Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every nightSweetWater RV Park
Sites from $55/night
$110 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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Campgrounds Near Smith Mountain Lake
13 campgrounds around the Smith Mountain Lake shoreline, 1 with direct lake access. Check open sites for your dates.
Search 8,900+ campgrounds across 50+ booking sites, with live availability
Right now: 134 campsites open this weekend near Smith Mountain Lake at 9 of the 13 campgrounds we checked.Availability read Nov 8, 1:12 AM ET
We search 50+ booking sites
- Recreation.gov
- Michigan DNR
- & 43 more
Available for your stay
Available this weekend near Smith Mountain Lake
Nov 13 – Nov 15 · open every night of the stay.
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights32 sites open for every nightSmith Mountain Lake State Park
Sites from $27/night
$54 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Virginia State Parks · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights10 sites open for every nightSmith Mountain Campground
Sites from $28/night
$56 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every nightLimestone Park
Sites from $35/night
$70 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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Shoreline towns (labelled) and 13 lake-area parks; green pins have sites open this weekend. Straight-line positions; roads around the water can be much longer than they look.
campgrounds
campgrounds near Smith Mountain Lake
4 parks within 15 miles of the shoreline, then 9 farther from the lake; 1 list direct lake access (labelled on the card). Each park shows its straight-line distance to the shore.
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50 amp, pull-through and rig length come from each park's listing. With dates, Full hookups means an open full-hookup site for your stay; parks without availability data use their listing.
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State park campground
Smith Mountain Lake State Park
Huddleston, VA
From $27/nightvia Virginia State Parks
24 RV sitesTent site · Not listedGlamping
How it works
Find it here. Book it with the park.
- Find open sitesSearch by place and dates; we check each provider's calendar for your whole stay.
- Check the fitHookups, amps, rig length and pull-through come from each park's own listing. When a listing doesn't say, we leave it blank.
- Book with the providerCampspot, Recreation.gov, ReserveAmerica, KOA and state park systems: you complete each reservation on their site.
A few good questions
How many campgrounds are near Smith Mountain Lake?
4 campgrounds are within 15 miles of the Smith Mountain Lake shoreline, and 9 more are farther out (up to 25 miles). 1 list direct lake access and 1 more are near the water (access not confirmed).
Which towns are on Smith Mountain Lake?
Towns near the shoreline include Union Hall, VA, Ajax, VA, Brights, VA, Chamblissburg, VA, Burnt Chimney, VA and Hale's Ford, VA and 7 more.
How do you decide a park has lake access?
A park is marked Direct lake access when it sits on the Smith Mountain Lake shoreline in OpenStreetMap and its own listing names water access (a boat ramp or launch, marina, waterfront or lakefront sites, and similar). Tap the badge to see the evidence. Parks close to the water without that are marked Near the lake: that is proximity only, and access is not confirmed. We don't label individual waterfront campsites.
Are there full-hookup campgrounds near Smith Mountain Lake?
4 of these parks list water, electric and sewer at the site, and 11 list sites of 40 ft or longer.
Add an RV
RV rentals near Smith Mountain Lake
Pickup in Charlotte (149 mi straight-line). Available this weekend first (0 of 4, from each platform's calendar), then most popular (review count × rating).
Not confirmed for these dates
Pick up in WaxhawMeet Rhinox - 2023 Winnebago Solis 59PX
waxhaw, NC · 17 mi from Charlotte (straight-line)
Drivable — no tow vehicleDelivery up to 50 mi
to see if it's open
from $220/nightvia Outdoorsy
Not confirmed for these dates
Pick up in Charlotte2020 Bullet Ultra Lite Full Bunks+2 Baths
Charlotte, NC · 3 mi from Charlotte (straight-line)
Towable — needs tow vehicle or deliveryDelivery up to 200 mi
to see if it's open
from $175/nightvia RVshare
Not confirmed for these dates
Pick up in Belmont“KEIKO” 2023 Coachmen Apex Nano - Off Grid - Solar - Sleeps 7
Belmont, NC · 4 mi from Charlotte (straight-line)
Towable — needs tow vehicle or deliveryDelivery up to 18 mi
to see if it's open
from $115/nightvia Outdoorsy
Not confirmed for these dates
Pick up in CharlotteWinny - 2023 Winnebago Revel
Charlotte, NC · 5 mi from Charlotte (straight-line)
Drivable — no tow vehicle
to see if it's open
from $225/nightvia RVshare
From Outdoorsy and RVshare listings with a photo, nightly rate and a 4.5+ rating (or no reviews yet). Rates are listed nightly rates; you book with the owner.
Gateway towns
Shoreline towns on Smith Mountain Lake
Towns near the lake (OpenStreetMap outline, Wikidata places): Union Hall, Ajax, Brights, Chamblissburg, Burnt Chimney, Hale's Ford, Hardy, Glade Hill, Goodview, Pittsville, Redwood and Toshes and 1 more.
Build around it
Activities near Smith Mountain Lake
Tours and activities from Viator; you book with Viator.
Related
Continue your road trip
Other destinations, straight-line distance from the lake. Separate trips, not alternatives near the lake.
Why we're different
The most campgrounds in one place
8,900+ public, private and glamping campgrounds from 50+ booking sites, including 46 state park systems, side by side.
Real open sites, not just listings
For 8,400+ of them we read the booking calendar, so you see which campsites, cabins and glamping stays are open for your dates.
Book on the official booking site
When you find your spot, you reserve on the campground's own booking site. We don't take payments, so Basecamping never adds a fee.
All 13 campgrounds near Smith Mountain Lake
Most popular first; within 15 miles of the shoreline, plus the nearest parks farther out.
- Goose Point · Bassett, VA · electric, up to 82 ft
- Horseshoe Point · Henry, VA · electric, up to 38 ft
- Salthouse Branch · Henry, VA · electric, up to 76 ft
- Limestone Park · Buchanan, VA · electric, up to 50 ft
- Peaks of Otter Campground · Bedford, VA · up to 77 ft
- SweetWater RV Park · Moneta, VA · full hookups, up to 66 ft
- Smith River RV Park · Bassett, VA · full hookups, up to 50 ft
- Wilderness Adventure · New Castle, VA · up to 45 ft
- Lake Sugar Tree · Axton, VA · full hookups, up to 40 ft
- Ferrum Campground · Ferrum, VA · up to 50 ft
- 12 Gates Farms · Montvale, VA · electric, up to 35 ft
- Smith Mountain Campground · Penhook, VA · full hookups, up to 45 ft
- Smith Mountain Lake State Park · Huddleston, VA · electric, up to 70 ft