About Loft Mountain Campground
Number of accommodations: 145
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
RV Utilities and Hookups
- 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
Bruce B
VerifiedNovember 3, 2021 • Stayed at: F165, Loop: F Loop
Loft Mountain is a very large campground with numerous first-come, first-serve and reservable campsites occupying a plateau on the eastern side of Skyline Drive. The quality of the sites is uneven; some are large, others small, some have tent pads, most don't (the tent pads appear to be limited to campsites on the perimeter). Bathroom facilities are good but the water fountain nearest our campsite (A75) was non-operational. Curiously, the campground offered no places other than the bathrooms to clean dishes. Because we visited the last week before the campground closed for the winter, the camp store was pretty bare but is large enough to be well stocked during busier times. The true advantage of Loft Mountain is its proximity to some of the best hiking in Shenandoah National Park -- Riprap Trail, Blackrock, Jones and Doyles River Falls, Hightop, Frazier Discovery Trail, and many more offer hikes ranging from moderate to strenuous, affording grand vistas and in some cases fun scrambles. Recommendation on tent sites: A10-A20 on the western perimeter of the campground provide great views from their perch on the edge of the plateau into the Doyles River gorge. All in all, we found this a fine campground and plan to return. Indeed, other campers mentioned that they were perennial visitors and much preferred it over Big Meadows and Skyland farther north in the Park.
Maria O
VerifiedNovember 2, 2021 • Stayed at: F162, Loop: F Loop
Great facilities, very professional staff, clean campsite, lovely experience
Desira B
VerifiedNovember 1, 2021 • Stayed at: G206, Loop: G Loop
Great experience 👍
Diane E K
VerifiedNovember 1, 2021 • Stayed at: E159, Loop: E Loop
This is a wonderful campground with great hikes in the immediate area! I wish there was a was to find out, in advance how flat the site is for tent camping. It can be hard to tell from photos. Our camp hosts were friendly and very helpful. If you are there at the end of the season, just be aware that the camp store may not have what you need, as they are not restocking a week before closing.
Robert P
VerifiedNovember 1, 2021 • Stayed at: F174, Loop: F Loop
Excellent customer service
Shawn L
VerifiedOctober 30, 2021 • Stayed at: G184, Loop: G Loop
This was a great place to visit!! But, kind of have the things you want to do planned out. It will take you a while to get to them if they are off the mountain.
Barbara M
VerifiedOctober 29, 2021 • Stayed at: G190, Loop: G Loop
We appreciated the friendly and accommodating staff. The facilities were kept clean and sites were easily accessed and private.
Casey N
VerifiedOctober 29, 2021 • Stayed at: E147, Loop: E Loop
It was so awsome
Jay W
VerifiedOctober 29, 2021 • Stayed at: E144, Loop: E Loop
Best place to camp in Virginia on Skyline drive. Quiet, spacious, clean, and relaxing. Hiking trails within walking distance and beautiful mountaintop views.
George W
VerifiedOctober 29, 2021 • Stayed at: F169, Loop: F Loop
Good campground with nice amenities (shower, latrines, etc.).
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 38.2487 / -78.6706
Elevation: 1021 feet
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
