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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (987)
What Guests Are Saying
Mathews Arm Campground offers a clean, quiet, and well-maintained environment with ample wooded sites that provide privacy for campers. Many visitors appreciate the proximity to various hiking trails and the helpfulness of rangers and camp hosts. While the campground lacks showers and can be crowded on weekends, the overall experience is enhanced by its peaceful atmosphere and beautiful natural surroundings.
What Guests Are Saying
Mathews Arm Campground offers a clean, quiet, and well-maintained environment with ample wooded sites that provide privacy for campers. Many visitors appreciate the proximity to various hiking trails and the helpfulness of rangers and camp hosts. While the campground lacks showers and can be crowded on weekends, the overall experience is enhanced by its peaceful atmosphere and beautiful natural surroundings.
Review Summary
Gerard B
VerifiedMay 21, 2026 • Stayed at: B131 Generator Prohibited, Loop: B
Excellent campsites and well located to Dickys Ridge and Hawksbill hikes. Both areas you need to drive to and lots of overlooks to take in on the way. The campground only filled up on weekends and otherwise was pretty empty during our time in May.
Jenny G
VerifiedMay 22, 2026 • Stayed at: A044 Generator Prohibited, Loop: A - 14 Day Advance Purchase
Beautiful campground
Would like it better if there were showers
Mark P
VerifiedMay 23, 2026 • Stayed at: A038, Loop: A - 14 Day Advance Purchase
The hike to the waterfalls was challenging, but worth the view.
Mickey M
VerifiedMay 24, 2026 • Stayed at: A023, Loop: A - 14 Day Advance Purchase
This was my first time camping in Mathews Arm Campground. I have camped many other times in the other SNP campgrounds. I really like this campground as it has a lot of shade, is on a hill which provides for some variety in the terrain, and the sites were all fairly interesting. The camp hosts were also friendly, informative, and excited to be there. We had a great time despite some rain.
Robert M
VerifiedMay 25, 2026 • Stayed at: C163, Loop: C
We had a wonderful time. The rangers were very helpful and attentive. The sites were clean and well kept. The bathrooms as well. We were happy that everyone seemed to keep the quiet hours with respect. We will be back!!!
Khila P
VerifiedMay 28, 2026 • Stayed at: B123, Loop: B
This site was conveniently located and the tent space was hidden back and off the road so we had some privacy. The tent pad was as the bottom of a decent slope, though, and we were nervous because it rained all night but we ended up being fine. The site is super close to the bathrooms without being open to them. Even though this is a non-generator site, the loop behind it allows generators so we were greeted with that noise for a few hours when we arrived. We were there the week before Memorial Day weekend and it was essentially empty in the campground. Other sites seemed pretty open with no privacy so this was good for being in the middle of a loop!
Mina N
VerifiedMay 29, 2026 • Stayed at: A061 Generator Prohibited, Loop: A - 14 Day Advance Purchase
Good campsite. Not too close to the adjacent campsites.
Be aware that the tent area has small rocks. I'm not sure if all the other campsites are the same way. Recommend bringing a sleeping pad / any extra padding you may have for comfort.
Zolfa M
VerifiedMay 30, 2026 • Stayed at: A068, Loop: A - 14 Day Advance Purchase
Awesome Bear Boxes, Two parking spots side by side, slightly small tent pad - hard to fit more than 2x 2p tents on this space. Slight slope.
Zolfa M
VerifiedMay 30, 2026 • Stayed at: A069, Loop: A - 14 Day Advance Purchase
The facilities and volunteers were great, we appreciated the proximity to the trails. The only problem was that the the camp pads/area for tenting is quite small. It was difficult to set 2 tents up (one 3p and one 4p) in one square. I mention this so people can keep it in mind when multiple tents will be utilized for a 6p space. I will say that the Bear boxes were AWESOME - large, elevated and good protection against the rain (which we experienced ALL weekend).
Austin B
VerifiedMay 31, 2026 • Stayed at: A043 Generator Prohibited, Loop: A - 14 Day Advance Purchase
Campsite A043 does not contain a flat area to place a tent and the vehicle parking area is also at a slope so it is not ideal for RVs either. Would suggest picking a different site.
Location & Directions for Mathews Arm Campground
3655 Highway 211 East, Luray, VA 22835 United States
Elevation: 828 ft
Getting There
From Washington, D.C. metro area, travel west on Interstate 66 to exit 43A. Take US Highway 29 South to Warrenton, Virginia, then take US Highway 211 west for 28 mi to Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive Thornton Gap Entrance. Follow Skyli...
From Washington, D.C. metro area, travel west on Interstate 66 to exit 43A. Take US Highway 29 South to Warrenton, Virginia, then take US Highway 211 west for 28 mi to Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive Thornton Gap Entrance. Follow Skyline Drive north approximately 9 mi and turn left into Mathews Arm Campground.
From Richmond, Virginia area, travel north toward Fredericksburg on Interstate 95 approximately 55 mi to exit 130B for Highway 3 and Culpeper, Virginia. Take Highway 3 approximately 33 mi west to US Highway 15/522 north. Continue on 522 North approximately 20 mi to Sperryville. Turn left onto US Highway 211 West and follow 8 mi to Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive, Thornton Gap Entrance. Follow Skyline Drive North approximately 9 mi and turn left into Mathews Arm Campground.
Nearby National Park
In Shenandoah National Park
Approximate driving time: 14 min
Policies & Rules
General
- Black bears, deer, skunks, raccoons and other wildlife share this space with you; please plan to store all food, hygiene items and trash in appropriate containers or your vehicle.
- You are responsible for following all park and campground regulations.
- There are no RV hook-ups but there is a dump station with potable water available.
- Generator hours are 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. with a 60 decibel limit. Vehicle engines must be shut down when parked and may run for no more than five minutes.
- There is a $30 fee per vehicle to enter the park. The pass issued is valid for one week.
- Upon arrival to the campground, please check in at the registration office. If you arrive after hours, directions will be posted at that office.
- Unleaded fuel is available 24/7 at Big Meadows Wayside (milepost 51.2). Electric Vehicle charging stations are only available at Skyland Lodge (milepost 41.7)
- Firewood is available at Elkwallow Wayside 2 miles South of the campground, Sunday - Thursday until 5pm and Friday - Saturday until 6pm. Due to the spread of invasive insects, only kiln dried USDA approved firewood is permitted. Help protect our forest, Click here for more information.
- Cell phone reception is very limited throughout the park.
- There are no showers available at this campground or the closest wayside.
- A no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date (or for day-use facilities, by check-in time the day of arrival). Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date and will hold group day-use facilities until check-in time on the arrival date.
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Last updated: October 20, 2026
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