U.S. Forest Service · George Washington & Jefferson National Forest · Virginia

Bark Camp

First-come, first-served34 sites

Sites are first-come, first-served. Recreation.gov lists this campground for paying on site, and you may be able to pay with the Scan and Pay feature of its app.

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Bark Camp
Photo from the area. Virginia State Parks (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
1fire
active
Rx - Stone Mountain (prescribed burn) · 47 mi away
Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-16
Incident details ↓

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Bark Camp30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 4.34 inches of precipitation, 12.8 inches of snowFebruary: 4.37 inches of precipitation, 11.6 inches of snowMarch: 4.74 inches of precipitation, 8.6 inches of snowApril: 4.78 inches of precipitation, 1.7 inches of snowMay: 4.60 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 4.86 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 5.77 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 4.13 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 3.55 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 2.87 inches of precipitation, 0.9 inches of snowNovember: 3.26 inches of precipitation, 1.9 inches of snowDecember: 4.36 inches of precipitation, 9.6 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 33.6°F averageFebruary: 36.9°F averageMarch: 44.4°F averageApril: 54.1°F averageMay: 61.4°F averageJune: 67.8°F averageJuly: 70.9°F averageAugust: 69.8°F averageSeptember: 64.8°F averageOctober: 55.0°F averageNovember: 44.7°F averageDecember: 37.2°F average0 in5 in10 in15 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Wise 1Se, 8 miles from the campground at 2,564 feet, station USC00449215 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 52 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 47 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates36.8667° N, 82.5242° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Rx - Stone Mountain

    47 mi from the campground

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Outdoor gearClinch Life Outfitters ↗12.1 mi
RV sales & serviceRV sales & service ↗30.2 mi

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Trails nearby

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Guidebooks for Virginia

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  • Best Tent Camping: Virginia
    Randy Porter, 2018
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  • Camping Virginia and West Virginia
    Desiree Smith-Daughety, 2013
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    Johnny Molloy, 2014
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Bark Camp?

No. Bark Camp is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: How first-come camping works

How many sites does Bark Camp have?

34 sites.

Source: Site mix

What if Bark Camp is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are High Knob Campground (5.6 mi, first-come), Cane Patch (18.4 mi, first-come), and Cranesnest Campground (20.5 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby