fees, RV limits, trails & mountain biking

Bear Creek Lake State Park Campground

Virginia State Parks (DCR) campground in Bear Creek Lake State Park, Virginia.

$32–$43nightly fee
—site count not in our sources
Reservablebooking
Early Mar–early Decseason (agency text)
35 ftmax RV/trailer length
0named USFS/NPS trails within 5 mi
0.8 mibike trails within 5 mi

How it compares

  • Its lowest fee ($32) is $16 above the Virginia median of $16/night.
  • There are 5 other campgrounds in our data within 25 miles; 1 of them list a lower starting fee.
  • 90% of Virginia campgrounds that publish a length limit accept a rig this long (35 ft).
  • Electric and water hookup sites are available, plus some sewer sites.
  • Straight-line distance: Charlottesville ~36 mi, Richmond ~46 mi, Lynchburg ~48 mi.

Amenities & rules

Bathhouse/showersGrillsPicnic tablesPets allowedTentsRVs/trailers

Stay limit: 14 days in any 30-day period

Fee notes from the agency: Electric, Water and Sewer (site 42 only): $43 VA resident / $50 non-resident; Electric and Water: $37 VA resident / $43 non-resident; Waterview Standard: $32 VA resident / $37 non-resident; Group Campground: $134 VA resident / $158 non-resident. A $5 reservation fee applies per stay.

Trails within 5 miles

No named Forest Service or National Park Service trails are mapped within 5 miles. Trails on state, county or Corps of Engineers land aren't in these datasets.

Mountain biking nearby

0.8 miles of bike-legal trail lie within 5 miles (0.8 mi on unnamed paths). Difficulty mix: Unrated: 0.8 mi

Ratings come only from OpenStreetMap mtb:scale / IMBA tags. Untagged trails show as "Unrated", and we never guess. Check conditions and maps on Trailforks or MTB Project.

Nearest campgrounds

CampgroundMilesStateFee/nightSitesHookupsMax RVPetsBookingTrails ≤5 mi
Cozy Acres Campground
Private campground
13.8VA—— — —— ?0
Powhatan State Park Campground
Powhatan State Park
20.6VA$16–$37— E W 60 ftyes Reserve0
Holliday Lake State Park Campground
Holliday Lake State Park
22.2VA$37— E W 40 ftyes Reserve0
Mowgli Outpost
OpenStreetMap listing
24.4VA—— — —— ?0
Twin Lakes State Park Campground
Twin Lakes State Park
24.5VA$37— E W 36 ftyes Reserve0
Lake Monticello Owners Association Campground
Private campground
27.8VA—— — —— ?0

Hookups: E = electric (max amps), W = water, S = sewer. "—" means the agency doesn't publish it. Trail counts are named USFS/NPS trails within 5 miles. 🟢 = kid-friendly (green-rated) bike trail nearby.

About this state park campground

Facts above (fees, hookups, max RV length, cabins/yurts, primitive sites, season) are from Virginia DCR's published camping fees, camping policies and the Virginia State Parks guide, retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Location: OSM camp site way/771692677. Fees shown are VA-resident rates; non-resident rates are higher.