Raccoon Branch Campground

We really like that Campground! Great place to stop and sleep for the night also if you’re traveling on the road! Very welcoming atmosphere.

For those traveling by RV and request a site with hookup (water and electric) the sites are not level. The camp host we met the next day who was very nice and informative!
There are plenty of awesome trails for hiking. We went just as the season was ending and close to Thanksgiving so we had the place to ourselves; both camping and hiking.
We would definitely return for the miles of trail hiking. If you stay here in a RV, site 11 is the most level and doesn’t require excessive leveling equipment.

The host was fantastic and the site was very well maintained. I highly recommend this camp site.

Great Host. Wish trails were clear to use. Fallen Trees need to be removed and bridges cleared.

the campground is magnificent! espcially in the fall...

it is very near the road so you hear a bit of traffic and the water are not for drinking

Was great! Only not the best way to wash the dishes. Thank you!

It's a beautiful area. The campsites were clean. I'm glad there weren't many campers, as the sites are very close together. Even though it is far off the beaten path (a good distance off the highway), there is no privacy between the sites. At first, I thought the boulders peeking through the ground were natural, until I realized they line the parking spaces on both sides. I guess they are meant to keep people from running off the pavement. The sites are so short, that we had to back all the way in to get off the roadway. That left our steps coming down right atop a boulder! That made for a treacherous condition! I doubt we will ever stay here again. Would be a nice spot for a getaway if you live in the area.

This is a small, basic campground with not much to do except hang out in your site. That said, it was as clean and well maintained as you might want, especially compared to some campgrounds run by other federal agencies, such as the CoE. There are two campground hosts, although we saw very little of them. One was across from my site and he left his host site early in the morning and returned in the late afternoon. We never saw any of the hosts doing any work such as maintenance, cleaning, etc. Yet, as I as I said before, the campground was clean and well-maintained. It would be difficult, though, if a camper needed host assistance during the day.
Note also that there is no cellphone, internet or OTA television service in the campground. Between distance from towers and the hills, even FM radio was hard to pick up.
Also, the electric and water sites are on the part of the small campground loop next to VA Hwy 16. There is a surprising amount of highway noise from large trucks on such a small, windy and hilly highway.
Finally, site 13 was not as level as described on www.recreation.gov. I had to use four jack pads under the front two levelers to get the auto level system to work and get close to level in my motorhome.

Great campground near back of the dragon. Nice camping facilities and hosts.

Quiet campground, clean bathrooms.

Never approached by host, grass needed cut, fencing needs repaired or removed.