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Salthouse Branch

View of Philpott Lake from the parking area.
Trailers and RVs set-up in their sites at Salthouse Branch Campground
A small playground nestled in the trees and surrounded by manicured grass.

Featured amenities

Showers
Playground

About Salthouse Branch

Salthouse Branch Campground is nestled on the shores of Philpott Lake in the rugged foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. The park is located in a rural and sparsely populated part of Franklin County near the small community of Henry. Philpott Lake's clear water and natural shoreline make it a unique place for visitors to enjoy boating, fishing, hiking, picnicking and camping. Click here for the Philpott Lake Virtual Tour: https://corpslakes.erdc.dren.mil/visitors/virtual/philpott/tour.html

Number of accommodations: 88

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Showers
Playground
RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Showers
On Site Services

On Site Services

  • Playground
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Rates, Sites & Availability

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

88 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 001, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 002, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 003, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 004, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 005, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 006, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 007, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 008, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 009, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 010, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 011, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 012, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 013, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 014, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 015, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 016, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 017, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18
50 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 022, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 023, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 024, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 025, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 026, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 027, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 028, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 029, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 030, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 031, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 032, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 033, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 034, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 035, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 036, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 037, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 038, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 039, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 040, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 041, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 042, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 043, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 044, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 045, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 046, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 047, Loop: RBRA
30 Amp · Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 048, Loop: SBRA
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 049, Loop: SBRA
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 050, Loop: SBRA
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 051, Loop: SBRA
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 052, Loop: SBRA
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 054, Loop: SBRA
No Hookups
Price not available
055, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
056, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
057, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
058, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
059, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
060, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
061, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
062, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
063, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
064, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
065, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
066, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
067, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
068, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
069, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
070, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
071, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
072, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
073, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
074, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
075, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
076, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
077, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
078, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
079, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
080, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
081, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
082, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
083, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
084, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
085, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
086, Loop: HILL
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
087, Loop: SBRA
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
088, Loop: SBRA
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
089, Loop: SBRA
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 090, Loop: SBRA
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 091, Loop: SBRA
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 092, Loop: SBRA
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 093, Loop: SBRA
No Hookups
Price not available

Reviews (320)

What Guests Are Saying

Salthouse Branch offers a lovely, family-friendly campground with clean facilities, friendly staff, and beautiful surroundings, making it a favorite for many visitors. Guests appreciate the vibrant atmosphere, especially for children, with ample opportunities for outdoor activities like kayaking and biking. However, some concerns were raised about the road access, electrical issues, and occasional litter left by campers, but overall, visitors expressed a strong desire to return.

Review Summary

4.3
320 reviews
5
58.4%
187
4
23.8%
76
3
10.6%
34
2
5.3%
17
1
1.9%
6

Kippy C

Verified

January 15, 2020 Stayed at: 015, Loop: Standard electric 1 -18

4

Clean park.

katherine h

Verified

January 15, 2020 Stayed at: 042, Loop: RBRA

4

The campground is very clean and accommodating, the only issue that we
Had was kids riding bikes around and around the loop with training wheels dragging by out pop up at 6:45 in the morning! I will try to choose a location away from the playground area next time.

Bryant T

Verified

January 13, 2020 Stayed at: 031, Loop: RBRA

4

A great time with the family

Jaime B

Verified

January 10, 2020 Stayed at: 054, Loop: SBRA

5

Fantastic!

Timothy W

Verified

January 10, 2020 Stayed at: 035, Loop: RBRA

5

We thoroughly enjoy going to Salthouse. This campground is about ten miles off the main road making it a very peaceful place to camp. There are three loops for camping, the middle loop is on a small incline that is suited more for bigger campers. The lower loop is closer to the lake and is designed for mid sized campers. We have always campers in the lower loop. The sites in this loop are very close together but we have never had any problems with any of the other campers. The people that camp here are very respectful and friendly. The upper loop is designed for tent campers. There is no power or water for the individual sites on the upper loop. This campground has two boat launch locations, a two swimming areas and two playgrounds for the kids. There are two trials, one at the boat launch at the lower loop and another at the playground near the upper loop.

William H

Verified

January 9, 2020 Stayed at: 031, Loop: RBRA

5

Great campground and location. The campgrounds are nicely laid out. Everything was well kept and clean. It was nice to have a mix of people there with boats for fishing/pleasure and others just hanging out. Staff was friendly. The local areas around the lake were fun to explore. Overall like many of the Federal sites, much better than the corresponding state parks.

Eric N

Verified

January 4, 2020 Stayed at: 093, Loop: SBRA

2

Bathrooms only cleaned once a day, with floors left very wet. Very hot and humid in bathrooms, only has small exhaust fan that only ran a few hours of the day. Gate attendants very nice and welcoming, park rangers very nice and keep good security during day and evening, very professional. No security at night at all. if needed you have to call 11. They let so many cars in, campers cannot enjoy themselves. They should be more like camping at Goosepoint. The park rangers and gate attendants are great, but park needs to improve bathrooms and security at night.

steve r

Verified

December 20, 2019 Stayed at: 041, Loop: RBRA

4

We always have an excellent time at Salthouse Branch, at some point I would hope that the Park would incorporate sewage to the individual camp sites.

Paul M

Verified

December 19, 2019 Stayed at: 051, Loop: SBRA

4

My family and I has camped at Salthouse Branch for 20 years during the summer. We have even invited freinds to come out and camp along with us and they have had great experiences as much as us.I would recommend camping at Salthouse Branch to anyone.

George M

December 18, 2019

5

Quiet wooded campground. Lots of families, no issues, no rowdies.

Location Salthouse Branch

Address:
620 Salthouse Branch Road
Henry, VA, 24102
United States

Highway access

The campground is accessible from US 220, which is approximately 6 miles away. Access is also available via Henry Road (SR-605) and Knob Church Road.

Latitude & Longitude: 36.8136 / -80.04

Elevation: 297 feet

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Last updated: June 4, 2026

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