A forested campground near trout fishing, and hiking. RV fit varies by site.
Bolar Mountain Recreation Area sits on the northern shore of Lake Moomaw, a 2,530-acre impoundment on the Jackson River held back by Gathright Dam. The lake averages about 80 feet deep and offers roughly 43 miles of wooded shoreline, which shapes the feel of the place: a mix of open water for boating and quiet coves for fishing or paddling.
Length limits vary by campsite.
Hookups (individual campsites): 30 electric individual sites · group sites listed separately.
756 Twin Ridge Drive
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“Don't go there. save it fpr me! its a great place!”
“Place is so grown up with brush and needs cleaned up in a bad way.”
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights36 sites open for every nightAn 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.
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.
Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 31 mi from campground
$110/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 44 mi from campground
$110/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 12 ft · sleeps 2 · 119 mi from campground
$75/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
View rentalPaid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.
Roanoke area · 3 hr · from $82/person
Roanoke area · 3 hr · from $109/person
Roanoke area · 2 hr · from $50/person
Roanoke area · 1 hr · from $19/person
For May weekends, book about 145 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 95 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 29 days ahead | 60 days ahead | — | — |
| May | 95 days ahead | 145 days ahead | 72 days ahead | 144 days ahead |
| June | 67 days ahead | 142 days ahead | 86 days ahead | 154 days ahead |
| July | 51 days ahead | 140 days ahead | 75 days ahead | 167 days ahead |
| August | 36 days ahead | 109 days ahead | 48 days ahead | 138 days ahead |
| September | 33 days ahead | 83 days ahead | 28 days ahead | 68 days ahead |
| October | 29 days ahead | 47 days ahead | 27 days ahead | 54 days ahead |
| November | 30 days ahead | 84 days ahead | 21 days ahead | 56 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 (15,080 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.
Site counts from the Recreation.gov listing.
Roanoke area · 3 days · from $24/person
Roanoke area · 2 hr · from $23/person
Roanoke area · 8 hr–9 hr · from $13/person
Roanoke area · 1 hr · from $19/person
