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Take Gatewood Road to the Cunard turnoff, between Oak Hill and Fayetteville. Turn, then go 1.8 miles, then follow signs to Cunard River Access. Bear right through the boat launch parking lot and continue upstream for a mile. Sites are on the left. There are four shaded walk-in sites and one drive-in site for tents only.
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These primitive camping areas have no drinking water or hookups, and limited restroom facilities. All sites are managed on a first-come, first-served basis and reservations are not accepted. There are no fees for camping.
Beautiful spot by the river, but if your disabled, there's only 1 spot you can camp, and it's likely to be occupied by the first person to arrive.
Nice campground with five primitive sites and one handicap. Sites are walk-in and must walk through sites to get to next one. No water, has fire rings and a chemical latrine. Medium train traffic across the river, but no horn use. Access to river is challenging, steep grade. Road traffic to trailhead is light.
Google maps does not take you there,
it took us to the other side of the river.
We arrived after dark. There is no
check in. You just arrive and pick a site.
We came out of regular camping
season so we couldn't find anywhere
near by that sold firewood. There is 1
handicap site and 4 sites by the river.
The handicap site is the only one that
you can drive directly up to. The 4 sites
by the river have a parking lot and you
walk (not very far at all, 10 - 50 yards) to
them. The view of the river is beautiful
and you can watch trains pass on the
opposite side of the river.
Great campsite along the river. However only about 5 spots to stay in. All sites are walkin sites and are right next to each other.
Google Maps has the Southside Trail extending to far north. This makes directions to here take you to the wrong side of the river. So do not follow their directions to get here. As of now, put in Cunard River Access as your destination. Once at the parking lot for the put-in, the road goes about 1 mile south from there to the campground and the start of the Southside Trail.
