Raccoon Branch Campground

We came in a few days after the campground reopened after cleaning up after Hurricane Helene. This was an amazing place to camp. There's a beautiful creek that runs right behind some of the sites, as well as hiking trails nearby. There was plenty of firewood. The camp host was very thoughtful and made sure to clear as many leaves and sticks from the tent sites as possible. One of my favorite spots we stayed at on our camping trip.

Peaceful and maintained. Nice host.

We have stayed at Racoon Branch several times and our grandchildren enjoy the creek and we have had no problems. But this recent trip we were in site #13 and couldn't use the microwave when our air conditioner was running because it would cause the breaker to flip off. Day 2 of our stay campers moved into sites 10 & 11 & all electric sites were full and most were running air conditioners. The host was gone for the day & the main breaker flipped off leaving half of the electric sites without any power, on a day the temperature was upper 80's. I had 3 grandchildren who could not nap in the RV because it was too hot so I drove them around in our cool vehicle to get a nap, wasting expensive fuel. It seems the breakers are old & old breakers get weak so money needs to be allocated to change all the breakers.

Raccoon Branch has gone downhill. The wireless connectivity was great formerly but now has been removed. There was standing water in the men’s room due to a blocked drain. The camp host appears to be diligently engaged but has to pick his problem to work on next. .

Quiet campground, clean bathrooms.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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