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  3. Cranesnest Campground (Va)

Camping at Cranesnest Campground (Va) near Clintwood

Public campground · Clintwood · 31 campsites

A forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Cranesnest Campground sits beside the John W. Flannagan Reservoir in the rolling Cumberland Mountains of southwest Virginia, with the lake surface held at roughly 1,400 feet above sea level behind the dam completed in 1964.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 25 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 50 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Electric on many sites

    Some sites have no hookups.

  • Pets welcome
  • Showers

    Dump station on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 31 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

We checked every night of your stay on Recreation.gov: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

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SiteFr
13
Sa
14
Price
Site 21
standard nonelectric
––$20
Site 25
standard nonelectric
––$20
Site 22
standard nonelectric
––$20
Site 27
standard nonelectric
––$20
Site 26
standard nonelectric
––$20
Site 24
standard nonelectric
––$20
Site 30
standard nonelectric
––$20
Site 28
standard nonelectric
––$20
Site 29
standard nonelectric
––$20
Site 31
No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

No sites offered for these dates
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Amenities & location

  • Accessible Drinking Water
  • Accessible Playground
  • Accessible Showers
  • Dump Station
  • Host
Check-in
5:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 19 electric, 12 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

2689 Cranesnest River Campground Rd
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Cranesnest Campground (Va): questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Cranesnest Campground (Va)?
Longest RV site listed: 50 ft (1 of 28 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Cranesnest Campground (Va) have RV hookups?
19 electric, 12 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Cranesnest Campground (Va)?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Cranesnest Campground (Va)?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 50 ft (1 of 28 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 19 electric, 12 no-hookup individual sites
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 1 (17 reports), AT&T 3 (2 reports), T-Mobile 1 (2 reports)
Water
Listing Drinking water listed
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $20/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing 2689 Cranesnest River Campground Rd (map in Location below)
Pull-through / back-in · Road & site access · Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Shade
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Clean bathrooms and showers · 2 reviews

“Bath house was cleaned daily.”

Victor C · Jul 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (25 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“A little out of the way but I’m glad to have been able to stay for 7 days and enjoyed all of them great folks ”

Ronald B 4 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Out the 3 campgrounds in Dickenson County! Cransnest is our favorite ❤️ the Host are extremely friendly and we love it! The bathrooms are always clean, the people who camp there are friendly as well and everyone looks out for all kids! ”

Elizabeth L 5 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Bath house was cleaned daily. And the grounds maintained.”

Victor C 4 · Jul 2025 · Recreation.gov
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night

Camp Mountventures

17.1 mi from Cranesnest Campground (Va) (straight-line)
Sites from $25/night
$50 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights7 sites open for every night

CR Adventure Outpost

18.2 mi from Cranesnest Campground (Va) (straight-line)
Sites from $10/night
$20 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 nights2 sites open for every night

Whippoorwill Hill

19.5 mi from Cranesnest Campground (Va) (straight-line)
Sites from $25/night
$50 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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standard nonelectric
–
–
$20
Site 32
standard nonelectric
––$20
Site 23
standard nonelectric
––$20
002
tent only electric
––$24
012
rv electric
––$24
018
rv electric
––$24
016
rv electric
––$24
009
rv electric
––$24
007
rv electric
––$24
017
rv electric
––$24
006
rv electric
––$24
005
rv electric
––$24
003
tent only electric
––$24
015
rv electric
––$24
004
tent only electric
––$24
020
rv electric
––$24
008
rv electric
––$24
014
rv electric
––$24
010
rv electric
––$24
011
rv electric
––$24
013
rv electric
––$24
019
rv electric
––$24

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 12 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
  • Electric sites: 16 sites have power.

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 50 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2022 Dutchmen Coleman Lantern LT
2022 Dutchmen Coleman Lantern LT

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 136 mi from campground

$110/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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PUMPKIN 2021 Sunray 109
PUMPKIN 2021 Sunray 109

Travel trailer · 12 ft · sleeps 2 · 148 mi from campground

$75/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2020 Bullet Ultra Lite Full Bunks+2 Baths
2020 Bullet Ultra Lite Full Bunks+2 Baths

Travel trailer · 37 ft · sleeps 10 · 154 mi from campground

$175/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 22–Sep 9: RV $24, Tent $20 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Cranesnest Campground (Va)

For May weekends, book about 85 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 37 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May37 days ahead85 days ahead20 days ahead86 days ahead
June11 days ahead48 days ahead6 days ahead27 days ahead
July7 days ahead26 days ahead7 days ahead25 days ahead
August9 days ahead24 days ahead8 days ahead38 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (2,205 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

31 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

RV sites with electric

RVs and trailers, with power

16 sites · $24/night

Loops: CRANESNEST CAMPGROUND (VA) (16)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

12 sites · $20/night

Loops: Area 3 (12)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Tent only electric

3 sites · $24/night

Loops: CRANESNEST CAMPGROUND (VA) (3)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15