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Cliffview Campground (Carroll County near Galax) is a trailside campground with primitive tent camping only. It overlooks Chestnut Creek. Access is from the Dannelly Fitness Complex parking lot and across a footbridge (no direct vehicle access). Twelve primitive campsites are available. Note: This campground is 24 miles from the Millrace Campground.
All sites are timbered and marked. Each site has a fire ring, lantern post, picnic table, access to the New River Trail and non-flush toilet. Drinking water is available. One site, CV001, is universally accessible and is reserved last if not required for a disabled camper.
Reservations are required. Same-day reservations are permitted. Campers must leave their confirmation letter on their car's dashboard for overnight parking. Campers will need access to a fax machine or will need to pick up the letter at the Cliffview office if there is insufficient time to receive the letter by mail.
Running water at Cliffview Campground is shut off from November through March. Customers must bring water during that time.
Directions: Take State Route 58 to Galax. Go north on SR 887 to Cliffview Road (SR 721). Take SR 721 one-quarter of a mile and turn right onto Creekview Road. Go one mile to the Dannelly Complex. Cliffview Campground parking is on the right. Cross the footbridge into the campground.
Number of sites of each type: Primitive Tent, 12
Site types:
CV001-CV012: Site CV001 is universally accessible and is the last to be rented if not required by a disabled guest.
Campground map (PDF)
Handicap and horse campsites available. Well kept campground and trails. Good place to fish and relax. Fee area.
I was enjoying my stay until a huge family got there. They had rented out 3 or 4 spots and they all got there between 7 and 10. The adults and kids were annoyingly loud. They were also still extremely loud after quiet time. They were walking all over my camp spot. I think they should change the time of when the latest you can show up to your camp spot. It was extremely rude of them to show up as late as they did and as loud as they were being when some of us were trying to sleep. Too close to the road also. The park is nice though, but I highly doubt I will ever stay here again or another campground ever again. I will stick to backpacking for now on. It is 10:27pm and 2 of them just rode their bike right behind my camp spot. Never again will I stay here.
Great spot to camp. It's a little bit of a walk from the parking lot to the camp sites. Really quiet.
Nice little spot to camp and bike or hike around the trail. With access to the stream behind that also provides a relaxing sound.
This campground has a nice setting. The creek and proximity to the trail is nice. Only downside was late night activity in the parking lot that kept me up.
