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Campsite #17 at Oak Ridge Campground, VA
$26
Tent Site #17
| Drive-In | 6 people |
| 2 | good |
3/5
3/9
Campsite #17 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, Fire ring, Picnic Table, Tent Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (11)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 64% |
| 4 star | | 27% |
| 3 star | | 0% |
| 2 star | | 9% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@KatieC9331305 · Camped on Aug 15, 2025 at Campsite #17
Nice campsite. Private. Clean and ready for us. Clean and convenient bathrooms. Utility sink for dishes, but I wish it was higher. You have to bend way over to rinse dishes. The park is great with many nice trails and historic and geological sites.
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@NicholasS29081 · Camped on Jul 21, 2023 at Campsite #17
Quaint and private walk-in campsite. Site C17 was a great place for us to have a nice and private feeling overnight getaway from the metropolitan cluster! Campground has clean and adequate facilities.
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@Elizabeth65783 · Camped on Jun 8, 2023 at Campsite #17
A well maintained campground with plenty of privacy, shade from the trees, fire pits, places to string up a hammock! Had a great fire, easy access to restrooms, didn't see any showers. Brought in approve firewood from the nearby 7-11. Had a great day of hiking the next morning on multiple trails!
Good
@RhondaJ163E068 · Camped on Mar 4, 2023 at Campsite #17
No complaints at all. The season just started so it wasnt crowded. I always use the C section which is best for solo or couples camping.
Excellent
@RhondaJ163E068 · Camped on Nov 7, 2022 at Campsite #17
No complaints at all. My first time solo camping and I will be back!
Excellent
@jeffr2985886 · Camped on Jun 7, 2022 at Campsite #17
You people should be ashamed of the way you run that place! I spent 3 nights there and not once was the park office/ Visitors center open. Nobody returned phone calls. How can you embrace the reason this park was developed and not take CASH as a method of payment? Seems unfair and I felt discriminated against as well as put off your pamphlets and webpage are full of misinformation and lies. Dissatisfied visitor.
@CandiceC402403 · Camped on Oct 17, 2021 at Campsite #17
The campgrounds are kept trash free as well as the restrooms. We go during the week and there are only a few campers there. We love to hike on the trails and when were done, we return to our campsite and enjoy a campfire and a meal! The fire pits are very good for either. The only thing I would like to see is firewood for sale on site. Its definitely a campground we return to time and time again!
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@CandiceC312 · Camped on Oct 17, 2021 at Campsite #17
The campgrounds are kept trash free as well as the restrooms. We go during the week and there are only a few campers there. We love to hike on the trails and when we’re done, we return to our campsite and enjoy a campfire and a meal! The fire pits are very good for either. The only thing I would like to see is firewood for sale on site. It’s definitely a campground we return to time and time again!
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@BrianG898 · Camped on Mar 11, 2021 at Campsite #17
Love this campground, especially since it’s close to home and great for a quick trip. Loop A is a little more open and then the vegetation is thicker in Loop C and the walk back sites are great for renting. There really aren’t any bad sites in the campground but don’t bring a big RV or trailer. The bathrooms are clean and modern and Loop B has showers. All sites have a fire ring/grill combo and a lantern post. Don’t expect there to always be a host on duty. I’ve scored free firewood before but it’s locked up and access to it requires finding a host. Best to bring your own wood with you. In fact, make sure you have everything you need. The 7-11 on the other side of Route 1 is a bit of a haul and could be an hour round trip during rush hour. The only other amenity besides the sometimes-accessible firewood is a broken soda machine but why it’s called “roughing it.”
I noticed the last couple of times that the rangers aren’t patrolling as frequently, at least not in the evenings. Maybe they don’t have as much staff outside the summer months. The only time I’ve seen them driving around recently was on my previous visit at 8am (which was great because I needed a jump start lol). On this visit, a lot group of kids came into a site two down from ours (C loop, so not super close) right at dusk and proceeded to blast music and talk loudly. This continued for a couple of hours - I could even hear them halfway to the B loop showers and I felt bad for the young couple with kids right on the other side of them. Noise really travels at night. Miraculously, they went silent a little before the start of quiet hours at 10:00 so that’s when they probably passed out. Never did see a ranger and there was no camp host on duty.
Overall, this is a nice campground. Expect it to be busy on weekends.
I noticed the last couple of times that the rangers aren’t patrolling as frequently, at least not in the evenings. Maybe they don’t have as much staff outside the summer months. The only time I’ve seen them driving around recently was on my previous visit at 8am (which was great because I needed a jump start lol). On this visit, a lot group of kids came into a site two down from ours (C loop, so not super close) right at dusk and proceeded to blast music and talk loudly. This continued for a couple of hours - I could even hear them halfway to the B loop showers and I felt bad for the young couple with kids right on the other side of them. Noise really travels at night. Miraculously, they went silent a little before the start of quiet hours at 10:00 so that’s when they probably passed out. Never did see a ranger and there was no camp host on duty.
Overall, this is a nice campground. Expect it to be busy on weekends.
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@BrianG7865186 · Camped on Mar 11, 2021 at Campsite #17
Love this campground, especially since its close to home and great for a quick trip. Loop A is a little more open and then the vegetation is thicker in Loop C and the walk back sites are great for renting. There really arent any bad sites in the campground but dont bring a big RV or trailer. The bathrooms are clean and modern and Loop B has showers. All sites have a fire ring/grill combo and a lantern post. Dont expect there to always be a host on duty. Ive scored free firewood before but its locked up and access to it requires finding a host. Best to bring your own wood with you. In fact, make sure you have everything you need. The 7-11 on the other side of Route 1 is a bit of a haul and could be an hour round trip during rush hour. The only other amenity besides the sometimes-accessible firewood is a broken soda machine but why its called roughing it.I noticed the last couple of times that the rangers arent patrolling as frequently, at least not in the evenings. Maybe they dont have as much staff outside the summer months. The only time Ive seen them driving around recently was on my previous visit at 8am (which was great because I needed a jump start lol). On this visit, a lot group of kids came into a site two down from ours (C loop, so not super close) right at dusk and proceeded to blast music and talk loudly. This continued for a couple of hours - I could even hear them halfway to the B loop showers and I felt bad for the young couple with kids right on the other side of them. Noise really travels at night. Miraculously, they went silent a little before the start of quiet hours at 10:00 so thats when they probably passed out. Never did see a ranger and there was no camp host on duty. Overall, this is a nice campground. Expect it to be busy on weekends.
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@LeeD4958851 · Camped on Oct 6, 2020 at Campsite #17
this is a well-maintained campground; our campsite was at the end of the C loop so pretty far from the others (and from the bath house!)
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