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

High Knob Campground

Closed for the season First-come, first-served 13 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.

Season & status

Status	Closed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date.
Season	late-May to late-September
Forest	George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
Fees	$10 per camp site per night. Group camp site $25 per night. For day use area $5 per vehicle up to 8 passenger capacity, and $1 per person for buses and large vans carrying more than 8 passengers and walk-ins.
Rules	16 foot maximum vehicle length (vehicle and trailer).

George Washington & Jefferson National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Wise 1Se, 7 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

Coordinates

36.8897° N, 82.6217° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

Outdoor gear	Big Bore Outfitters ↗	8.6 mi
RV sales & service	RV sales & service ↗	35.8 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

Explore

Worth a stop

14.7 mi
Wise Boat Launch ↗Boat launch

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →

0.3 mi
High Knob Lake
0.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
0.4 mi
Chief Benge Scout ↗
15.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
0.7 mi
High Knob Loop ↗
10.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
3.8 mi
Straight Fork Ridge
1.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
4.9 mi
Devils Fork ↗
6.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Other campgrounds nearby

Cranesnest Campground

Reservable21.4 mi

On the National Register nearby

On Register Atlas →

Hotel NortonBuilding · Norton · 3.1 mi
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Tacoma SchoolBuilding · Coeburn · 5.9 mi

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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Best tent camping
Johnny Molloy, 2014
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at High Knob Campground?

No. High Knob Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service

How much does it cost to camp at High Knob Campground?

$10 per camp site per night. Group camp site $25 per night. For day use area $5 per vehicle up to 8 passenger capacity, and $1 per person for buses and large vans carrying more than 8 passengers and walk-ins.

Source: Forest Service

Is High Knob Campground open right now?

Closed for the season as of Oct 16, 2026. Season late-May to late-September.

Source: Forest Service status

How many sites does High Knob Campground have?

13 sites.

Source: Forest Service

What if High Knob Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Bark Camp (5.6 mi, first-come), Cane Patch (15 mi, first-come), and Cave Springs (17.9 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby