Raccoon Branch Campground

This is a very small ground - 20 sites but only 17 available for campers. Only a very few have water and electric and rest have no services. Unfortunately the sites with services back up to a somewhat busy highway. There are a few trees (and lots of poison ivy!) to muffle a little bit of the sound. We really like the format of our site - kind of y shaped, so the camper is on the right side of the y and/or vehicle is on the left side of the y or you could set up a tent and chairs there.
We were in site 17 where we had a clear view of the traffic. But we had a great fire pit (only one like it in the campground) and a large heavy picnic table. Fortunately the traffic does dwindle significantly after dark.
There are NO showers in this campground but you can use, for free, the showers at the next campground up the road.
This campground does have flush toilets, but neither were cleaned the 5 days we were there. The campground host pretty much ghosted the campground.
We did not have an issue with mosquitoes at this campground.
There are 2 hikes in this campground. One is a horse trail and has some challenging areas to get around ( we eventually turned around and returned to the campground) and the other went up the mountain and was a really good and gradual hike.
Though there is not any internet signal here, we did quite by accident discover ( on day 4) that there is wi-fi. We asked a forestry employee (not the campground host) what the password is and he told us where we could find it. We did and was able to connect with the world our last day there.
When we come back to this area, we will probably chose another campground because of the road traffic. Semi’s cannot climb mountain roads quietly.

We camp here fairly often. This location always has good hosts and very clean sites.

This is a favorite spot just minutes from my childhood home.

I enjoy being able to slow all the way down and enjoy true ntouched nature as it was meant to be.

The campground is small. My rig just barely fits at 35', and anything larger would not fit.

Half the sites have water and 30 amp power and the rest are dry camping sites. All the driveways are paved and clear of trees.

Starlink works ok here. Satellite connections are somewhat inconsistant due to heavy cloud cover at times.

We stayed in our travel trailer while visiting Grayson Highlands and Hungry Mother State Parks and biking the Virginia Creeper Trail. Quiet and peaceful. Very clean restrooms. Note that there are no showers available. There are a couple lovely hiking trails that begin at the campground. We looked at some of the other campgrounds in the area while we were there and decided that next time we would return to this one.

No shower!!! Camping spots are okay. Most electric hookups are reserved. First come first serve policy, except reserved, but look at the dates on each spot. No cell service!!! No Wi-Fi. Property manager was cool. If you’re bicycling the TransAmerica east to west, from the camping spot, it’s a 5 mi steady climb. After that it’s smooth sailing down about 6 mi.

Look for available spot first.
$20 no electric
$27 electric
CASH ONLY
Pets…probably more idk
Pay in a envelope at front kiosk box and drop in metal cylinder
Make sure to tear off your receipt and car mirror receipt on the front of the envelope.

The host was very friendly and helpful. The campground was kept in excellent condition.

The sites are old and need to e updated.

Love this campground.

Very nice campground. The bathrooms were very clean. All of the campsites were very well kept.

We had a great experience while camping at Racoon National Campground. The hosts were very helpful in every aspect of the trip. We only wished there had been showers available.