RV Camping near Big Stone Gap, Virginia

Rock Bottom Horse Camp

8 RV Sites

Rock Bottom Horse Camp in Ewing, Virginia, offers eight RV sites with horse pens and paddocks on site, 20, 30, and 50-amp water-and-electric service, and rigs accepted to 70 feet, behind a gated entrance. A single 30/50-amp water-and-electric back-in category serves riders at the doorstep of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Eight back-in sites carry water and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Plan around the hookups — sites carry water and electric rather than sewer, so manage tank capacity and use the dump station. Seventy feet accommodates a long coach with a horse trailer, which is exactly the combination this camp is built for. One consistent category means no guesswork. A dump station and gated entrance handle the practical side. The equestrian infrastructure is the entire point. Horse pens and paddocks on the property mean your animals are secure overnight rather than improvised, and dedicated horse camps with real RV hookups are genuinely scarce. Walking trails and hiking run from the property, with a national park and state park immediately adjacent. Pets are welcome. Cumberland Gap is where Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee meet, and the pass through the Appalachians that Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road opened in 1775 carried some 300,000 settlers west. The national historical park protects 24,000 acres with more than 85 miles of trail, much of it open to horses — the Ridge Trail runs the length of the park along the state line. Spring and fall bring the best riding weather. Reserve ahead, and confirm pen availability when you book.

from $30/night

Lakeview RV Resort

87 RV Sites

Lakeview RV Resort in Bluff City, Tennessee, offers 87 full-hookup RV sites overlooking Boone Lake with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 50 feet, open all year. Standard, cable-equipped, and wide back-in categories join a storm shelter, fishing pier, boat docks, and outdoor pool. Eighty-seven back-in sites run in standard, with-cable, and wide with-cable categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The wide category is worth requesting for larger rigs or guests who want elbow room. Cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, and firewood handle the practical side, with a storm shelter on site — a genuine safety feature in the Tennessee Valley. Site rates vary by category and date. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with a lake, pond, fishing pier, boat docks, and boat rentals giving direct water access for fishing, boating, canoeing, and kayaking. A recreation center, playground, pavilion, dog park, horseshoes, corn hole, biking, and on-site dining fill the rest, with planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. The elevated viewshed over Boone Lake against the Blue Ridge is the resort's signature. Bluff City sits on US-11E between Johnson City and Kingsport, with the lake's bass and walleye fishery and the South Holston River tailwater close by. Year-round operation makes this viable across seasons. Summer and October foliage are the peaks — reserve ahead.

from $55/night

Mammoth Ridge RV Park

20 RV Sites

Mammoth Ridge RV Park and Campground in Greeneville, Tennessee, offers full-hookup RV sites on a lake with its own beach, a dog park, a general store and golf cart rentals. Sites take rigs up to 75 feet with electric hookups, which accommodates most large coaches traveling the Nolichucky valley between Morristown and Johnson City. Full-hookup RV sites with electric service accommodate rigs to 75 feet, and a dump station is on site. RV storage is available for guests leaving a rig between visits. Bathrooms, showers and laundry cover the practical side of a stay, a general store stocks basics and firewood, and WiFi reaches the sites. The lake is the property's center of gravity. A beach gives swimmers direct access, and fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking and paddle boats put guests on the water without leaving the campground. Walking trails and biking routes run the grounds, volleyball and gaga ball serve the younger crowd, and a covered pavilion handles group gatherings. A fenced dog park is on site and pets are welcome. Golf cart rentals make the property easy to move around, and a golf course is nearby. One practical note: this is bear country despite the populated setting, so store food accordingly. Greeneville is the home of Andrew Johnson, and the National Historic Site downtown preserves his homestead, tailor shop and cemetery. The Nolichucky River Gorge lies 20 miles south in the Cherokee National Forest, where a 14-mile canyon carries Class III–IV whitewater, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park's Cosby entrance is a 45-mile drive southwest. The campground runs spring through fall. Cherokee National Forest wildflowers peak April into May, and October foliage on the northeast Tennessee ridgelines is the busiest window of the year — with the Roan Mountain rhododendron bloom, 40 miles northeast, drawing heavily from mid-June into early July. Reserve ahead for both.

from $60/night

Fish Springs at Little Pond Mountain Campground

19 RV Sites

Fish Springs at Little Pond Mountain Campground in Hampton, Tennessee, offers 19 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, sized for rigs to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, at the base of Roan Mountain in the upper Doe River valley. An outdoor pool and ball field sit on a property built as a base for southern Appalachian mountain recreation. Nineteen back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables and site WiFi. A dump station, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. One vehicle is allowed per site, with an extra vehicle fee of $1 per night on arrival — among the more modest such charges in this batch. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a ball field and basketball on the grounds. Boating, swimming, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, snorkeling, hiking, and biking all run from the area, with off-roading and a golf course nearby. The cold, clear mountain streams around Roan Mountain hold some of the finest wild trout water in the East, which is why many guests book. Pets are welcome. Hampton sits in Carter County where the Cherokee National Forest's spruce-fir summits, the Appalachian Trail's high-elevation traverse, and Watauga Lake's shoreline converge — one of the most recreation-rich environments in the southern Appalachians. The campground serves the mountain season. The June rhododendron bloom on Roan Mountain and October foliage are the two peak windows, with summer lake and trout traffic between them. With 19 sites, reserve well ahead for any of the three.

from $20/night

Black Bear Resort

Black Bear Resort in Hampton, Tennessee, offers cottages, cabins, a bunkhouse, tent sites, and RV camping four-tenths of a mile from the Dennis Cove Trailhead, with a breakfast cafe, laundry, and shuttle service to Appalachian Trail access points. It is an Appalachian Trail Passport stamp location, and the section-hiker infrastructure is what the resort has built its identity around. Accommodations span the range. Cottages and cabins provide enclosed lodging, a bunkhouse offers hostel-style dormitory space for thru-hikers and groups, and tent sites and RV sites cover the rest. Laundry and restrooms serve guests coming off multi-day sections, and the on-site dining room handles meals — the breakfast cafe in particular is a fixture for hikers heading out. Pets are welcome. Walking trails run from the property, and the resort's shuttle service to multiple AT trailheads is the practical amenity that sets it apart in this corridor. Hiking, fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and biking are all accessible from camp, and a playground serves families. Firewood is available on site. The Dennis Cove Trailhead, four-tenths of a mile away, enters the Appalachian Trail near Laurel Fork waterfall. Watauga Lake's 6,430 acres provide warmwater and tailwater fishing across the Big Creek inlet, the Laurel Creek embayment, and the Watauga River below the dam. The Roan Highlands' rhododendron balds bloom in June, visible for miles from the surrounding ridges. The resort serves the Carter County mountain season. Thru-hiker traffic peaks in spring as northbound hikers come through, and the June rhododendron bloom and October foliage draw the general visitor market. Reserve ahead for all three.

White Sands RV Resort

2 RV Sites

White Sands RV Resort in Greeneville, TN, offers 2 full-hookup pull-thru RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service. Both sites are pull-thrus carrying water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit. The resort is rated big rig friendly and is built for long rigs — but the published maximum length is inconsistent in the record, so call with your dimensions before booking. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a clubhouse, and WiFi cover the essentials. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The property covers 65 acres with a pond and hiking, and two sites on that much land means you effectively have the place to yourself. Greeneville sits in Greene County's Nolichucky River valley in east Tennessee, with Great Smoky Mountains views and a genuinely deep local history — this is Andrew Johnson's town. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Two sites means calling is the way to book, and it's the right call anyway for confirming length.

Cold Springs at Little Pond Mountain Campground

5 RV Sites

Cold Springs at Little Pond Mountain Campground in Mountain City, TN, offers 5 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Every site is a 20/30/50-amp back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi and a picnic table. Every site takes all three amp services, so there's no adapter guesswork whatever you're driving. Pets are welcome. At five sites this is about as small and quiet as a full-hookup campground gets. There's no recreation program on the grounds, and that's the arrangement: full hookups, a level site, and the mountains doing the rest. Mountain City sits in Johnson County in Tennessee's far northeastern corner, where the state meets Virginia and North Carolina in high Appalachian country — Backbone Rock, Watauga Lake, and the Appalachian Trail are all close. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Five sites means calling ahead is simply the way to book here, especially for fall color.

Roan Creek Campground by Doe Mountain

Roan Creek Campground by Doe Mountain in Butler, Tennessee, offers spacious full-hookup RV sites with water, sewer, and electric, alongside tent camping and rustic cabins on Roan Creek in northeast Tennessee. Fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi serve guests using the property as a base for the region's outdoor recreation. Full-hookup back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric with fire pits and picnic tables. Rustic cabins provide enclosed lodging, and tent sites cover simpler camping. A dump station, restrooms, showers, and WiFi handle the practical side. Pets are welcome. The creek is the setting. Walking trails run the property, with fishing, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, hiking, picnicking, and birding all available from camp. The mountain terrain surrounds the campground on every side, and the water is the reason most guests book. Doe Mountain Recreation Area is the headline draw — 8,700 acres of trails and adventure terrain, and one of the more substantial riding and hiking areas in the region. Beyond it, northeast Tennessee's high country opens up in every direction, with the Appalachian corridor's lakes, rivers, and ridgelines all within reach. The campground works equally well for a quiet getaway and an active outdoor trip, which is much of its appeal — guests can ride Doe Mountain all day or spend it beside the creek without leaving the property. The campground serves the northeast Tennessee mountain season. Summer water recreation and October foliage drive the heaviest demand, with riding season on Doe Mountain extending through the shoulder months. Reserve ahead for fall color weekends.

from $20/night

Mountain View RV Park - Roan Mountain

24 RV Sites

Mountain View RV Park in Roan Mountain, TN, offers 24 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 40 feet. Every site is a 30/50-amp back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi and a fire pit. Pets are welcome. At 24 sites this is a small, quiet park — no pool, no arcade, no queue for anything, which in this valley is the whole idea. Doe River frontage runs the length of the property, and the river is the on-site recreation. Full hookups at every site with both amp services and WiFi delivered to the pad is a more complete package than most parks this size manage, and the fire pits get used every night the weather allows. Roan Mountain sits in Carter County's high-elevation Appalachian country, with the summit balds and the largest natural rhododendron garden in the world above the valley. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Rhododendron bloom in June and fall color are the two busiest stretches — reserve well ahead for either.

from $50/night

Sugar Hollow RV Park and Campground LLC

11 RV Sites

Sugar Hollow RV Park and Campground on Roan Mountain, Tennessee, offers 11 full-hookup RV sites in the Roan Highlands, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 80 feet. Back-in and pull-through categories join a quiet, well-positioned base in Carter County. Eleven sites run in back-in and pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 80 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Two straightforward categories keep booking simple, and 80 feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow — genuinely generous for mountain terrain, where most properties cap far lower. Every site carries the full amp range, so any rig plugs in without an adapter. The amenity set is deliberately minimal, and that is the right call here. Guests come for what surrounds the property rather than for programming, and the pricing reflects it. Pets are welcome. The Roan Highlands are one of the most extraordinary alpine landscapes in the eastern United States — a series of grassy balds running along the Tennessee-North Carolina line above 6,000 feet, with open meadow views that exist nowhere else in the Appalachians. The Appalachian Trail crosses the ridge here, and the stretch over Round Bald, Jane Bald, and Grassy Ridge is widely considered among the finest miles on the entire trail. Roan Mountain's rhododendron gardens bloom in mid-June and draw visitors from across the region, with Roan Mountain State Park close and Boone and Johnson City within reach. Summer rhododendron season and fall foliage drive the sharpest demand. Reserve well ahead for mid-June and for October.

from $50/night

Waters Edge RV Park and Resort

17 RV Sites

Waters Edge RV Park and Resort in Newport, TN, offers 17 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Every site is a back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric, with WiFi across the property. Pets are welcome. It's a small, straightforward park — full hookups, all three amp services, and no queue for anything. There's no recreation program on the grounds, and at 17 sites that keeps things genuinely quiet. What guests get is a level site and easy access to a lot of water and mountains. Newport sits at the confluence of the Pigeon and Nolichucky rivers in Cocke County, minutes from the French Broad River corridor, the edge of the Cherokee National Forest, and the eastern gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rates and availability are on the booking page. With only 17 sites, summer and foliage weekends fill quickly — reserve ahead.

from $39/night

The Barlow RV Elk Park

4 RV Sites

The Barlow RV in Elk Park, North Carolina, offers 4 full-hookup RV sites in the Blue Ridge Mountains, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 70 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, open all year behind a gated entrance. Each site is named individually — In The Trees, The Granddaddy, The Mountain Wall, and The Rock — with a general store, community fire pit, walking trails, and on-site dining. Four sites are named rather than numbered, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Naming each site tells you exactly what you are booking — trees, a rock face, a mountain wall, or the big one — which is a level of specificity no tiered system achieves. Seventy feet accommodates a long coach with a tow. A general store, firewood, RV storage, and on-site dining handle the practical side. Pets are welcome, with a maximum of two per site. A community fire pit, walking trails, and dog park fill the grounds, with mountains all around and genuinely dark skies for stargazing. Wine and beer tasting is nearby, and planned activities run through the season. Four sites is boutique by any measure, and the curation shows. Avery County sits in the North Carolina high country near Banner Elk, with Beech Mountain, Sugar Mountain, and Grandfather Mountain all close — skiing in winter, the Mile High Swinging Bridge and Linville Gorge in summer, and the Blue Ridge Parkway running along the ridgeline. Fall foliage and ski season both drive demand. Reserve as early as you can.

from $110/night