Best Tent Camping: Virginia

Randy Porter has been tromping around Virginia's nooks and crannies for more than 40 years and is an avid cyclist, hiker, camper, and sea kayaker. The author of Mountain Bike! Virginia, he lives in Charlottesville, VA.

• Virginia Campgrounds Key Virginia Campgrounds Locator Virginia Campground Maps Legend Acknowledgments Preface Introduction COASTAL VIRGINIA First Landing State Park Northwest River Park Newport News Park Campground Kiptopeke State Park Chippokes Plantation State Park Westmoreland State Park THE PIEDMONT Pocahontas State Park Bear Creek Lake State Park Fairy Stone State Park James River State Park Holliday Lake State Park Twin Lakes State Park Smith Mountain Lake State Park Staunton River State Park Occoneechee State Park NORTHERN VIRGINIA Prince William Forest Park Pohick Bay Regional Park Burke Lake Park Lake Fairfax Park Bull Run Regional Park WESTERN VIRGINIA Mathews Arm Campground Big Meadows Campground Lewis Mountain Campground Loft Mountain Campground Sky Meadows State Park Campground Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Park Shenandoah River State Park Camp Roosevelt Recreation Park Hone Quarry Recreation Area Todd Lake Recreation Area Serando Lake Recreation Area North Creek Campground Otter Creek Campground Peaks of Otter Campground Lake Robertson Recreation Area Morris Hill Campground Bubbling Springs Campground Douthat State Park Hidden Valley Campground Cave Mountain Lake Campground SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA Claytor Lake State Park Grayson Highlands State Park New River Trail State Park Hungry Mother State Park Breaks Interstate Park Cave Springs Recreation Area Hurricane Campground Comers Rock Campground Raven Cliff Campground High Knob Recreation Area APPENDIXES Camping Equipment Checklist Information Suggested Reading and Reference Index About the Authors