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12 miles from Blacksburg, VA & Virginia Tech. 25 minutes from Interstate 81. Exit off I-81 at exit 118B, 460 west. Go approx 10 miles then take the 2nd Prices Fork Road exit towards Prices Fork. Go 3 mls to McCoy Rd (just beyond the Sunoco station). Turn R on McCoy Road and go 7 mls to stop sign. Turn R onto Big Falls Rd, go 1/2 ml to train tracks. We are the first place on the left after the tracks.
Beautiful campground on the New River.
Well kept and groomed. Very leveled ground. Fire pit and picnic table for each site.
Two railroads passing neer, can definitely hear them day and night. Not such a big deal tho.
Water and electric, no sewer, dump station on site.
Tubing all day from 11-6. It's an awesome place to stay and have fun!
What a gorgeous campground and the owners Jake and Mom, Bernadette were so pleasant! It was simply paradise. We fished and rode our bikes along the river and watched a million stars. Thank you so much!!
Went earlier today with my girlfriend and we had a blast. The staff were very friendly and it was an easy check in process. It wasn't busy at all. We were the only ones in the river for a while, so we loved that lol and the rapids at the end were very fun. Would definitely recommend if you're in the area.
Stayed at this campground in our RV from July 30 to July 6 of this year. First the positive - The location is great with a great view of the river and surrounding mountains. It would be especially beautiful in the fall when the leaves are changing.
Floating the river is peaceful and relaxing and as long as you are using your own flotation devices you can float along the entire property for free. You only have to pay if you want to go further down river and need the shuttle for a ride back. It was quiet at night except for the trains which will be covered later. RV sites are not huge, but they are large enough where you have a little room to yourself and most of them back up to the river. Bonus while we were there was a jet fighter screaming down the river between the mountains and passing right overhead!
Negatives - Family owned since 1982 and that was apparently the last time anything was updated. The place is run down, poorly maintained and the bathrooms are dirty and not cleaned routinely. There is only one functioning bathroom for each sex on site and you cannot use it if someone is taking a shower. There were a couple of porta potties in the RV area, but they were overly full and smelled bad. The power grid is not adequate to handle the weekends when the campground RV sites are full. Our power was fine during the week but come Friday when everyone arrived our Hughes Watchdog was constantly tripping off due to widely fluctuating power. The owner basically said it was our fault, although he did offer to let us move to a 50 amp site, but since we were leaving Sunday we just decided to ride it out. The owner, Jake is rude and obnoxious and is very discourteous to his guests. He apparently inherited the place as he has no management skills to have earned it without family connections. His stated reason for being rude to me was that we had supposedly been rude to the shuttle driver, but he would never say what we said to her that was rude. We only recall having a nice conversation with her as she told us about growing up in the area and swimming in the same river swimming holes as her father and grandfather which we thought was very neat. The only negative thing we said at all was after she asked our opinion of the campground, and we said the bathrooms were dirty and not cleaned properly. I guess that stating the truth is considered rude by the owner. There are also train tracks across the river and also next to the campground and trains do pass by often, but we did not consider that to be a big deal.
We would have rated this campground a 3, but due to the rude owner we lowered it to a 2. If you don't mind staying at a shabby little tubing campground with a rude owner, then this is the place for you!
We camped at New River Junction campground last weekend! Absolutely beautiful location right on the New River. Jake, the owner was great. Very helpful and friendly, plus he is a very hard worker. We will definitely return and will hope to have friends join us next time ! Great place to camp for a Va Tech home game or just for a fun weekend tubing down the river.
