Chopawamsic Backcountry Camping Permits

National Park Service · Virginia

Chopawamsic Backcountry Camping Permits in Virginia. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 141 public campsites we map in Virginia.

Looking for some peace and quiet? Want to get back to nature, listen to the sounds of the nocturnal world, or simplify your life? Then come experience primitive camping at Prince William Forest Park’s Chopawamsic Backcountry Area. Chopawamsic (chop-uh-WAHM-zik), Algonquian for “small, divided river flats”, consists of about 400 acres (162 ha) of backcountry with a wilderness-like feel in a remote area of Prince William Forest Park.

What we know about it

Managed by

National Park Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

Reservation required

Phone

703-221-7181

Coordinates

38.55876, -77.40691

Nearest sites we map

• Cabin Camp 5 (By Reservation Only)2 km · National Park Service
• Cabin Camp 2 (By Reservation Only)3 km · National Park Service
• Turkey Run Ridge Group4 km · National Park Service
• Cabin Camp 3 (Group Site By Reservation Only)4 km · National Park Service
• Cabin Camp 34 km · National Park Service
• Oak Ridge Campground5 km · National Park Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-08-11, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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