Beartree Lake  in the Fall
BEARTREE SHELTER
Beartree Tents
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Beartree Lake 10.18.2023

Featured amenities

Showers Showers
Playground Playground

Available sites

8 total sites

About Beartree

Beartree offers a relaxing, family-friendly atmosphere and a variety of recreational activities. Located in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, the campground boasts a sprawling layout with both group and individual campsites. A small creek flows through the campground, offering a refreshing spot to wade and fish. Beartree Lake is also located within the recreation area, providing an ideal spot for fishing.

Seasonal information

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - May 13 to Oct 31

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Showers Showers
Playground Playground
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
  • Showers
On Site Services

On Site Services

  • Playground
Water Access

Water Access

  • Beach Access
  • Lake Access
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Rates, Sites & Availability

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8 Sites Available

Site
Price
⛺ 081, Loop: Group Tent Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Full shade
⛺ 082, Loop: Group Tent Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Full shade
⛺ 083, Loop: Group Tent Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Full shade
⛺ 084, Loop: Group Tent Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Full shade
🚐 085, Loop: GRP RV RV
Pet Friendly · Paved
🚐 086, Loop: GRP RV RV
Pet Friendly · Paved
🚐 087, Loop: GRP RV RV
Pet Friendly · Paved
🚐 088, Loop: GRP RV RV
Pet Friendly · Paved

Reviews (138)

What Guests Are Saying

Beartree offers a pleasant camping experience with good privacy and a clean bathhouse, complemented by warm showers and a friendly camp host. Although there is only one shower per gender, the campground's low occupancy made it manageable. However, some guests noted that the bathroom facilities include a pit toilet.

Review Summary

4.3
138 reviews
5
56.5%
78
4
25.4%
35
3
11.6%
16
2
3.6%
5
1
2.9%
4

Jody C

October 24, 2022

4

The staff were very helpful! The campsites are surrounded by lots of trees and bushes, so there is a great amount of privacy.

Deborah D

October 24, 2022

5

Beautiful campground. It’s very secluded make sure you bring firewood we could not find any and had to find deadwood around the campground. Loved the lake there were some great fishing spots.

Joel J

October 25, 2022

1

Very hard almost impossible to connect with anyone for canceling and getting a refund due to death in the family. Still have no word of my refund request even was processed. Lost over $150.

William T

October 31, 2022

5

Very nice isolated campground. Plenty of room between sites. No cell service. Need to spend some money and repair sewer system so all bathrooms work.

Karen F

November 3, 2022

4

Visited in late October... Anita was an excellent and helpful hostess. The sites were mainly private and had a sense of seclusion due to rhododendron screening. It was peaceful and quiet. The dump station has been nonfunctional for a long time, and the facilities are getting a bit run down. Some restrooms are closed. The swimming area, which looked like it was once very nice, had been closed down since Covid and looked neglected and unusable and perhaps may never reopen (?). Since so many campers now use RVs or trailers, it is important to repair the dump stations. The National Forest (and most people) don't want anyone to discharge waste water on FS grounds, so updating the dump stations is important. Beautiful, slightly remote campground, but it needs some TLC. Hint: Grayson Highlands State Park--hike to see the wild ponies and gorgeous mountain balds.

R O

November 7, 2022

3

Overall, we enjoyed our stay at Beartree. That said, the site we reserved ahead of time was supposedly a group site and is advertised as being able to hold 16 people. We had two pop-up campers and it was very tricky to get them both on that site. In fact, one was halfway off the side of the pad. It was very frustrating for us to find that we had paid for a double site when it ought to have only been considered a single site. If we come back, we will just go ahead and get two sites because that "double" was a joke! I have no idea why the campground people think it can hold 16! Even just with tents that would be next to impossible.

Megan S

December 10, 2022

5

Love this Campground, close to the Creeper trail & Mt Rogers State Park.
nice trails right from the Campground.
Needs repairs, but ok if you have your own bathroom.
Hosts have always been very nice.

Travis B

June 4, 2023

5

Super spectacular omg loved it wowww

Christine M

June 5, 2023

4

Had a nice stay at Beartree. The location was close to town and to sites and hikes we had planned.

Ronald M

June 9, 2023

4

Had a nice time despite constant rain. The campgrounds are getting run down and are in need of some upkeep and repairs. The lake and pavilion are in a sad state of decline.

Location & Directions for Beartree

20993 Beartree Gap Road, Damascus, VA 24236 United States

Elevation: 1,025 ft

Nearest town

Damascus, VA - 12 mi

About 27 min to downtown

Highway access

Beartree Family Camp is accessible via US Highway 58, approximately 11 miles to the north, and Interstate 81 is about 20 miles to the west.

Policies & Rules

Arrival & departure

Check in time

2PM

Check out time

12PM

General

  • You may email questions to: [email protected]
  • No hookups are available at campsites 
  • This campground has first-come, first-serve sites and reservable sites 
  • Limit one RV per parking spur
  • No Cell phone coverage
  • The beach is closed to swimming.  
  • Click here for more information on George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
  • 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.
  • A trailer waste disposal station (water is not available) is located near the campground’s exit.  

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