Claytor Lake State Park Campground

Huge lake with easy access for kayaking which we did, boating, and fishing.

Very hilly but could bike along 1-mile lakeshore hard-top. New River State Park Rail trail is 10 miles away and is a wonderful ride.

Running, many trails but fall leaves made trails difficult except on lakeshore road. Lakeshore road approximately 1-mile end to end.

Typical Virginia state park. Very large sites, 30 amp, no sewage.

For cell AT&T, we had to use our WeBoost 65 RV with a 35-foot directional antenna. We were able to stream TV with the WeBoost antenna.

Stayed here one night while traveling. Staff at gate house were amazing and helpful. It was a Monday and they let me choose my site.

Having a little teardrop and it being hot I drove through Campground D which had the electric and water sites. I figured I’d get electric for my a/c. Little shade, no privacy and all on top of each other. The sites are all gravel and level. The color signage on the sites confused me as well. Regardless, I was not into the RV park scene. I drove over to campground A, primitive sites and it was perfect. All shaded, spread apart, some areas terraced. No hookups but I would rather utilize my battery for the forested setting. The road in this area was NARROW. There were larger rv’s back there but the road requires your attention! Again, all sites are huge with gravel and all level. I did not use the park bathrooms due to COVID but saw employees cleaning. The host(s) were all welcoming and helpful.

The park has a variety of trails and I chose to hike my dog on the Claytor Lake Trail. We hiked to the overlook and then down along the road closer to the water. The trails are maintained and peaceful. My dog swam in one of the inlets as they are not allowed on the beach. From my site it was a 3.1 mile loop. Just what I needed after a day in the car.

I would imagine a summer weekend this place is very busy. For my one night it was half empty and very quiet. I would definitely stay here again. If you are into watersports I would imagine you would love it. Just know the campground and the water are not near each other. Walkable yes but not super convenient. It looked like most people would drive (because its all uphill going back to the campground).

We stayed 1 night while passing through the area. Our site was in loop D which is the area with electric and water at the sites. The sites in this loop are small and right on top of each other with no privacy. My son commented that it was like a KOA look and feel. (Not our favorite type of site.) We walked through the other loops which were shaded, more spacious, many were more private, but did not have electric or water at their sites.

We hiked while at the campground but did not do anything on the lake which is really the big attraction here at this park. We also hiked at New River State park which is nearby and is mostly just a hiking/biking/horseback trail (some of the photos someone submitted for this state park are actually from New River State park.)

We would stay here again if in the area.

We have x-finity cell phones which claim to use Verizon towers. I had 2 bars of service which worked well.

We camped here late in the season and had the park to ourselves! We had a great time here (even though it snowed!!), but I can only imagine how nice this park is in the summer. There are trails throughout the park and the lake is really pretty. Again, it was cold when we were there so we didn’t check out the lake that much, but we still had a great time. The bathrooms were nice and the camp host was helpful too. I definitely recommend this park if you are in the area.

We stayed here for one night. The water was not available due to the cold temps but we had electric and the dump station could be used. This is a nice park especially in the fall. There were only two other people in the park. There are a bunch of great hiking trails that go through well cared for forest. Deer and wildlife all over the place. I wish we had more time to explore. If we come back this way we will definitely stay here again. Some reviews have said they had good Verizon coverage, we had none.

Stayed just one night and glad I did. This is a nice state park and if you like easy hiking this is perfect. There are miles of trails some of which lead to overlooks of the lake. I was able to get on one right from my site. The sites are both level and spacious with good distance between. I had good signal on AT&T and okay on Verizon. The bathhouse was clean and if anything too warm. I didn't try the shower. The staff was friendly and helpful, One thing I really liked is the campground is not far off the interstate but you can't hear it at all. In fact, all in all it's a fairly quiet campground.