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  3. Salthouse Branch

Camping at Salthouse Branch near Henry

Public campground · Henry · 88 campsites

A forested campground near hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Philpott Lake sits in the rugged foothills within sight of Virginia's Blue Ridge, its clear water and nearly natural shoreline spread across roughly 2,900 acres with about 100 miles of shoreline. S.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 307 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 64 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Mostly no hookups

    Limited electric sites.

  • Pets welcome
  • Vault toilets

    Showers on site. Dump station on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 88 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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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

  • Amphitheater
  • Boat Ramp
  • Dock
  • Dump Station
  • Entrance Station
  • Parking Area
  • Playground
  • Showers
  • Swimming
  • Vault Toilets
Check-in
3:00 PM
Checkout
2:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 43 electric, 45 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

620 Salthouse Branch Road
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Salthouse Branch: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Salthouse Branch?
Longest RV site listed: 64 ft (52 of 57 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Salthouse Branch have RV hookups?
43 electric, 45 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Salthouse Branch?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Salthouse Branch?
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: 64 ft (52 of 57 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 43 electric, 45 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 27 pull-through, 63 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 1 paved, 89 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 2 (157 reports), T-Mobile 1 (46 reports), AT&T 2 (34 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 44 sites
Shade
Listing 68 of 81 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $26/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing 620 Salthouse Branch Road (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (307 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Always a good experience here, will look foreward to next year”

William W 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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Guides for this trip

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

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights40 sites open for every night

Fairy Stone State Park

3.6 mi from Salthouse Branch (straight-line)
Sites from $11/night
$22 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Virginia State Parks · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights8 sites open for every night

Smith River RV Park

7 mi from Salthouse Branch (straight-line)
Sites from $20/night
$40 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights11 sites open for every night

Ferrum Campground

7.7 mi from Salthouse Branch (straight-line)
Sites $20/night
$40 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • 3-Hour E-Bike Sightseeing and Breweries Tour in Roanoke Roanoke area · 3 hr · from $109/person
    • Downtown Roanoke Food, History & Cultural Tour Roanoke area · 3 hr · from $82/person
  3. Day 3 · One more stop, then head home

    • Roanoke River Greenway E-bike Rental Roanoke area · 2 hr · from $50/person
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 88 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
  • Electric sites: 43 sites have power.

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 64 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 · 37 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 · 38 mi from campground

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

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Dutchmen Coleman Lantern
Dutchmen Coleman Lantern

Travel trailer · 30 ft · sleeps 8 · 57 mi from campground

$109/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

View rental
Things to do

Activities near Salthouse Branch

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Downtown Roanoke Food, History & Cultural Tour
Downtown Roanoke Food, History & Cultural Tour

Roanoke area · 3 hr · from $82/person

3-Hour E-Bike Sightseeing and Breweries Tour in Roanoke
3-Hour E-Bike Sightseeing and Breweries Tour in Roanoke

Roanoke area · 3 hr · from $109/person

Roanoke River Greenway E-bike Rental
Roanoke River Greenway E-bike Rental

Roanoke area · 2 hr · from $50/person

See 5 more bookable tours
Downtown Roanoke Historian Guided Tour
Downtown Roanoke Historian Guided Tour

Roanoke area · 1 hr · from $19/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season Apr 1–Oct 30: RV & Tent $26–$52, Tent $26 per night

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

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Salthouse Branch

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 24 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
March17 days ahead39 days ahead22 days ahead41 days ahead
April30 days ahead82 days ahead40 days ahead111 days ahead
May24 days ahead85 days ahead52 days ahead154 days ahead
June19 days ahead85 days ahead39 days ahead133 days ahead
July21 days ahead75 days ahead26 days ahead106 days ahead
August16 days ahead54 days ahead31 days ahead125 days ahead
September18 days ahead54 days ahead24 days ahead83 days ahead
October24 days ahead68 days ahead24 days ahead103 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 (20,668 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

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

Standard sites with electric

Tent or RV, with power

43 sites

Loops: Standard electric 1 -18 loop (17)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Tent-only sites

Tents only, no power

32 sites

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

13 sites

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Blue Ridge Parkway Self-Guided Audio Tour Bundle
Blue Ridge Parkway Self-Guided Audio Tour Bundle

Roanoke area · 3 days · from $24/person

Radical Roanoke Scavenger Hunt
Radical Roanoke Scavenger Hunt

Roanoke area · 2 hr · from $23/person

Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia Self-Guided Audio Tour
Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia Self-Guided Audio Tour

Roanoke area · 8 hr–9 hr · from $13/person

Roanoke True Crime Tour
Roanoke True Crime Tour

Roanoke area · 1 hr · from $19/person

Free things to do (National Park Service)

Ranger programs, trails and park activities — typically free. Separate from paid tours above.

From the National Park Service · 11 mi away, Blue Ridge Parkway

A bull elk with antlers crosses a road in front of a stopped car
Photo: NPS
Spot an Elk on the Heintooga Spur Road

Heintooga Ridge Road on the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway is a good place to spot elk.

color photograph of the junior ranger activity sheets and wooden badge and fabric patch
Photo: NPS Photo
Become a Blue Ridge Parkway Junior Ranger

20-120 Minutes

Becoming a Blue Ridge Parkway Junior Ranger is exciting and rewarding! Pick up your Junior Ranger Folder and instructions at any park visitor center. Then travel the parkway to get…

Night sky with multitude of stars over silhouetted tree topped mountains
Photo: NPS
Stargaze at Waterrock Knob

1-4 Hours

Stargazing on the Blue Ridge Parkway can be an amazing experience. Waterrock Knob at Milepost 451.2 is a great place to enjoy the calm quiet of the night and contemplate the…

The sun rises above mist filled valleys surrounded by mountains.
Photo: NPS
Watch the Sunrise from Pounding Mill Overlook

1-3 Hours

Sunrise on the Blue Ridge Parkway can be an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience. Pounding Mill Overlook at Milepost 413 is a great place to welcome the dawn of a new day and…

Peregrine falcon perched on rocks, blue sky behind
Photo: NPS Photo / Mitch Urban
Watch Peregrine Falcons at Devils Courthouse

1-3 Hours

Peregrine falcon, once near extinction, now can be viewed in the skies over the Blue Ridge Parkway.

A woman using binoculars looks up in the sky
Photo: NPS Photo / Laura White
Watch for Hawks at the Mills River Overlook

The raptors are coming! And they’ve got the “kettle” on!

Source: National Park Service (Blue Ridge Parkway). Photos link to nps.gov and are credited to their photographers.