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About Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA)
Number of accommodations: 215
Campground Amenities
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RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Restrooms
- Showers
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
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- Parking
On Site Services
- General Store
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Reviews (886)
What Guests Are Saying
Big Meadows Campground offers a fantastic camping experience with friendly staff, clean facilities, and stunning views. Guests appreciate the convenient amenities, such as a campstore and close access to trails. While it can get busy and some have noted cleanliness issues in the bathrooms, overall, visitors love the campground's beauty and organization, often returning for future stays.
What Guests Are Saying
Big Meadows Campground offers a fantastic camping experience with friendly staff, clean facilities, and stunning views. Guests appreciate the convenient amenities, such as a campstore and close access to trails. While it can get busy and some have noted cleanliness issues in the bathrooms, overall, visitors love the campground's beauty and organization, often returning for future stays.
Review Summary
Mahreen Z
VerifiedOctober 29, 2024 • Stayed at: A063, Loop: Generator Prohibited
It’s in National Park so definitely wonderful location. We visited Oct so fall colors in all its glory. Campground was crowded but no disturbances. Bathrooms are limited. Showers are paid as well as laundry. Laundry wash 1 dollar and machines were good.
Thuy S
VerifiedOctober 29, 2024 • Stayed at: 043, Loop: Walk To Tent Only
Great place to camp, we really like the walk to campsites which are not too far and are close to a sink washing station. All campers were very respectful of each other and many things to do in the area. Also big meadows is great for star gazing. The food in the camp store is expensive but surprisingly very good. We are definitely going back.
Isabelle R
VerifiedOctober 30, 2024 • Stayed at: G210, Loop: G Loop
Bien situé, près des sentiers de randonnées. Peu boisé mais propre et très tranquille. Trop de bruit de génératrices par contre.
Richard A
VerifiedOctober 31, 2024 • Stayed at: B120, Loop: Generator Prohibited
The site next to ours ran a generator a lot! We were supposed to be in a Generator free zone. Otherwise it a beautiful park.
Cynthia H
VerifiedOctober 31, 2024 • Stayed at: D144, Loop: D Loop
The park was absolutely beautiful, the campsite was wonderful, staff were great.
Cynthia M
VerifiedOctober 31, 2024 • Stayed at: C140, Loop: C Loop
Big Meadows is a great location. With nearby visitor center, wayside grocery and eatery, and gas. Even though it is a very large campground, we felt like we had enough privacy and quiet hours were enforced. Deer wander the campground which is nice but can get the dogs barking! The campground bathrooms were very clean. The camp showers at $5 are a little pricey. Firewood is also more expensive than any campground we have been to but I the quality of the firewood was good. Overall we would stay there again but try for a non generator area campsite since we have a small teardrop and use solar panels.
Sara V
VerifiedOctober 31, 2024 • Stayed at: D146, Loop: D Loop
Beautiful campground. Great to have paid shower & flushable toilets close by. Saw deer on the way to bathhouse at night. Very quiet. I wish the gal checking us in would have asked if we had a park pass because we found out at Loft Mountain campground that we would have gotten 1/2 off the price!
Sean B
VerifiedNovember 1, 2024 • Stayed at: H217, Loop: H Loop
This is a nice campground in a national park. The sites are very close together allowing for the maximum number of people to enjoy the park. The trails out of the park were easy to find and very well marked. The toliet facilities were climate controlled and very clean.
Dino B
VerifiedNovember 2, 2024 • Stayed at: C132, Loop: C Loop
Excellent campground and our camp site was also great. Good southern exposure for solar panels and good northern view for you Starlink customers. But not a breath of cellular service on either Verizon nor AT&T! My WeBoost was no help, either. However, the Lodge is less than a mile away and had great WiFi in a comfortable lounge. This was helpful when planning our day or checking the weather.
We didn’t use the showers which are located outside the main campground loops, but the bathrooms were spotless.
Big Meadows is centrally located and convenient to many of the most popular areas. A great spot.
Angelo B
VerifiedNovember 2, 2024 • Stayed at: B111, Loop: Generator Prohibited
I love this NP and Big Meadows campground. We stayed in a TT for 2 weeks, we found plenty of hikes and went to the lodge a couple of times for Starbucks, dinner and just to sit in front of the fireplace. The rangers are very helpful, the deer are extremely abundant, the fall foliage was beautiful 😍
Location Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA)
Address:
Shenandoah National Park Headquarters,<Br>3655 U.S. Highway 211 East
Luray, VA, 22835
United States
Big Meadows Campground is accessible via Skyline Drive, a scenic byway that runs through Shenandoah National Park. The nearest major road is US Route 211, approximately 15 miles to the south.
Elevation: 1098 feet
30 mi drive to downtown Luray (about 50 min)
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Last updated: September 11, 2026