Wilderness Road Campground

Cumberland Gap Wilderness Road Campground, 854 National Park Road, Ewing, Virginia, United States

A blue sky with trees and mountains.
A light blue sky with green mountains.
A blacktop road with red and yellow cables to the left.
A sidewalk with a brown building to the left.
Potable water located to the right of the entrance station.

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly Pet Friendly
Showers Showers
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Sites & Rates

Average nightly rates

151 total sites

RV Sites

138 sites

Tent Sites

13 sites

About Wilderness Road Campground

Wilderness Road Campground is nestled in the lush forests of the Appalachian Mountains in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park , where Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet. You can access miles of forest and mountain trails directly from the campground.    While in the park, drive up to the Pinnacle for a breathtaking view of the mountains or check out Civil War earthworks. Hike to the pale cliffs of White Rocks, the gaping mouth of Sand Cave, or the historic Hensley Settlement to see how mountain folk once lived. Stand in 3 states at the same time or immerse yourself in thousands of acres of proposed wilderness. Walk a path once traveled by the bison, Native American, longhunter, and pioneer. Stand in the narrow mountain gap where Daniel Boone stood and where thousands of people risked everything to reach and settle what would become America.    Wilderness Road Campground includes 151 wooded sites open to tents, trailers, and RV campers. Electrical hookups (20-, 30-, or 50-amp) are available at 43 sites. Group sites are also available. The campground is open year-round with limited campsites, as well as the comfort station between loops C and D, open during the winter season (mid-November to mid-March). 

Number of accommodations: 151

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - Mar 20 to Nov 29

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly Pet friendly
Showers Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
  • Showers
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

151 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 A-01, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 A-02, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 A-03, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 A-05, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 A-06, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 A-07, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
⛺ A-08, Loop: A Tent
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
⛺ A-09, Loop: A Tent
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
⛺ A-10, Loop: A Tent
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 A-11, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 A-12, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 A-13, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 A-14, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 A-15, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 A-16, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 A-17, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 A-18, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 A-19, Loop: A RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 B-01, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-03, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-04, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-05, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-06, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-07, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-08, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-09, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-10, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-11, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-12, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-13, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-14, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-15, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-16, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-17, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-18, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-19, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 B-20, Loop: B RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-01, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-02, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-03, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-04, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-05, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-06, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-07, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-08, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-09, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-10, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-11, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-12, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-14, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-15, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-16, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-17, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-18, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-19, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-20, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-21, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-22, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-23, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-24, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 C-25, Loop: C RV
50 Amp · Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 D-01, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-02, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-03, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-04, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-05, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-06, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-07, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-08, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-09, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-10, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-11, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-12, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-13, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-14, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-15, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-16, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-17, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-18, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-19, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-20, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-21, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-22, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-23, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-24, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-25, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-26, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-27, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-28, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-29, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-30, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-31, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-33, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-34, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 D-35, Loop: D RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-01, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-02, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-04, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-05, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-06, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-07, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-08, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-09, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-10, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-11, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-12, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-13, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-14, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-15, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-16, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-17, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-18, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-19, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-20, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-21, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-22, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-23, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-24, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-25, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-26, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-27, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-28, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-29, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 E-30, Loop: E RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-01, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-02, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-03, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-04, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-05, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-06, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-07, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-08, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-09, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-10, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-11, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-12, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-13, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-14, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-15, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-16, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 F-17, Loop: F RV
No Hookups
Price not available
⛺ G-1, Loop: G Tent
25 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
⛺ G-2, Loop: G Tent
25 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
⛺ G-3, Loop: G Tent
25 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
⛺ G-4, Loop: G Tent
25 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
⛺ O-1, Loop: O Tent
25 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
⛺ O-2, Loop: O Tent
25 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
⛺ O-5, Loop: O Tent
25 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
⛺ O-6, Loop: O Tent
25 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
⛺ O-7, Loop: O Tent
25 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
⛺ O-8, Loop: O Tent
25 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available

Reviews (679)

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What Guests Are Saying

Wilderness Road Campground offers a peaceful, clean, and beautifully maintained setting with courteous staff and accessible facilities, including well-kept bathrooms and showers. Visitors appreciate the variety of scenic hiking trails and wildlife, as well as the campground's serene atmosphere, making it a favorite destination for many. Some reviewers noted issues with site leveling and noise from nearby roads, but overall, the positive experiences highlight the campground's charm and tranquility.

Review Summary

4.6
679 reviews
5
74.4%
505
4
18.1%
123
3
5.9%
40
2
1.2%
8
1
0.4%
3

Russell B

Verified

August 22, 2026 • Stayed at: C-12, Loop: C

4

I really enjoyed my trip to CGNHS! The campground was so much quieter than Great Smoky Mountains NP due to less traffic. The bathroom and shower were very clean and accessible. The hiking trails and destinations had some truly beautiful scenery and we saw several species of wildlife along the way. The staff was always courteous and ready to help with any questions I had and even made some suggestions about trails and interesting points to visit inside the park. Must see places are Pinnacle Point and Iron Forge (there is a nice waterfall on the creek beside the forge) both of these sites are easy short walks for guests who may have mobility issues including wheelchairs. More challenging hikes are Tristate where you can stand in Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky at once; also Skylight Cave is worth exploring.

George T

Verified

August 22, 2026 • Stayed at: F-17, Loop: F

4

nice campground.

Maureen L

Verified

August 21, 2026 • Stayed at: C-08, Loop: C

5

Loved the shady site on a hot day.

Pat S

Verified

August 18, 2026 • Stayed at: B-19, Loop: B

5

Patricia C

Verified

August 18, 2026 • Stayed at: B-13, Loop: B

5

We absolutely loved it! Peaceful, relaxing, beautiful setting.

Terrance W

Verified

August 18, 2026 • Stayed at: C-07, Loop: C

5

On my way back from a KY state park visit, I live in TN, know I needed to stop and rest. Remembered Wilderness Road Campground in Cumberland Gap, it was about 15 minutes after 2pm. Logged in and found an open site. Nice overnight stay!

Pat S

Verified

August 18, 2026 • Stayed at: B-19, Loop: B

5

Shelley H

Verified

August 18, 2026 • Stayed at: C-04, Loop: C

2

From a Google view the pls e look big. But it small and sites are close together and many are not level or lopsided to boot.
However it was nice enough but we cut our stay short as other campers crammed to many folks into one site and then proceeded to park there cars in other unoccupied sites.

Randall P

Verified

August 15, 2026 • Stayed at: B-15, Loop: B

5

Our campsite was clean and well kept restrooms and showers were clean and well kept. roads are clean and blacktop in good shape on the lot and Roads. Beautiful Campground.

Jim F

Verified

August 14, 2026 • Stayed at: C-09, Loop: C

5

Been going there around 4 times a Year for the last 10 years. Always found everything in Great shape & enjoy it. Looking forward to going back Soon

Location Wilderness Road Campground

Address:
Cumberland Gap Wilderness Road Campground, 854 National Park Road
Ewing, VA, 24248
United States

Highway access

Wilderness Road Campground is accessible via US Route 58, which is approximately 13 miles to the south. Additionally, Interstate 75 is about 25 miles to the west, providing further access to the region.

Elevation: 418 feet

Distance to downtown

13 mi drive to downtown Ewing (about 16 min)

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Policies & Rules

Arrival & departure

Check in time

2PM

Check out time

12PM

General

  • Camping is permitted no more than 14 days within a rolling 30-day period. Campers should be prepared for unlevel campsites.
  • BEARS ARE ACTIVE IN THE PARK. Please help keep humans, pets, and bears safe. NEVER feed wild animals. DO NOT leave pets unattended. Store food and scented items in your vehicle. Dispose of pet food, food scraps, and garbage properly. DO NOT leave trash or food scraps in fire rings. Report bear sightings to a park ranger or by calling the park visitor center at 606-248-2817.
  • FIREWOOD must be purchased in the campground or within Lee County, VA, or gathered in the campground (down and dead wood only). Wood from outside Lee County may be infested with non-native insects that damage and kill native trees.
  • Please note there is NO Wi-Fi at the campground.
  • Pets are allowed but must be on a leash and under a person's control at all times.
  • POISON IVY grows naturally throughout the area, including in the campground. Learn how to identify and avoid it. Stay on marked trails and roads. Wipe down pets that have explored undergrowth. Clean clothes and gear after contact.
  • Quiet hours are from .
  • Cars and trailers must be parked on asphalt at designated sites.
  • Loops B, C, D and comfort station #2 will remain open from mid-November through mid-March for the winter season. The comfort station located between loops A & B and all other loops will be closed during this time. Campers should plan accordingly.
  • Supplies are available in Cumberland Gap and Harrogate, TN; Gibson Station, VA; and Middlesboro, KY.
  • For accidents or emergencies, CALL 911. To report suspicious activity after-hours, call the Claiborne County. TN, Dispatch at (423)626-1911

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Last updated: September 4, 2026

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