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Camping at Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp near Natural Bridge Station

Public campground · Natural Bridge Station · 40 campsites

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

About this campground

Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp sits in the Blue Ridge foothills of the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest, centered on a 7-acre lake with a sandy swimming beach and several fishing piers. The lake and its 35-foot dam were built in the late 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, and a broad grassy field rolls from the beach up into forested hills that frame the campground.

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 239 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 55 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Flush toilets

    Showers on site. Dump station on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

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No site is open for every night of your stay

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Amenities & location

  • Bath House
  • Campfire Rings
  • Day Use Area
  • Drinking Water Peak Season
  • Dump Station
  • Flush Toilets Seasonal
  • Host
  • Lantern Posts
  • Parking Area
  • Paved Roads
  • Pets Allowed
  • Picnic Area
Check-in
1:00 PM
Checkout
11:00 AM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 40 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

811 CAVE MOUNTAIN LAKE ROAD (PHYSICAL ADDRESS)
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Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp?
Longest RV site listed: 55 ft (40 of 40 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp have RV hookups?
40 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp?
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: 55 ft (40 of 40 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 40 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 2 pull-through, 38 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 40 gravel site driveways; 3 hike-in sites
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 0 (92 reports), T-Mobile 0 (45 reports), AT&T 0 (40 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 1 site
Shade
Listing 40 of 40 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
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 811 CAVE MOUNTAIN LAKE ROAD (PHYSICAL ADDRESS) (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Recent guest reviews

Zachery D ★ 4 · Oct 2025
Very nice little campground. With campsites right along the creek. Love the fact that you can swim in the lake and paddle board. Fishing is good when it’s stocked. Then the hot water at the bathhouse is constant. Lol the only reason why it’s getting four stars is they just have one bathhouse for the camp. And the lake is a little bit of a walk from the campsite.
Jorge R ★ 5 · Oct 2025
Being from Kansas and new to the camping world my wife and I have been skeptical about camping grounds. We absolutely loved our time at Cave Mountain Lake. We were very impressed with the bathrooms and facilities. We stayed at lot 35 which seems to be the furthest away from all other sites and we could not have picked a better space. Unfortunately we’re learning that it’s best to reserve a head of time so we couldn’t stay longer than a few days since that’s all the availability they had but we plan to go back. Les (one of the campground volunteers) was very nice and informative. Highly recommend this place especially if you’re new to this.
Chad W ★ 5 · Oct 2025
great campsite and helpful volunteers
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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 nights21 sites open for every night

Thunder BRidge

1.5 mi from Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp (straight-line)
Sites from $37/night
$74 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 nights14 sites open for every night

Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park™ Camp-Resort: Natural Bridge

3.5 mi from Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp (straight-line)
Sites from $34/night
$68 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 nights2 sites open for every night

Mane Gait Equestrian Center

7.7 mi from Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp (straight-line)
Sites from $38/night
$76 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Compare site types

40 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

40 sites · $20, $40/night

Loops: CAVE MOUNTAIN LAKE FAMILY CAMP loop (27)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

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.
    • Swim at the beach or fish for trout (per the campground listing)
  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: 40 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 55 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2023 Dutchmen Coleman Lantern LT
2023 Dutchmen Coleman Lantern LT

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 14 mi from campground

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

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2022 Dutchmen Coleman Lantern LT
2022 Dutchmen Coleman Lantern LT

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 28 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 · 94 mi from campground

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

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Things to do

Activities near Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp

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 $20–$40 per night

Sites open for booking 12 months ahead (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp

For May weekends, book about 90 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 36 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
April16 days ahead42 days ahead10 days ahead33 days ahead
May36 days ahead90 days ahead16 days ahead47 days ahead
June27 days ahead53 days ahead21 days ahead66 days ahead
July21 days ahead44 days ahead20 days ahead49 days ahead
August14 days ahead38 days ahead12 days ahead37 days ahead
September20 days ahead43 days ahead13 days ahead49 days ahead
October31 days ahead49 days ahead20 days ahead55 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 (9,975 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.

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