About Beartree
Campground Amenities
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Playground
Reviews (132)
What Guests Are Saying
Beartree is a well-maintained, quiet campground with nice privacy and clean facilities, offering a wonderful camping experience. Many sites are fantastic, although some require significant leveling, and the infrastructure could use upgrades. Overall, it provides a beautiful, woodsy atmosphere ideal for a relaxing retreat.
What Guests Are Saying
Beartree is a well-maintained, quiet campground with nice privacy and clean facilities, offering a wonderful camping experience. Many sites are fantastic, although some require significant leveling, and the infrastructure could use upgrades. Overall, it provides a beautiful, woodsy atmosphere ideal for a relaxing retreat.
Review Summary
Amber A
May 30, 2021
I have been coming to Beartree for more than 20 years. I love this campground but last weekend was an utterly disappointment.
Because the group camping area closed, a Boy Scout group from NC decided to reserve multiple sites. They arrived after dark for their set up which included leaving multiple vehicles idling on the road while yelling instructions at each other for about 20mins. Our campsite was fuming with diesel fumes. Then the building of their metal pole mess hall began. Their build went well after quiet time with clanging metal and shouting throughout. And then the yelling (to be expected from of group of that many young boys) began at 5:45 AM the next morning.
After speaking to both a scout leader and the camp host, the next evening we were met with more disrespect- adults followed by children wolf howling. It began at dark, growing in frequency until precisely 10pm. Operating just inside the rules while being as inconsiderate of others as possible seems to be a specialty of this group of scout leaders.
At the end of the day it wasn’t a peaceful, relaxing trip to the forest that I had hoped for. It was a disappointing, frustrating experience. Beartree should do a better job of addressing groups like these until group camping is reopened. It is trying to put a square peg in a round hole. There is a reason a separate space was created for them to begin with.
Gloria B
May 28, 2021
Beautiful campground, loved it.
Dustin F
May 24, 2021
The campground facilities were very clean and well maintained. The hosts were friendly. We really enjoyed fishing at Beartree lake and some other local streams. The hiking in the area is amazing. We highly recommend this campground!
Mark F
May 24, 2021
The facilities and campsites were clean. The host family was great. Campground is very convenient to Damascus and the Creeper Trail.
Billy M
May 24, 2021
Perfect location for our fly fishing base. The hosts at Beartree were most helpful!
Shelley G
May 24, 2021
Big private sites.
Hike and bike without getting in your car.
Friendly helpful hosts!!
Justin S
May 23, 2021
Love this campground for the privacy created by the rhododendron forest. Relatively clean facilities, great mountain roads for drivers and excellent forest sauntering for hikers.
Kristy D
May 10, 2021
Wonderful campground and very nice hosts. Would have been nice to get a hot shower, but at least we got one.
Quaker H
May 10, 2021
Amy P
October 30, 2020
Quiet and secluded. We stayed at campsite 47 in an RV.
Location Beartree
Address:
20993 Beartree Gap Road
Damascus, VA, 24236
United States
Latitude & Longitude: 36.6847 / -81.6472
Elevation: 1025 feet
Policies & Rules
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You may email questions to: SM.FS.MRNRA@USDA.GOV |
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No hookups are available at campsites |
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This campground has first-come, first-serve sites and reservable sites |
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Check-in is at 2pm and check-out is at 12pm. |
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Limit one RV per parking spur |
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No Cell phone coverage |
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The beach is closed to swimming. |
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Click here for more information on George Washington and Jefferson National Forests |
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Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more. |
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A trailer waste disposal station (water is not available) is located near the campground’s exit. |
