USDA Forest Service · Virginia
Elizabeth Furnace Group Camp
USDA Forest Service · Virginia, United States
- Sites
- 2
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Group sites
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 804 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 GROUP CAMP (NFSR 517) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
- Nearest town
- Fort Valley
- Address
- 15618 Fort Valley Road, Fort Valley, VA, 22652
- Phone
- 540-984-4101
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Historic Sites, Hunting, Mountain Biking
2 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area offers forested trails, campsites and open grassy picnic areas along the tranquil Passage Creek. Enjoy hiking the Pig Iron and Charcoal trail and learn how iron was historically mined and smelted. Spend the day fishing from a stocked trout stream, grilling out at a picnic spot, or taking a stroll across the swinging bridge to view the historic cabin.
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
Hand pump available year round in the family campground (Please park your vehicle across the street when coming to the family campground to collect water. This helps us avoid any potential car congestion).
No water at group campground.
No firewood available.
Vault toilets available year-round.
Natural Features
The charming group 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.
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° | 46° | 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° | 63° | 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 · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 36 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 · 8 mi · 4 sites
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