Backbone Rock Campground

This place is awesome! The campsites were clean and super big. When we got there, our fire ring was full of sticks and twigs, all set up and ready for a fire. I thought that was super nice. The campsites are right of the road, but not a lot of traffic goes by. I only got waken up once the 2 nights we were there for a loud truck coming by, but that was one time in 2 days. We stayed on site 03, and... This place is awesome! The campsites were clean and super big. When we got there, our fire ring was full of sticks and twigs, all set up and ready for a fire. I thought that was super nice. The campsites are right of the road, but not a lot of traffic goes by. I only got waken up once the 2 nights we were there for a loud truck coming by, but that was one time in 2 days. We stayed on site 03, and there is a creek right behind it that you can not see, but you can hear it, and you can walk down there. There are working toilets only. The bathrooms were also kept nice and clean. Beutiful place to explore and relax away from busy lives. We will most definitely be going back again.

Ideal national forest campground. Cost us only $10 per night. Small, I think 10 sites and with an excellent host, a man from the region, Mike Brown. Mike and his wife, Annette, made my wife, two young children, and me feel welcome from even before we arrived. (Our campsite was extraordinarily clean the moment we got there.) My children made friends with Mike and Annette’s grandchildren, who are sp... Ideal national forest campground. Cost us only $10 per night. Small, I think 10 sites and with an excellent host, a man from the region, Mike Brown. Mike and his wife, Annette, made my wife, two young children, and me feel welcome from even before we arrived. (Our campsite was extraordinarily clean the moment we got there.) My children made friends with Mike and Annette’s grandchildren, who are spending the summer at the campground. The campground sits at about 2,100 ft. and is in a narrow gorge, sandwiched in between Tennessee State Road 133 and Beaverdam Creek, and is extraordinarily shady and cool. We tent-camped. There are no showers as of yet, but the toilets flush, and there is running water and even hot water. Our site did not have a water source, but there are two spigots in the campground. Damascus, Virginia is only a 10-minute drive away and has a large grocery store. Backbone Rock is within walking distance. We spent four happy nights at this memorable campground, and we recommend it highly.

I love camping here. It's generally very peaceful except the campground is right next to the road and there is a lot of traffic noise especially from loud motorcycles. The bathrooms are always clean. There are no showers. Site #1 is our favorite but people are constantly walking through our site to the river even the the river is accessible from every campsite by walking through the tree behind ea... I love camping here. It's generally very peaceful except the campground is right next to the road and there is a lot of traffic noise especially from loud motorcycles. The bathrooms are always clean. There are no showers. Site #1 is our favorite but people are constantly walking through our site to the river even the the river is accessible from every campsite by walking through the tree behind each site.

A beautiful campsite for beginners or seasoned campers. Would recommend staying by the bathroom to be near the recreation area, trash, and exit. Recommend staying at the opposite end of the bathroom if you want trails, privacy, and more nature. Campground has a gorgeous woodsy setting with the road visible behind, but traffic is light on the noise. Facilities are clean with flushable toilets, and... A beautiful campsite for beginners or seasoned campers. Would recommend staying by the bathroom to be near the recreation area, trash, and exit. Recommend staying at the opposite end of the bathroom if you want trails, privacy, and more nature. Campground has a gorgeous woodsy setting with the road visible behind, but traffic is light on the noise. Facilities are clean with flushable toilets, and running sink water. Each campsite is spacious in its own way and has easy access to a trail or river, and is within 5 minutes walking of Backbone Rock Trail. Hosts are gracious, friendly and make the campground a welcoming environment. Campsites are clean, easy to drive on in wet or dry conditions, and had no real issues with bugs or flooding with a tent in rainy weather. We highly recommend, and you will see us again next season. Update: 2023 Fall Season - We're back and glad to see the hosts, sites and grounds are just the same. We found our site to be clean, gravel raked, and trash free making it very easy to set up a tent. Bathrooms are hosed with a chemical cleaner, and have flush toilets well stocked up. Hosts are very friendly, communicative, and reached out to us in case we needed anything. The rainstorms gave us a very full and rushing creek for beautiful pictures. The trails and picnic tables nearby were in decent shape and easy to get to. The sites were booked up over the weekend but we mostly had it to ourselves during the week. It was relaxing, beautiful, and our favorite campground. See you next time!

A beautiful campsite for beginners or seasoned campers. Would recommend staying by the bathroom to be near the recreation area, trash, and exit. Recommend staying at the opposite end of the bathroom if you want trails, privacy, and more nature. Campground has a gorgeous woodsy setting with the road visible behind, but traffic is light on the noise. Facilities are clean with flushable toilets, and... A beautiful campsite for beginners or seasoned campers. Would recommend staying by the bathroom to be near the recreation area, trash, and exit. Recommend staying at the opposite end of the bathroom if you want trails, privacy, and more nature. Campground has a gorgeous woodsy setting with the road visible behind, but traffic is light on the noise. Facilities are clean with flushable toilets, and running sink water. Each campsite is spacious in its own way and has easy access to a trail or river, and is within 5 minutes walking of Backbone Rock Trail. Hosts are gracious, friendly and make the campground a welcoming environment. Campsites are clean, easy to drive on in wet or dry conditions, and had no real issues with bugs or flooding with a tent in rainy weather. We highly recommend, and you will see us again next season. Update: 2023 Fall Season - We're back and glad to see the hosts, sites and grounds are just the same. We found our site to be clean, gravel raked, and trash free making it very easy to set up a tent. Bathrooms are hosed with a chemical cleaner, and have flush toilets well stocked up. Hosts are very friendly, communicative, and reached out to us in case we needed anything. The rainstorms gave us a very full and rushing creek for beautiful pictures. The trails and picnic tables nearby were in decent shape and easy to get to. The sites were booked up over the weekend but we mostly had it to ourselves during the week. It was relaxing, beautiful, and our favorite campground. See you next time!