty muddy accessing a kayak when the water level is low, but the hot showers and clean restrooms more than compensate. I always take the back roads between Moomaw and the IGA at Hot Springs for provisions. Traveling along the adjacent brooks feeding the lake is always a joy! I watched a bear cub meander across my path with little urgency by the Marina (closed). Later, leaving the campsite to retrieve more firewood from IGA, a Mom and cub crossed the road immediately before the entrance shack. A few minutes later a Linx? Bobcat? strolled ahead of my Jeep near McClintic Point campground. Driving adjacent Hot Springs Run, I stopped to watch two of the most peculiar 'deer(?)' I have ever seen! Too tall from my experience, standing in the water 40-feet away, staring at me for at least 60-seconds. Both stood face to face with 6- and 10-inch tall, very thick blunt spikes, covered heavily with velvet. I have never seen any deer like these before and I'm 71-years old. I've camped in Moomaw and the surrounding campgrounds for more than four decades. Visitors seem to be on the decline and that may be a good thing. Exceptional beauty and peace awaits those who care to seek out this more distant and difficult to find campground. Do arrive by way of Richardson Gorge Road, but BEWARE, albeit a well maintained single lane gravel roadway, it hangs on a cliff cut into the mountain. I have sighted much wildlife crossing this road and the river valley below. Perfect for passenger rubbernecking - but the driver MUST keep his eyes on the road for oncoming vehicles and blind turns. Otherwise choose Bolar's Draft Rd SR600. Give Moomaw a try next year when it opens once more. You'll be glad you did.

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