Camping will not be available during the 2025 Season. All loops will be closed to camping. The backpacker's parking lot will remain open.
Please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/gwj/recreation/camping-cabins/ for information and updates on camping in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest.
Grindstone Campground is tucked in the Fairwood Valley among pastures and wooded hillsides. The surrounding Mount Rogers National Recreation Area provides endless opportunities for fun and relaxation in the nature setting. The Campground will be closed until further notice due to facility repair needs. Opossum Loop will be open for tent campers. There will be no available water. No Dump Station available.
All sites have a fire ring with a cooking grate, lantern post, picnic table, and tent pad. Domestic pets are allowed as long as they are attended and kept on a leash no longer than six feet. Standard electric sites have 30 amp service and a water hook-up. PLEASE NOTE ALL CAMPSITES IN COTTONTAIL AND GROUNDHOG DEN WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NO AVAILABLE WATER IN OPOSSUM, COTTONTAIL, AND GROUNDHOG DEN LOOPS.
Due to maintenance at Grindstone campground, the facility will be partially closed for the 2024 season. We apologize for any inconvenience.
There are 20 camping units in the Opossum Hollow Loop available on a first-come, first-served basis. There are no reservalbe sites. Porta johns are provided in Oppossum Loop.
Cottontail and Groundhog Loops are closed for the season.
All bathhouses and the trailer waste disposal station are closed.
There are no water, sewer, or electric sites available.
There is a $5.00 fee for overnight parking and day-use visitors. Fee envelopes are available at the kiosk near the contact station.
This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (276) 783-5196.
sm.fs.mrnra@usda.gov
George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
Grindstone Campground is tucked in the Fairwood Valley among pastures and wooded hillsides. The surrounding Mount Rogers National Recreation Area provides endless opportunities for fun and relaxation in the nature setting. The Campground will be closed until further notice due to facility repair needs. Opossum Loop will be open for tent campers. There will be no available water. No Dump Station available.
All sites have a fire ring with a cooking grate, lantern post, picnic table, and tent pad. Domestic pets are allowed as long as they are attended and kept on a leash no longer than six feet. Standard electric sites have 30 amp service and a water hook-up. PLEASE NOTE ALL CAMPSITES IN COTTONTAIL AND GROUNDHOG DEN WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NO AVAILABLE WATER IN OPOSSUM, COTTONTAIL, AND GROUNDHOG DEN LOOPS.
Camping will not be available during the 2025 Season. All loops will be closed to camping. The backpacker's parking lot will remain open.
Please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/gwj/recreation/camping-cabins/ for information and updates on camping in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest.
Due to maintenance at Grindstone campground, the facility will be partially closed for the 2024 season. We apologize for any inconvenience.
There are 20 camping units in the Opossum Hollow Loop available on a first-come, first-served basis. There are no reservalbe sites. Porta johns are provided in Oppossum Loop.
Cottontail and Groundhog Loops are closed for the season.
All bathhouses and the trailer waste disposal station are closed.
There are no water, sewer, or electric sites available.
There is a $5.00 fee for overnight parking and day-use visitors. Fee envelopes are available at the kiosk near the contact station.
At 3,800 feet, Grindstone is surrounded by mixed hardwoods, hemlock and rhododendrons. The Mount Rogers National Recreation Area spans 200,000 acres of National Forest, with four wildlife-rich wilderness areas.
The Mount Rogers Scenic Byway, which traverses more than 50 miles with views of forestland and open rural countryside, is accessible nearby.
The area offers excellent hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding and hunting. Recommended hiking trails include the Mount Rogers Trail at 7.5 miles and the Whispering Waters Nature Trail at 0.6 miles.
Several streams pass by just beyond the campground, with trout fishing available in abundance.
The campground boasts a water play area in the creek, an amphitheater, a playground and volleyball courts to entertain families.
1946 Laurel Valley Road Troutdale VA 24378
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From Marion, Virginia, take exit 45 to Highway 16 south. Continue for 17 miles, then turn right onto Highway 603. After 6 miles turn left into the Grindstone Campground entrance.
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