USDA Forest Service · Virginia
Little Fort
USDA Forest Service · Virginia, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 1,394 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- LITTLE FORT RECREATION (NFSR 272) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
- Phone
- N/A
About
Overview
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.
If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 24° | -12° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 43° | 27° | 8° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 55° | 34° | 11° | 76° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 67° | 43° | 24° | 87° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 53° | 35° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 79° | 60° | 51° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 67° | 55° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 67° | 56° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 61° | 46° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 45° | 34° | 82° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 33° | 22° | 68° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 42° | 27° | 11° | 65° | 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.
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