Shenandoah River State Park

We loved our stay at Shenandoah River State Park! The sites are very big, private and level. Our site (Site 10) was very easy to back into. Each site has water and electric hookups, a fire pit with grate, and picnic table. There is a dump station in the campground. The bathhouse restrooms and showers were in good, clean conditions! The campsite laundry facilities were also in good, clean working condition (only 75 cents to wash and 75 cents to dry). Firewood was available at the camp host’s site for $6 a bundle.

We had no Verizon service even with our Weboost cell booster set up (occasionally we had one bar but it wasn’t enough to do anything). We did however have excellent service through our GoogleFi service (which is Sprint, T Mobile, and US Cellular). In this case, Sprint is what had the best service. At our site, we consistently had 4 bars (without a cell booster) and worked remotely the whole week with no issues!

Our only complaint with our stay at this State Park was the ticks! The ticks were out of control in this area. We went hiking and had about 40+ ticks crawling on our clothes and our dog. We could not take our dog outside without coming in with ticks on him. We had bug fogged our campsite upon arrival and wore bug spray with deet for all of our activities. Please be careful with the ticks in this area of VA!

10/10 would recommend this campground and would stay here again! Our site, Site 10, was perfect!

Another well maintained VA state park. Sites are large and level. Some have more privacy than others. This is the closest park to home so it's a convenient trip for us. Plus, they allow us to dump here for free with our annual pass (this works for us when we boondock locally).

*Cell coverage review based on use of the WeBoost RV 65 kit.

Best sites: 16, 17, 18, 32

We went to this park in January so it was sparsely populated. Mountain trails and river access are within walking distance. Bathrooms and showers are very clean. No camp host present when we visited as it was the off season but firewood was available. Water and electric at all rv sites. Large sights with plenty of privacy, pretty darn level for the most part. Reasonable cell service with US cellular.

Loved this park, a new favorite. We stayed here Oct 6-11th and it was perfect. State park is on the Shenandoah River and while the sites themselves are not on the water that doesn't detract at all from the experience. Lots of trails for hiking and biking as well as splendid pollinator fields and garden. Just a few miles from entrance to Shenandoah National park and Skyline Caverns. Loved our stay here and will be back. Check in was easy - we were in the upper loop where you have a reservation but don't get your site until you arrive, then you can pick from whatever is open. Frankly we liked that much better than the lower loop with site specific reservations. Level sites, clean bathrooms, showers and laundry facility. Heads up that there was no WIFI anywhere in the park - only had WIFI when we left the park but that was fine with us.

This place is great! The sites are a little narrow for but are well laid out. There is plenty of privacy between sites, even the sites across from you. I agree with another reviewer that the first come first serve sites 1-18 might actually be the better sites. the parking for any vehicle other than your towing or toad, is non-existent but overall it was good.

To get to the river or to any of the shelters is about a 2 mile drive from the campground area. and the campground is up and over a small mountain/large hill. If you have never been before, suggest parking along the road and going and looking for a site.

There appears to be a flight path for the nearby small airport that goes directly over the campground but there aren't many flights. Just heard a couple during the late evening.

Verizon is non existent but AT&T and others were very good. I ended up making all of my Verizon calls over the Wi-Fi through AT&T.

Beautiful campground with very large campsites, all spaced widely apart. Our site was surrounded on two sides by a 10 foot tall retaining wall and made us feel quite snug. It was quiet and beautiful. The bathrooms were spotless and all the other campers seemed to be here for the peace and quiet just like us. We wish we could have stayed to explore all the interesting trails.

This was our second stay here. We had a great level site that was pretty private and quiet. Nice hiking in the park and convenient to Shenandoah National Park. Laundry was cheap at 75 cents a load for washer and and 75 cents for dryer. individual Showers opened to the outside so social distancing and personal disinfecting was easy. We thought the price was a little steep for what was available.

SRSP is our go-to campground. It's always clean, well maintained and has friendly staff. This park is family friendly. Rangers patrol periodically, but they don't stop and harass unless you're openly displaying alcohol (keep it in a plain tumbler or use a koozie). Camp Hosts are always friendly here and have firewood at their site for purchase. The first loop as you drive into is non-site specific; you pay for a site, but get there early on the day of arrival or you pick from what's left over (sites 10, 12 & 14 are best in this loop; the trail to the river is right behind the campsites). Site 16 is great in early spring or late fall when leaves are gone; you can see the river from this site! The worst site in the first loop is site 7, it's pull through with no privacy, but it's very close to the bath house. The second loop is site-specific and pretty much all sites are nice, even the interior ones. Site 31 is right next to the bath house. Sites 19 & 20 are deep back-in sites with stone retaining walls. Sites 23 & 24 make a great group site. Site 25 is fairly private. Site 27 is handicapped (paved driveway, but pad is gravel). The path to the river in the 2nd loop is to the right of the Yurt. There's zipline in the park, but we've never done it.
River Activities: fishing is good a some of the access points. During warm weather, tubing, canoeing and kayaking are popular activities. Bring your own or rent from local companies. You can swim, but most people go down by the main boat launch because it's easier to walk into the water there. The current can be strong at times, so be careful with small children. If you like lazy river tubing, bring a tube to carry your coolers and a small rope or anchor to tie off your tubes to stop and swim or eat. Most people launch tubes at Indian Hollow Rd. bridge and exit at the campground (there's a "Tube Exit" sign) or at the main boat launch. Kayakers & Canoes exit at the park's boat launch or all the way down at Gooney Creek (hide your alcohol here; police are sometimes parked there watching, especially on summer holiday weekends). Blue Gill and Bass are plentiful in the river. Catfish are in the river and many can be seen down by Gooney Creek. Bath Houses in the campground are average for public facilities. AT&T has good coverage but Verizon is bad here. Bring your camera because it's pretty here! Lots of nice views from trails and the overlook. Take kids to the visitor center because the staff are fun and friendly. The entrance to Front Royal is just a few miles down the road. Eat yummy BBQ at the PaveMint and ice cream at C&C Frozen Treats in Front Royal.
This is a very popular campground that books up early. It has an 11-month booking window. However, if you can't get a last minute reservation for a weekend, use the notification feature in Reserve America...there's a 75% chance someone will cancel at the last minute. I've grabbed spots numerous times this way. This is a fun park!