Loft Mountain Campground

Loved the Doyle's river loop hike and the Big Run hike, but hiking from the campsite there can be tricky since the sign to get on the AT is tucked away. I also really enjoyed the ranger presentation on Bats Friday evening. Driving into the park on Skyline drive is very scenic and I would recommend Loft mountain campground to anyone who wants to try camping in the Shenandoah.

Loft Mountain is the perfect getaway! It’s a smaller campground, without the hustle and bustle of Big Meadows. The amphitheater has spectacular views that are a must-see! It’s also centrally located to great trails!

We stayed in F170 and we were amazed how big the campsite was. We couldn’t see anyone else from our site. We had a travel trailer and it was perfect. The bathrooms were clean. The dump site was clean. The water tasted amazing. The only negative is the grass was way beyond needing to be cut. The bugs probably would have been less if they kept up on the grass cutting.

The campground was in good shape once the grass was finally trimmed. The campstore was missing amenities (milkshake machine) . Price of firewood is outrageous. The showers had mold and mildew all over them, and they had a seriously foul odor. For $5.00 one would expect much better. $5.00 is much too expensive for 10 minutes of almost warm water.

The site that I had booked did not have adequate space for my large tent. A small tent would probably have been fine, but this should have been explained at the time of booking. I ended up moving to a first come first serve site, which subsequently flooded during heavy rain, submerging my tent in about 2 inches of standing water.

If I were to return to Shanandoah, I would probably consider one of the other campgrounds.

Coin operated showers were expensive and impractical to insert 20 quarters into the payment slot while in the shower stall. The showers were also so small with no curtain, so dry clothes and towel got wet when showering.

Cam in 1 day late and Camped in the handicap site. THe grass was not cut for a very long time. Grass in our site was apx 12 inches tall. Weather was HOT which when combined with the tall grass created a huge issue with nats. Any movement in the grass resulted in massive swarms of nats. Fireplace sides were so tall there was minimal visual of fire. Price of wood was $1 per board which was very expensive and made it difficult to have a decent evening fire. $5 for a 10-minute shower was also very expensive. One shower stall in the mens facility was out of order however when walking in it was easy to miss the sign. When door was closed sign was outside and NOT by the coin machine. I put $5 into the machine and never got the shower. UGH. Very frustrating...

Loved the site, the curved parking area made it super easy to pull in and out, and I appreciated the provided bear proof food locker. This site is close to the bathrooms, but a little far from the front of the campground and the Camp-store/showers.

Nice campground great trails quiet during the week. We were there in July for 4 days in rv. Only complaint was generator rules. It got pretty hot 1 of the days and our dogs got pretty hot. Running fans was not enough otherwise we had a great time.

Loft Mountain Campground is always a great experience for me. The rangers are helpful and will draw you a map to find your campground when you get there. There is also weather posted at the ranger station so you can be prepared. I would recommend signing up for the SNP text alerts in case there is bad weather while you are there. Our campsite was clean and the bathrooms are easy to get to and well maintained. There are lots of gorgeous trails nearby and a well run camp store where you can get emergency supplies.