Lewis Mountain Campground — Shenandoah National Park
Elliott B.
Reviewed Jul. 11, 2017

Small, but nice and secluded

Besides some of the ground campgrounds this one is tiny in comparison to Big Meadows and Loft Mountain which had hundreds of sites and people. Because this campground is quite a bit smaller, you really only have tent campers, a few random smaller popups/trailers and everyone was really good about following the quiet hours and you don't have to worry about any generator noise.

This being said, there really aren't a lot of super flat areas for tents, so if you get there when lots of sites are open, pick carefully (you'll have better luck on the inner sites). That is unless you don't mind sleeping on a little bit of a slope. (But if it rains, then you don't have to worry about a puddle forming under your tent!)

The campstore is really pretty nice, the hosts were pretty diligent (it is a small campground and you can pretty much see everything from every other site), especially in regards to people leaving their coolers/food/cooking stuff out. They told up about 4 times that they'd already had to remove a bear and almost immediately took our neighbors cooler when they left in on their picnic table and left the campgrounds.

The site themselves have the standard picnic table, fire ring with grill and a parking spot. Some sites are closer than others to the random rocks with water coming from them (should have taken a picture as they are pretty silly) and the bathhouse right in the center of the campground which was decently clean, although they are starting to show some signs of wear, tear, and rust as it seems they may get a little less care than the larger campgrounds.

The campstore has pay showers inside which are open when the store is open and a shower outside. Thought that one was much nicer and at least during the day remained pretty clean, at night it could get a little messy as people think they can get away with not cleaning up after themselves. Also, if you need change (takes quarters only) you will need to make sure and go by the campstore while they're open because unlike the other campgrounds there is no change machine here.

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  • Review photo of Lewis Mountain Campground — Shenandoah National Park by Elliott B., July 11, 2017
  • Review photo of Lewis Mountain Campground — Shenandoah National Park by Elliott B., July 11, 2017
  • Crazy wind from a storm that came blowing through during the night...a little unnerving as it actually got louder than this
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  • Review photo of Lewis Mountain Campground — Shenandoah National Park by Elliott B., July 11, 2017
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  • Review photo of Lewis Mountain Campground — Shenandoah National Park by Elliott B., July 11, 2017
  • Review photo of Lewis Mountain Campground — Shenandoah National Park by Elliott B., July 11, 2017
  • Review photo of Lewis Mountain Campground — Shenandoah National Park by Elliott B., July 11, 2017
  • Review photo of Lewis Mountain Campground — Shenandoah National Park by Elliott B., July 11, 2017