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Average nightly rates8 total sites
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4 sites
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4 sites
About Beartree
Number of accommodations: 8
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Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Showers
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- Playground
Water Access
- Beach Access
- Lake Access
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Reviews (137)
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.
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
Herb D
August 13, 2021
a great campground...well spaced sites and great hosts...bathrooms were clean and functional...site 34 is nice big site near bathhouse..
Edward N
August 7, 2021
Bathrooms and shower need updating. Very nice campground.
Nancy H
August 1, 2021
How much further does the US Forest Service intend to let this campground deteriorate? Every time we have come up for the past few years, there have been one or two (or all!) restrooms closed. The individual campsites themselves desperately need new gravel. We don't have small children, but the wonderful playground our children played on many years ago is now closed because it is deteriorating. Please, please, give this campground the attention it deserves. We usually come three or four times a year. We haven't decided if we are coming back this year. The campground hosts this year are doing the best they can, even doing some painting and sprucing up, but it is all cosmetic. The bathhouses must be redone. Start a "go fund me" page and I will contribute. Just give us back our wonderful campground. Please.
Karen V
July 31, 2021
Beartree's higher elevation makes for cold nights even in the middle of summer, so be sure to bring a good sleeping bag or plenty of blankets.
Carol B
July 24, 2021
Excellent campground. Very close to Damascus and access to the Virginia Creeper Trail. Also a great place to stay when visiting Grayson Highlands State Park and the ponies. Make sure you eat at The Wicked Chicken in Damascus. Lots of great hiking in the area.
Mike W
July 23, 2021
We stayed on weeknights when the campground was uncrowded and quiet. The hosts were friendly and welcoming and did an outstanding job keeping everything tidy and clean, particularly the bathrooms. The campsites are far enough apart that you can hear others but aren’t able to easily see each other.
Duane B
July 18, 2021
Great campground!
Steve K
July 14, 2021
Nice wooded quiet campground and great hosts...we enjoyed our weekend!
Katie G
July 13, 2021
Good, no frills campground. Sites were fairly private - lots of space to spread out. The facilities were adequate for showers/going potty. One of the two bathhouses did not have a spigot for washing dishes, so there was a bit of a backup at the other one, but not a major deal.
Terry L
July 2, 2021
Great place to camp
Location Beartree
Address:
20993 Beartree Gap Road
Damascus, VA, 24236
United States
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.
Elevation: 1025 feet
12 mi drive to downtown Damascus (about 27 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- You may email questions to: SM.FS.MRNRA@USDA.GOV
- 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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Last updated: September 5, 2026
