National Park Service · Virginia
Rock Castle Gorge Backcountry Camping in Virginia. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 141 public campsites we map in Virginia.
Rock Castle Gorge Backcountry Campground is a primitive camp located along the Rock Castle Gorge Trail in the Rocky Knob Recreational Area which is part of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Rock Castle Gorge Backcountry Campsites can be reached from various points ranging in distance from 1/2 mile to 8 miles. The complete Rock Castle Gorge Trail is a 10.8 mile loop, there are several other loop trails that connect to it.
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Start a 14-day trialSource: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-07-06, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.