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Camping at Smith Mountain Campground near Penhook

Private campground · Penhook · 20 campsites

RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Smith Mountain Campground is family owned and operated, on the south side of Smith Mountain Lake in Pittsylvania County, on Route 40 between Rocky Mount and Gretna. We are open year round.

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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 45 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Electric hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Showers
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationPlan your stay

10 available sites

10 open of 20 site types
HH HH - 30 Amp W/E Tent/Truck Camper
RV or tent · Up to 12 ftElectric
Available all 2 nights
$56 for 2 nights
$28/night · before taxes & fees
DD DD - 30 Amp W/E
RV · Up to 30 ftElectric
Available all 2 nights
$79 for 2 nights
$39/night · before taxes & fees
GG GG - 30 Amp W/E
RV · Up to 38 ftElectric
Available all 2 nights
$79 for 2 nights
$39/night · before taxes & fees
EE EE - 30 Amp W/E
RVElectric
Available all 2 nights
$96 for 2 nights
$48/night · before taxes & fees
JJ JJ - 50 Amp W/E
RV · Up to 40 ftElectric
Available all 2 nights
$101 for 2 nights
$51/night · before taxes & fees
ii ii - 50 Amp W/E
RV · Up to 40 ftElectric
Available all 2 nights
$101 for 2 nights
$51/night · before taxes & fees
RV08 #08 - 50/30 Amp FH
RV · Up to 42 ftElectric
Available all 2 nights
$133 for 2 nights
$66/night · before taxes & fees
RV11 #11 - 50/30 Amp FH
RV · Up to 38 ftElectric
Available all 2 nights
$133 for 2 nights
$66/night · before taxes & fees

View full availability calendar · night-by-night from Hipcamp

Check dates on Hipcamp.

SiteFr
13
Sa
14
Price
HH HH - 30 Amp W/E Tent/Truck Camper✓✓from $28
DD DD - 30 Amp W/E✓✓from $39
GG GG - 30 Amp W/E✓✓from $39
EE EE - 30 Amp W/E✓✓from $48
JJ JJ - 50 Amp W/E✓✓from $51
ii ii - 50 Amp W/E✓✓from $51
RV08 #08 - 50/30 Amp FH✓✓from $66
RV11 #11 - 50/30 Amp FH✓✓from $66
RV18 #18 - 50/30 Amp FH✓✓from $66
RV23 #23 - 50/30 Amp FH✓✓from $66
FF FF - 30 Amp W/E Truck/Camper
From $56 for 2 nights
$28/night · Before taxes & fees
10 sites available for your entire stay

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

10 openSites from $28/night
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Amenities & location

  • Campfire Allowed
  • Clothes Washer
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookup
  • Internet
  • Pets Allowed
  • Picnic Table
  • Playground
  • Sewer Hookup
  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Trash Cans
Pets
Allowed (per listing)

Hookups (individual campsites): 20 electric individual sites.

Location

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Smith Mountain Campground: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Smith Mountain Campground?
Longest RV site listed: 45 ft (18 of 18 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Smith Mountain Campground have RV hookups?
20 electric individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Smith Mountain Campground?
Reservable on Hipcamp (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Smith Mountain Campground?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

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

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 45 ft (18 of 18 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 20 electric individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 18 back-in
Pets
Listing Allowed
Water
Listing Water at 18 sites
Booking
Listing Reservable on Hipcamp
Getting there
Listing Penhook, VA (map in Location below)
Road & site access · Generators · Quiet hours · Cell signal · Starlink / satellite · Shade · Price · Stay limits
Not listed — check with campground
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Guides for this trip

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  • Camping with dogs
X
X
from $28
CC CC - 30 Amp W/EXXfrom $39
BB BB - 30 Amp W/EXXfrom $39
RV29 #29 - 50/30 Amp FH Pull thru––from $65
RV09 #09 - 50/30 Amp FHXXfrom $66
RV10 #10 - 50/30 Amp FHXXfrom $66
RV17 #17 - 50/30 Amp FHX✓from $66
RV07 #07 - 50/30 Amp FHXXfrom $69
RV12 #12 - 50/30 Amp FHXXfrom $69
RV28 #28 - 50/30 Amp FHXX—

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

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

Frye Family Farm Primitive @ SML

2.6 mi from Smith Mountain Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $32/night
$64 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

Camp 4everyoung

5.4 mi from Smith Mountain Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $32/night
$64 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights32 sites open for every night

Smith Mountain Lake State Park

7.1 mi from Smith Mountain Campground (straight-line)
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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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: 2 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 45 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 · 32 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 · 54 mi from campground

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

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2023 Dutchmen Coleman Lantern LT
2023 Dutchmen Coleman Lantern LT

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 55 mi from campground

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

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Things to do

Activities near Smith Mountain Campground

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

Happening during your dates

Ranger programs and events Nov 13–Nov 15

  • Born Here, Freed Here Walking Tour · Nov 13 · 11:00 AM–11:45 AM · Free
  • Born Here, Freed Here Walking Tour · Nov 13, Nov 14 · 02:00 PM–02:45 PM · Free
  • Footsteps of Freedom Guided Hike · Nov 14 · 10:00 AM–11:30 AM · Free

Source: National Park Service (Booker T. Washington National Monument). Photos link to nps.gov and are credited to their photographers.

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Hipcamp for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.

MonthOpenBookedClosed
Nov 202669%0%0%
Dec 202684%0%0%
Jan 202784%0%0%
Feb 202772%0%0%
Mar 202746%0%0%
Apr 202793%0%0%
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 · 12 mi away, Booker T. Washington National Monument

Front entrance to the Booker T. Washington Visitor Center
Photo: NPS
Start at the Booker T. Washington Visitor Center

15-60 Minutes

Begin your visit at the Booker T. Washington Visitor Center. Pick up a park brochure and have your park passport stamped. Information desk staff are available to help you plan your…

A group of visitors reading at an exhibit
Photo: NPS/Linda Coldiron
Explore Exhibits on Booker T. Washington’s Early Life

15-60 Minutes

The Booker T. Washington Visitor Center features an exhibit providing an in-depth examination of life on a small tobacco plantation in Piedmont, Virginia. Two large circular…

A park ranger stands beside a wooden pole and demonstrates to a small child how to ring the bell.
Photo: NPS/Linda Coldiron
Ring the Bell: A Symbolic Marker of Freedom

5-10 Minutes

Booker T. Washington and his family were among the four million enslaved individuals emancipated throughout the South in 1865, following the arrival of Union troops at the…

A man and a woman together with their dogs on a leash.
Photo: NPS
Bring Your Dog for a Walk to Booker T. Washington NM

30-60 Minutes

Booker T. Washington National Monument in Hardy, Virginia, is dog-friendly and permits leashed dogs on the grounds and the Jack-O’-Lantern Branch Heritage Trail. The park offers a…

A rustic cabin with a stone chimney and a bell placed on a wooden post.
Photo: NPS/Linda Coldiron
Take a Tour of the Historic Core on the Plantation Trail

30-60 Minutes

A walk along the Plantation Trail evokes the atmosphere of an 1850s and Civil War-era tobacco plantation, reflecting Booker T. Washington’s childhood at the Burroughs plantation.…

Jack-O-Lantern Branch Creek
Photo: NPS
Take a hike on the Jack-O-Lantern Branch Trail

45-90 Minutes

Explore the Jack-O’-Lantern Heritage Branch Trail, a one-and-a-half-mile route through the fields and forests of Piedmont, Virginia. Much of this land was once part of the…

Source: National Park Service (Booker T. Washington National Monument). Photos link to nps.gov and are credited to their photographers.

Compare site types

20 individual reservable campsites from Hipcamp, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Other sites

20 sites · from $39.38, from $48/night

10 open Nov 13–Nov 15