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Pull-thru
USFSGeorge Washington & Jefferson National Forest · Virginia
Old Virginia Group Horse Camp
Overview Old Virginia Group Horse Camp provides group equestrian camping just minutes from a large network of horse trails in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.3,455ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rig80 ft
Electricnonesites
From Roanoke2h32real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 3,455 ft, Old Virginia Group Horse Camp has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 25°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 15 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
63%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 25
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 28.
64°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Roanoke
118 mi
2h32
02
Richmond
293 mi
5h43
03
Washington DC
344 mi
6h44
04
Norfolk
384 mi
7h31
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
193
Peaks
15
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.7 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.