Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp

Love it at Cave Mountain Lake. Sites are nice, distanced well from one another. We even saw some deer in the evening and early morning. Campground hosts are friendly. Bath houses are clean. We've only done the Panther Knob hike & really enjoyed that. The lake is also beautiful. Coming back for our 4th stay In October! Can't recommend it enough!

Really a nice campground... Nice sites and clean bathrooms...
If the sites had electric I would give it a 10 out of 5.... or A+++++

This campground was one of the nicest Forest Service campgrounds we have stayed at. It’s a short drive off I-81; all the sites are spacious and level with a decent separation between them; the main bathhouse was clean with flush toilets, hot water, and showers; and the on-site hosts were welcoming and kept the grounds immaculate. Firewood was not available for sale in the campground, but camp wood is readily available for purchase along the roads leading to the site - so make sure you buy some before you check in. As our visit was in April, we didn’t get a chance to swim in the pretty lake but it looked like it would be very refreshing in the warm weather. We look forward to coming back here again to explore the many hiking spots in this region.

Great way to escape for a few days. Kids had a great time creating their own adventures, even just around the campsite. Missed the pond being stocked though. Just a FYI, if you go pre stock there is nothing in there. The drain the lake in the off-season down to the stream. Bring some wood cutting tools as there is no logs for purchase on site, but fallen trees are free game. Also a short drive to Natural Bridge State Park.

The campground and surrounding areas are beautiful! The sites are very large, wooded, great distance between each other. There are multiple bathrooms and hot water showers. The entire grounds are very clean and youll arrive to a spotless campsite. The lake is lovely (dont miss the opportunity to walk "around the back" of the spillway for a gorgeous look at the rock formations!) as is the beach, picnic areas, and there's a stream that runs through the entire camp!
However, in my experience, there is extreme lack of communication between volunteers who "run" the campground. The gate house is unoccupied and there are no instructions for checking in. Day three someone came by and told me I needed to have a parking pass in my vehicle and asked me if it was my site. Twice someone was walking by and told me that my dog needed to be on a leash. Please bear in mind these folks had zero identification or clothing that made them known as volunteers. I was a bit perturbed by random people telling me what to do without first making known who they were! There is zero cell phone service so when I left home I gave friends my site number so they could meet me there. They never showed up! Actually they did, and left, because it turns out one of the volunteers took my name/reservation off the site post and put up the next occupants name. I still had three days left on the site andvthe next group wasn't arriving until two days after I left. So my friends drove three hours to camp a few days but when they arrived and my vehicle was not there (I'd gone to hike elsewhere) and someone else's name was at the site they went home. With no cell service we couldn't communicate about it.
I'm not sure I can recommend this place or will ever return. But the campground itself is lovely and there are ample things to do nearby such as; devil's marbleyard, jellystone water park, natural bridge and caverns, and natural bridge zoo/safari park!

I liked how well the camp sites are spaced out, the sound of the creek, the proximity of nice trails and lake. The bathrooms were good. Zero cell service, but that's not such a bad thing.

My main complaint is that a utility sink is really needed in order to allow campers to wash dishes and not have to disperse food.

It was a little confusing that there is a gate house that is unmanned. There should be a sign on the window that tells you to go right to your campsite and a camp host will come check you in later.

It would be useful to have photos of each individual campsite like they do for the Virginia State Parks. Some of the sites are set up so it would be difficult or impossible to back a camper into the site and that would be more obvious with photos.

Wonderful campground for families! Facilities are clean and well kept. Volunteer hosts were very nice and cordial.

We love Cave Mountain!!!

We always love the getaway and disconnect we achieve at Cave Mountain Lake. And the camp ground hosts are nice and helpful without being intrusive at all. Well kept and clean campground!

This is a great family friendly campground for tent camping. We, especially love to visit in the fall.