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About Bolar Mountain Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 85
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Boating
Summer
Boating
Fall
Boating
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- Potable Water
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Reviews (192)
What Guests Are Saying
Bolar Mountain Recreation Area offers a beautiful and serene getaway, with clear waters perfect for swimming, fishing, and paddleboarding. Campers appreciate the clean and well-maintained facilities, including bathrooms and showers, as well as the friendly camp hosts. However, some areas require attention, such as maintenance of trails and water supplies, and access roads may be challenging at night. Overall, visitors enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and natural beauty of the campground, making it a popular choice for those looking to escape.
What Guests Are Saying
Bolar Mountain Recreation Area offers a beautiful and serene getaway, with clear waters perfect for swimming, fishing, and paddleboarding. Campers appreciate the clean and well-maintained facilities, including bathrooms and showers, as well as the friendly camp hosts. However, some areas require attention, such as maintenance of trails and water supplies, and access roads may be challenging at night. Overall, visitors enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and natural beauty of the campground, making it a popular choice for those looking to escape.
Review Summary
Sarah h
VerifiedJune 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 50, Loop: 2
Beautiful but no store (ice, etc) close.
Supposedly, marina store will open on July 5
Giancarlo J
VerifiedJune 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: 1
I try to make to Bolar twice a year. The campground is located in some of the prettiest mountains in the state.
Jeff M
VerifiedJune 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 51, Loop: 2
With its large and extensively-wooded camp sites we have enjoyed camping at Bolar Mountain for several years now. We really enjoy the lakeside camp sites. This is the first time that our camping area had a camp host. We have tried to be patient with maintenance issues that have existed each year that we have camped at Bolar Mountain, but the camping area continues to suffer from several maintenance issues. For example, several fresh water taps were not operational during our visit, and there were trail maintenance issues (i.e. fallen trees) that prevented us from using the hiking trails. Even though it is recommended that campers not bring firewood, since there is no firewood for sale service at Bolar Mountain (that we know of), and scavenging for firewood is a challenge, we continue to be disappointed in the lack of this important service. In general it appears that the Bolar Mountain camping areas continue to suffer from lack of resources to properly maintain the facilities.
Gregory R
VerifiedJuly 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 25, Loop: 1
Lake is very nice. Volunteer host excellent. Bathhouse is old. Not much money invested in maintenance
Tiffany F
VerifiedJuly 3, 2025 • Stayed at: 51, Loop: 2
Excellent campsite! Beautiful lake, and beautiful sites right on the water. Very kind and helpful camp hosts (thank you Ava & Marilyn!). The other campers were also very kind and friendly. The facilities were also very clean. Looking forward to coming back in the future.
Larry J
VerifiedJuly 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 89, Loop: 3
The bathrooms and showers were well maintained. The sites were clean. There was no local wood for sale at the camp site, I recommend bringing a hand saw to cut wood for fires. There’s plenty of trees down to cut.
Larry M
VerifiedJuly 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 43, Loop: 2
Love this campground, shaded and quiet
Joe B
VerifiedJuly 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: 1
Peaceful and very relaxing! Lake is beautiful.
Melodie M
VerifiedJuly 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: 1
Want to get off the grid and spend quality time with your loved ones? This is it. We thoroughly enjoyed ever second. The campgrounds were well maintained, shaded and just perfect. We didn't want to leave and can't wait to go back.
Sharion R
VerifiedJuly 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 71, Loop: 3
Great campground!
Location Bolar Mountain Recreation Area
Address:
756 Twin Ridge Drive
Warm Springs, VA, 24484
United States
Know your route ahead of time, cell service will be intermitten if available at all.
From Covington, take 220 North to Hwy 39 and turn left on Hwy 39. Take Hwy 39 to Hwy 600 (Bolars Draft Road) and turn left on Hwy 600 towards the campgrounds. After about 7.5 miles turn right on Twin Ridge Drive for all campgrounds. Stay straight to head towards the store & marina, an overlook of the lake and McClintic Point.
**GPS often routes vehicles to take Richardson Gorge rd. via the Jackson River tpk. This route is NOT SUGGESTED for travel, especially when towing. It's a narrow dirt road with steep soft edges. Multiple accidents occur on this road each year.**
Bolar Mountain Recreation Area is accessible via US Highway 220 and State Highway 39. US Highway 220 is approximately 10 miles from the campground.
Elevation: 491 feet
14 mi drive to downtown Warm Springs (about 26 min)
Policies & Rules
General
- Additional first-come, first-served sites may be available
- Full RV hookups are not available
- Click here for more information on George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
- Check out the forest's campground description for specific information to Fish Your National Forest
- Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
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Last updated: September 10, 2026
