Pickle Branch Shelter

US Forest Service · Virginia

Pickle Branch Shelter in Virginia. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 141 public campsites we map in Virginia.

This trail is a pretty steady incline up until you arrive at Straight Branch Shelter. There is a stream near by. Follow the blue blaze trail directly in front of the shelter down the hill. The privy has been torn down. There is also an old fire pit and picnic table.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Site type

Camping area

Number of sites

16

Coordinates

37.38056, -80.18417

Nearest sites we map

• Niday Trail Shelter7 km · US Forest Service
• Caldwell Fields Group Campground13 km · US Forest Service
• Sarver Hollow Trail Shelter14 km · US Forest Service
• Laurel Creek A.T. Shelter21 km · US Forest Service
• Steel Bridge Campground24 km · US Forest Service
• War Spur Shelter26 km · US Forest Service

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2025-07-31, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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