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About Loft Mountain Campground
Number of accommodations: 145
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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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- Potable Water
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Reviews (556)
What Guests Are Saying
Loft Mountain Campground is praised for its spacious layout, cleanliness, and beautiful views, making it a great spot for group camping and hiking. Campground staff are noted for being friendly and helpful, enhancing the overall experience. While some sites may not be level and the shower facilities require payment, the positives, including wildlife sightings and well-maintained restrooms, contribute to a memorable camping experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Loft Mountain Campground is praised for its spacious layout, cleanliness, and beautiful views, making it a great spot for group camping and hiking. Campground staff are noted for being friendly and helpful, enhancing the overall experience. While some sites may not be level and the shower facilities require payment, the positives, including wildlife sightings and well-maintained restrooms, contribute to a memorable camping experience.
Review Summary
Jessica K
VerifiedJune 26, 2022 • Stayed at: G205, Loop: G Loop
The stars! They were amazing. Wildlife was unafraid to approach which was both unnerving and neat. We kept our distance. The Ranger at check in was extremely helpful, he brought up a concern that our site may be difficult to get into due to the length of our rig and offered us to switch to a non-reservable site if we wanted. Which we were fine and didn’t end up doing that, but we appreciated his offer!
The shower and toilet facilities were clean and well-maintained, and the campground store was amazing!
The site was large and private as it was very wooded. It was also not crowded there when we visited. We had a great time just sitting around the fire, admiring the cosmos.
Jodie M
VerifiedJune 29, 2022 • Stayed at: G182, Loop: G Loop
Nice campground with good spacing between sites. Restrooms are well-kept and clean. The pay showers (near the camp store) are a bit of a pain, since they serve the large campground plus any AT hikers, but the water pressure is good & water is hot. (if you experience one not working, the camp store staff are able to resolve most issues). We enjoyed hikes that we drove to the trailhead for, but also did the one from the campground. The area has most excellent hiking!
William S
VerifiedJune 30, 2022 • Stayed at: G207, Loop: G Loop
The campground was fantastic. It was relatively empty. I’m guessing it’s because of such a high price just to get on skyline Drive.
Susan M
VerifiedJuly 2, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: Upper Loop
Incredible park! The tent only sites are not private at all and we had access to only 1/2 a bear box but overall the campground was peaceful, well tended and of course the setting can not be beat. Beautiful sunsets, well stocked camp store and the showers/bathrooms were clean. Don’t forget your quarters for the shower (change machine was out a couple times during our stay).
Barbara M
VerifiedJuly 7, 2022 • Stayed at: E148, Loop: E Loop
Great sunsets!
John S
VerifiedJuly 7, 2022 • Stayed at: F165, Loop: F Loop
Great time hiking the AT, enjoying the views along with having a very private camping site without generators.
Brent H
VerifiedJuly 10, 2022 • Stayed at: G199, Loop: G Loop
Lovely, secluded camp area that was very green and peaceful. Highly recommend! Also close to the bathrooms and the Appalachian Trail.
Tamari D
VerifiedJuly 12, 2022 • Stayed at: G192, Loop: G Loop
Our campsite was super nice and the ranger was extremely friendly! Clean bathrooms with hot water as well.
Kaitlyn H
VerifiedJuly 13, 2022 • Stayed at: G197, Loop: G Loop
I initially reserved site 197, which was absolutely terrible for summer camping. There was zero tree cover, it was very short for two, two-person tents, our tents were very close to the bear box, picnic table, and fire ring, there was very little flat ground, and the amount of vegetation lured a ridiculous amount of gnats and other flying bugs. I think it's a site mostly intended for a small camper rather than tents.
Luckily, the workers at the ranger station were absolutely accommodating and suggested we look at all of the first-come-first-serve sites and if we found one we liked, just move and let them know. We ended up at site B82, which had plenty of flat ground, space, tree cover, and room for the cars.
Holly T
VerifiedJuly 15, 2022 • Stayed at: E135, Loop: E Loop
An older campground, we've been coming here for years.
Location Loft Mountain Campground
Address:
C/O Shenandoah National Park/Swift Run Entrance Station 22591 Spotswood Trail
Elkton, VA, 22827
United States
From Washington, D.C., metro area, travel west on Interstate 66 to exit 43A. Take US Highway 29 south approximately 55 miles to Ruckersville, Virginia, then take US Highway 33 west to Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive Swift Run Entrance. Follow Skyline Drive south approximately 15 miles and turn left into the Loft Mountain area. Follow the signs to Loft Mountain Campground.
From Richmond, Virginia, area, travel west on Interstate 64 to exit 99 for Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive. Take Skyline Drive north approximately 25 miles and turn right into the Loft Mountain area. Follow the signs to Loft Mountain Campground.
Loft Mountain Campground is accessible via Interstate 66 to US Highway 29 south and US Highway 33 west. Additionally, it can be reached from Interstate 64 to Skyline Drive.
Elevation: 1021 feet
22 mi drive to downtown Elkton (about 37 min)
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Last updated: September 12, 2026
