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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
Julie B
VerifiedAugust 20, 2024 • Stayed at: C-15, Loop: C
This was a beautiful campground. The area is hilly and some of the sites are sloped but we didn't have any issues leveling. The tree cover makes it feel quite secluded. We loved it here and would definitely return.
Margaret K
VerifiedAugust 18, 2024 • Stayed at: A-01, Loop: A
Beautiful, quiet campground. I stayed two nights. The campground hosts were very helpful. The Ranger staff was kind and informative. I had the perfect place to do a little dog training with no issues. I loved looking up at the stars through the trees at night. The bathrooms were very clean and well cared for. It was so close to the things I wanted to do including going to the Pinnacle overlook. Most amazing. Very close to Cumberland Gap for the events they hold there and close to Middlesboro, KY. It is also close to Tazewell TN and places in VA. Loved my little weekend getaway. Great place, great people.
Joe C
VerifiedAugust 14, 2024 • Stayed at: A-16, Loop: A
This park is great.
Great showers and restroom facilities. Plenty of walking trails.
Very clean and quiet.
George N
VerifiedAugust 7, 2024 • Stayed at: B-03, Loop: B
Very nice and clean. Some sites are more level than others. Rangers patrol the campground and are super nice.
Larry H
VerifiedJuly 26, 2024 • Stayed at: B-04, Loop: B
While we were there, NOBODY emptied the trash dumpsters, you can imagine the smell. We were in the B loop, the shower has mold on the ceiling and bench seat, no vent fan was working and one shower the auto light did not work. When I asked, just excuses, excuses. Please pass this on to the park director.... nothing will have, just more excuses.
Brad S
VerifiedJuly 23, 2024 • Stayed at: B-19, Loop: B
Great place to visit! Only complaint was with the lack of dumpster pickup and that the showers had one with no lighting.
Matt G
VerifiedJuly 22, 2024 • Stayed at: D-01, Loop: D
This is my all time favorite campground. All of the sites are very clean and you can tell that the workers take pride in its upkeep. Numerous day trails to hike as well as longer routes throughout the park and many in close proximity to the campground. Highly recommend!
Larry M
VerifiedJuly 21, 2024 • Stayed at: B-11, Loop: B
Well located for exploring the park. Several great trails lead right out of the campground. All newly paved. No water hookups, but electric available in some sites. Sloped campsites, sloped walks to bathhouses. Campsites spacious. Excellent dump-station and water tank full apparatus. Like a mini Great Smoky Mountains or Mammoth Cave park, but without a nearby Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge and the crowds/traffic. Visitor center volunteers and rangers exceptionally friendly and helpful. Gap Cave tour better than Mammoth Cave. Cumberland Gap, TN cute, but small. Middlesboro, KY just another treeless sprawl and box store American city, boring. Surprised no discussion, displays about the Middlesboro Impact Crater.
Whitney M
VerifiedJuly 17, 2024 • Stayed at: D-19, Loop: D
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Barbara T
VerifiedJuly 16, 2024 • Stayed at: A-09, Loop: A
Very quiet. Good distance between sites. Clean. Lots of shade. Staff friendly.
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
