A wide range of accommodations also is available in nearby communities. You are invited to attend campfire programs and conducted walks at points of interest. Camping The nine campgrounds are open from about May 1 through October or into early November, depending on weather conditions Facilities are limited in winter. Fees are charged and length of stay may be limited. Sites in each campground are designated for trailers, but none is equipped for utility connections.
Campgrounds have sanitary dumping stations.
Each campsite has a table and fireplace. Limited supplies may be purchased at most parkway gasoline stations and camp stores. The hiker symbol under an overlook-ahead sign is your invitation to leave your vehicle for a walk through the woods. Many miles of excellent trails are at Peaks of Otter, Rocky Knob, Doughton Park, and Cone and Price Memorial Parks. The Appalachian Trail roughly parallels the parkway from mile 0 at Rockfish Gap to mile 103.