Wilderness Road Campground
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Write a Review 854 National Park Road Ewing, VA 24248 606-248-2817 Official WebsiteGPS: 36.6041, -83.6325
Overview of Wilderness Road Campground
Last Price Paid: $33
Reported by camper-677039 on 9/8/2024
Longest RV Reported: 40 feet (Class A)
Reported by The Russell’s on 11/4/2020
Number of Sites 160
Pad Type gravel
Reservations yes
Elevation 1,345 ft / 409 m
Max Stay 14
Max Length 50 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Wilderness Road Campground 26 people have reviewed this location.
“Among the best national park campgrounds”
Reviewed 6/15/2019
Nightly rate: | $10 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | C24 |
RV Length: | 28' (Travel Trailer) |
Other reviewers here have laid out the details of what makes this campground so great. A national park campground with paved spaces this far apart and electric on two of the loops of this large, woodsy campground is top shelf. This campground, with hiking trails and programming at the amphitheater, deserves a solid five stars. ... more
Other reviewers here have laid out the details of what makes this campground so great.
A national park campground with paved spaces this far apart and electric on two of the loops of this large, woodsy campground is top shelf. This campground, with hiking trails and programming at the amphitheater, deserves a solid five stars.
No water at the site, but plenty of federal parks have no services of any kind at the site.
This is a special, beautiful, peaceful place, and the surrounding area is great. Make reservations for the gap cave tour and visit the Wilderness Road State Park, particularly when reenactors are at the fort there. Both are under ten minutes away. Lots of shopping and local restaurants are also close. Price reflects senior discount. Love this place!
fotoman1527 would stay here again
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“Terrific experience!”
Reviewed 5/19/2019
Nightly rate: | $20 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | C10 |
Campground is first come, first serve, and sites are spaced comfortably apart. It is well maintained and clean. There are ample dumpster sites to dispose of trash. Bathroom/showers are easily accessible from camping sites and are well marked. Camp Hosts and Park Rangers are frequently visible, and are most helpful. There are plenty... more
Campground is first come, first serve, and sites are spaced comfortably apart. It is well maintained and clean. There are ample dumpster sites to dispose of trash. Bathroom/showers are easily accessible from camping sites and are well marked. Camp Hosts and Park Rangers are frequently visible, and are most helpful. There are plenty of hiking trails, and Ranger led activities. Coffee houses, grocery stores, etc. are a very short drive from site. Can hear highway traffic from campground.
CAllen would stay here again
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“Extremely well-maintained”
Reviewed 6/25/2018
Nightly rate: | $20 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | C3 |
We only stayed one night in late June 2018 and were impressed with the care taken of this campground. Our site was private with lots of woods between us and our neighbors and very quiet through the night. The trash areas and bathhouses appeared to be very well-maintained as well. UPDATE 11/17/18 - we returned here for another nigh... more
We only stayed one night in late June 2018 and were impressed with the care taken of this campground. Our site was private with lots of woods between us and our neighbors and very quiet through the night. The trash areas and bathhouses appeared to be very well-maintained as well.
UPDATE 11/17/18 - we returned here for another night while passing through and found the campground to be in just as nice of shape in the late fall as it was in summer. Oddly, this time the T-Mobile signal was far better throughout the park isn't the same phones (was 1bar voice only and now 4 bars LTE)!
LetsJustGoRV would stay here again
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“Great base for exploring Cumberland Gap”
Reviewed 4/19/2018
Nightly rate: | $20 |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Site Number: | C2 |
RV Length: | 25' (Travel Trailer) |
We were here to visit Cumberland Gap and the park is perfectly situated for that, though there is not much else in the area. All sites are first come-first serve, and we lucked into what we think is one of the best in the park: site C2. Loops B and C have electric while all other loops are primitive camping. Electric sites are paved, b... more
We were here to visit Cumberland Gap and the park is perfectly situated for that, though there is not much else in the area. All sites are first come-first serve, and we lucked into what we think is one of the best in the park: site C2. Loops B and C have electric while all other loops are primitive camping. Electric sites are paved, but because the whole campground is built on a slope some sites are very unlevel in every direction. Bring all your blocks! We thought the sites along the outside of the main campground loop offered the best angle of approach for parking and the most level sites. Interior sites were more of a mixed bag. All the electric sites had decent separation and foliage between sites. The primitive sites are very mixed -- some are way too tiny for anything but a car/van, and some are also weirdly exposed to the loop roads. An RV would have to be very picking in selecting a primitive site that would work; during our visit all the RVs were in the electric loops. The bathhouse that we used was spotless, the showers were huge (enough room for an entire park bench!) and the water was hot with good pressure.
There is potable water available throughout the campground and a dump station near the store. Plastic and aluminum recycling is also available throughout the campground, which we appreciates. The park was self-check in when we arrived on a Monday; the store is only open weekends. There is definitely some road noise from US58, which runs along the west/south site of the campground, but it was much more noticeable during the day than at night. Several good hikes leave from the campground (Lewis Hollow Trail and Gibson Gap Trail) while others can be accessed just on the other side of the tunnel from the visitor center area.
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Zamia Ventures would stay here again
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“Perfect place”
Reviewed 4/16/2018
Nightly rate: | $10 |
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Days stayed: | 13 |
Site Number: | C17 |
Stayed 13 days in April 2018. Had days when it snowed and days when it was 80 out and rode my motorcycle. Sites have only electric but there is a dump station and water. Sites are level enough and blacktop, in the woods. Showers are hot and clean. Three miles to Middlesboro thru tunnel in mountain and Middlesboro has every fast fo... more
Stayed 13 days in April 2018. Had days when it snowed and days when it was 80 out and rode my motorcycle. Sites have only electric but there is a dump station and water. Sites are level enough and blacktop, in the woods. Showers are hot and clean. Three miles to Middlesboro thru tunnel in mountain and Middlesboro has every fast food place, restaurants and a Walmart.
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“Nice”
Reviewed 8/28/2016
Nightly rate: | $10 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
RV Length: | 16' |
Forty one of the 160 sites have electricity. All sites are on a first come, first served basis. All of the electric sites are paved and fairly level. There is some privacy between the sites and most have shade. On a Monday night in mid August there were maybe a dozen campers in the park. The bathroom and showers were clean. There ar... more
Forty one of the 160 sites have electricity. All sites are on a first come, first served basis. All of the electric sites are paved and fairly level. There is some privacy between the sites and most have shade. On a Monday night in mid August there were maybe a dozen campers in the park. The bathroom and showers were clean.
There are some hiking trails that start from the campground.
During the week it is self registration. I was glad that I had the exact amount in my wallet. The price I paid reflects my Senior Pass discount.
I spent the night here on the way home from a longer trip. I plan on returning and spending more time to explore this historic area.
Outback Bob would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- dry camping
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- dump station
- group sites
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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