USDA Forest Service · Virginia
Elizabeth Furnace
USDA Forest Service · Virginia, United States
- Sites
- 36
- Hookups
- 34 with water, 33 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Max RV length
- 35 ft
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 820 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- ELIZABETH FURNACE CAMPGROUND (NFSR 516) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
- Nearest town
- Fort Valley
- Address
- 15618 Fort Valley Road, Fort Valley, VA, 22652
- Phone
- N/A
About
Overview
Vault Toilets are located throughout the family campground and are available year-round.
No Firewood available.
Hand pump available year-round near entrance of family campground.
Showers and Flush Toilets available from May-October. Please visit our website for exact dates.
Recreation
Enjoy hiking the Pig Iron and Charcoal Trail to learn how iron was made in the area. Another great hike heads up to Buzzard Rock.
Passage Creek is seasonally stocked with trout to keep anglers entertained.
Facilities
Vault Toilets are located throughout the family campground and are available year-round.
No Firewood available.
Hand pump available year-round near entrance of family campground.
Natural Features
The charming family campground sits in the Shenandoah Valley along Passage Creek, a tributary of the North Fork Shenandoah River. The area is part of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests which spans across Virginia and parts of West Virginia and Kentucky. These forests protect 40 species of trees that are mostly Appalachian hardwood and mixed pine-hardwood forests, 60 species of mammals and 200 species of birds.
Contact Info
This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (540) 984-4101.
Fees
The campground has a self-service pay station at the entrance.
Sites are currently $10/night with limited services and $20/night when water systems are running (May-October).
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 26° | -7° | 62° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 45° | 29° | 10° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 57° | 36° | 14° | 77° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 69° | 45° | 26° | 89° | 3 of 11 |
| May | 73° | 55° | 37° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 62° | 53° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 69° | 57° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 69° | 58° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 62° | 48° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 47° | 35° | 83° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 35° | 24° | 70° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 44° | 29° | 13° | 66° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Elizabeth Furnace Group Camp · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 2 sites
- Shenandoah River State Park · Virginia State Parks · 5 mi · 44 sites
- Hazard Mill Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
- Hazard Mill Canoe Camp · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
- Little Fort · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 4 sites
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