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About Wilderness Road Campground
Number of accommodations: 151
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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Pet friendly
Showers
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- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Showers
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (679)
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.
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
Vicki D
VerifiedDecember 4, 2022 • Stayed at: B-13, Loop: B
First time there. Nice and quiet and a very good place to take your dogs. Just did some hiking with my dogs and it was great! We will definitely go there again
Curtis D
VerifiedJanuary 2, 2023 • Stayed at: C-11, Loop: C
Clean, well-maintained campground with great functioning facilities. Easy access to dump station and water fill up.
Chien W
VerifiedJanuary 3, 2023 • Stayed at: E-24, Loop: E
Campground is in good location but way too many sites jamming together.
Most of them only has parking for 1 vehicle even though the site description says 2 vehicles allowed per site.
Jim C
VerifiedJanuary 19, 2023 • Stayed at: C-17, Loop: C
Campground was clean and tidy.
Bathrooms were very clean.
Had a nice conversation with one of the rangers. He was friendly and knowledgeable.
The little town of Cumberland Gap was charming.
William Y
VerifiedJanuary 29, 2023 • Stayed at: B-11, Loop: B
Nice warm showers and clean restrooms. The paved sites were awesome! We are truly thankful to have had the opportunity to visit Cumberland Gap Natl park and camp during the winter! We just wish more Natl park campgrounds were open year-round. We had a wonderful time!
James S
VerifiedFebruary 15, 2023 • Stayed at: B-12, Loop: B
Wilderness Road Campground is among the finest National Park campgrounds I have used. The facilities are excellent, and the price for a stay is one of the best bargains in the Park system. The sites are largely private and the sites are paved, many with electric hookups. There are bathrooms and hot showers.
Cumberland may be a relatively small National Park, but it packs a huge amount in its borders. I'm an avid hiker and the trails there are spectacular. I've been twice, and I will definitely go again.
Hubert Y
VerifiedFebruary 19, 2023 • Stayed at: C-08, Loop: C
I've been camping in this campground for more than 50 years. The park is always clean and the hiking is great.
Charlie C
VerifiedFebruary 28, 2023 • Stayed at: A-14, Loop: A
Great campground by many measures. Wonderful winter scenery, nice restroom/shower facility, easy access to hiking trails and the rest of the national park by a short drive.
WAYNE C
VerifiedMarch 2, 2023 • Stayed at: C-24, Loop: C
We had a wonderful time at Wilderness Road campground. It's a beautiful place with lots of room for walking our dogs. We love the extra space between most of the campsites. We especially appreciate that it is open all year round. We hope to make it a regular spot when weather permits. Of course, water at each individual site would be nice, Now if we could just make the traffic in the neighborhood more quiet! It's everywhere!
KERRY B
VerifiedMarch 3, 2023 • Stayed at: C-09, Loop: C
Always a pleasant trip in the Gap. This one even more so as weather was great esp for end of Feb. and the campground was nearly deserted which adds to enjoyment. Stores are handy in Harrogate, Murphesborogh, and most anything you need less than 2 miles in Ewing Va
Location Wilderness Road Campground
Address:
Cumberland Gap Wilderness Road Campground, 854 National Park Road
Ewing, VA, 24248
United States
Wilderness Road Campground is located at the end of National Park Road, off US Highway 58 in Virginia.
- From the Park Visitor Center in Middlesboro, Kentucky (approximately 5 miles): When leaving the visitor center parking lot, turn left onto Pinnacle View Road, then take the ramp down and merge into US-25E S toward Harrogate, Tennessee. Go through the tunnel into Tennessee. Turn right onto US-58 E toward Jonesville, Virginia and Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Cross into Virginia. Continue on US-58 approximately 2.4 miles, then turn left onto National Park Road. Continue on National Park Road to the campground entrance.
- From Knoxville, Tennessee (approximately 56 miles): Take TN-331 (Tazewell Pike) toward Tazewell, approximately 39 miles. Turn left onto US-25E N toward Harrogate. Go through Harrogate, then turn right onto US-58 E toward Jonesville, Virginia and Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. If you enter the tunnel then you missed the turn. On US-58 you will cross into VIrginia. Continue on US-58 approximately 2.4 miles, then turn left onto National Park Road. Continue on National Park Road to the campground entrance.
- From Abingdon, Virginia (approximately 115 miles): Take I-81 S toward Bristol, Tennessee. After approximately 18 miles, take US-11W S toward Kingsport. After approximately 20 miles, turn right onto US-23 N. Cross into Virginia. After approximately 22 miles, turn left onto US-58 W. Continue on US-58 W for approximately 52 miles, then turn right onto National Park Road. Continue on National Park Road to the campground entrance.
- From Lexington, Kentucky (approximately 130 miles): Take I-75 S toward Knoxville, Tennessee. After approximately 75 miles, take exit 29 onto US-25E S (Cumberland Gap Parkway). Continue on US-25E S approximately 48 miles, going through the Cumberland Gap Tunnel and into Tennessee. Turn right onto US-58 E toward Jonesville, Virginia and Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Cross into Virginia. Continue on US-58 approximately 2.4 miles, then turn left onto National Park Road. Continue on National Park Road to the campground entrance.
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
13 mi drive to downtown Ewing (about 16 min)
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 7, 2026
