Bear Creek Lake State Park Campground
Virginia State Park
Write a Review Bear Creek Lake Road Cumberland, VA 23040 804-492-3606 Official WebsiteGPS: 37.533, -78.274
Overview of Bear Creek Lake State Park Campground
The park will be conducting construction projects in Black Oak and Chestnut loop campgrounds in the 2022 season. Camping guests in Acorn Loop should be aware that they may experience noise and traffic from construction activities.
Those coming from the west and using GPS may be directed through a gravel-covered section of Oak Hill Rd. through the Cumberland State Forest. They should instead continue on Route 60 East through the Cumberland Courthouse area and then turn left on Trents Mill Rd. (Route 622) to reach the park's main entrance.
Last Price Paid: $42
Reported by camper-855446 on 10/12/2023
Longest RV Reported: 26 feet (Bus)
Reported by Tarkleigh on 8/8/2020
Number of Sites 37
Pad Type asphalt
Reservations yes
Open Seasonally first Friday in March until the first Monday in December.
Elevation 262 ft / 79 m
Max Stay 14
Max Length 35 ft
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Reviews of Bear Creek Lake State Park Campground 4 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 10/17/2016
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Last reported 10/12/2023
“Old section shabby, new section nicer”
Reviewed 10/12/2023
| Nightly rate: | $42 |
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| Days stayed: | 6 |
| Site Number: | B30 and 46 |
Overall Rating
We stayed 3 nights in B30, where it was older and bathrooms in poor condition. Switched to 3 nights in 46, nice level campsites and clean new bathrooms.
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“Pass it's glory”
Reviewed 8/8/2020
| Nightly rate: | $47 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 35 |
| RV Length: | 26' (Bus) |
Overall Rating
The campground is best for tent camping because of the waterfront views. There are a few RV sites with electric and water hookup, but in my opinion more $$$ although not matching with what you are getting for these reasons. 1. Uneven sites 2 Poorly marked sites. Some pull through sites that looks like the road. 3.. The beach nee... more
The campground is best for tent camping because of the waterfront views. There are a few RV sites with electric and water hookup, but in my opinion more $$$ although not matching with what you are getting for these reasons.
1. Uneven sites
2 Poorly marked sites. Some pull through sites that looks like the road.
3.. The beach need more sand. After a rainfall, the water table rises and the sandy part of beach is soaked.
Some good points:
1. Clean/ sanitized bathrooms
2. Quiet
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Nice small park”
Reviewed 10/17/2016
| Nightly rate: | $35 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 19 |
| RV Length: | 20' |
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This is a nice park inside of the Cumberland State Forest. The spots are small and the 35 foot limit includes any tow vehicle. The spot I had was not very level. Everything was clean and well maintained. The rangers were nice and the roads are in good condition. The trails are great for walking around the park - very well la... more
This is a nice park inside of the Cumberland State Forest. The spots are small and the 35 foot limit includes any tow vehicle. The spot I had was not very level.
Everything was clean and well maintained. The rangers were nice and the roads are in good condition.
The trails are great for walking around the park - very well labeled. They go all the way around the lake.
There is a swimming "beach" on the lake that we did not use, and an archery range that we did not use also.
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BoardGamesOnBoard would stay here again
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“Great state park with outdated campground.”
Reviewed 5/8/2016
| Nightly rate: | $36 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 31 |
| RV Length: | 18' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
The rate listed is for in-state resident and includes online reservation fee and taxes. The good: Bear Creek Lake State Park is a nice park adjacent to Cumberland State Forest. It is a wooded old growth park with some infrastructure dating back to the days of the CCC. The park has hiking trails including a shared mountain bike/eques... more
The rate listed is for in-state resident and includes online reservation fee and taxes.
The good: Bear Creek Lake State Park is a nice park adjacent to Cumberland State Forest. It is a wooded old growth park with some infrastructure dating back to the days of the CCC. The park has hiking trails including a shared mountain bike/equestrian trail. Non-motorized boats are allowed on the Bear Creek Lake. The park rents canoes, kayaks, paddle boats, and SUP by the hour, half day, or full day. Fishing is also common recreation at the park. There is a swimming beach and a playground. In the summer a concessions stand is run at the beach. As a family we enjoy these activities so the park is likable for these reasons.
The bad: The campground. Or at least most of it. The campground is best suited for tent camping. The best area is Acorn Loop (sites 1-18.) Most of these sites have lake views and tent sites 4-12 have the best views. Only sites 16 and 17 are suited for small RVs in this loop and they have partial lake views through the trees. In my opinion these are the best sites for (small) RVs in the entire campground. There was a sign posted that said Acorn Loop would be available for site specific reservations in March 2017. Right now the entire park is non-site specific reservation. We would return next year of we could snag site 16 or 17.
We camped in site 31 in Black Oak Loop. The set up in this loop is terrible in that sites are tiny and right on top of each other. There are 9 RV sites mixed in with tent sites. Three are pull through, 4 are back in, and 2 are where you park along side your campsite. It looked like sites 33 and 38 could handle large RVs.
The third loop, Chestnut Loop, is the overflow loop. These are all tent sites. Ten years ago we tent camped in site 42. This site and site 40 have the most privacy. We were happy with our site, however, we were camping with two toddlers at the time. Our (lowered) expectations didn't go much beyond surviving the weekend with two injury free kiddos.
I had two bars on my Verizon phone. There is wifi in the campground. I didn't try it but my tween was thrilled to IMessage with friends.
20 and 30 amp electricity and water are available at each campsite. There is a dump station inconveniently located at the entrance where folks are parking to check in.
In spite of all my complaints about this park my tween age kids really did like the things to do there. I think it would be very enjoyable during the week in the spring and fall when things are quieter. When we left at 2:30 on Sunday in May there were only 4 campers left. During the weekend there were 4 empty sites.
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ReneeC would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- Partial Hookups
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- dump station
- firewood
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- water available
Pets
- pet restrictions: Proof of rabies vaccine
- pets
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