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Basic Information
Oak Ridge Campground is a 100-site campground with bathrooms, grills and picnic tables, and drive-up campsites. Leashed pets are welcome. Both tents and RVs are welcome, though there are no hook-ups for RVs and maximum RV length is 32". Reservations are required for all campsites. Make a reservation on recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777. The campground is closed for the winter on December 1 and re-opens on March 3.
TOTAL SITES: 100
Electric Hookups: 0
RV Only: 0
Tent Only: 33
Walk to/Boat to: 0
Group: 0
Horse: 0
Other: 0
Amenities
- Cell Phone Reception
- Yes, Year-Round
- Internet Connectivity
- No
- Trash/Recycling Collection
- Yes, Year-Round
- Food Storage Lockers
- No
- Camp Store
- No
- Ice for Sale
- No
- Firewood for Sale
- No
- Staff On Site
- Yes, Seasonal
- Amphitheater
- Yes, Year-Round
- Laundry
- No
- Dump Station
- No
- Potable Water
- Potable Water
Fire/Stove Policy
Fires must be contained in park provided or personal grills. No fires can be left unattended. Extinguish all fires before retiring for the night or leaving the area. Leave extinguished ashes in the grills. If not camping, wood within the park will not be cut, collected or removed for any reason, unless under an approved Special Use Permit. If camping, dead and downed wood less than six inches in diameter may be collected within the campground for use and consumption during a stay with a valid camping permit. Use of power tools such as chainsaws is prohibited.
Toilet Types
- Flush Toilets - year round
Shower Types
- Hot - Year Round
- Free - Year Round
Weather
Prince William Forest Park experiences all four seasons.Spring and fall are generally comfortable with precipitation possible. Summers are hot and humid with average temperatures in the high 80s. Sudden thunderstorms possible. July and August are the hottest months. Winters can be cold with average temperatures in the winter of 41 degrees with variable precipitation. The main park roads may close due to snowy conditions. Cross-country skiing and snow-shoeing are permitted.
Campsite Fee
Fee per campsite. Each site has a picnic table, a fire pit, a lantern hook, and space to park at least one automobile.
$26.00
Senior/Access Interagency Pass Fee
Fee per campsite. Each site has a picnic table, a fire pit, a lantern hook, and space to park at least one automobile.
$13.00
Email Address
Phone number (Voice)
Mailing Address
18100 Park Headquarters RoadTriangle, VA 22172
Physical Address
18100 Park Headquarters RoadTriangle, VA 22172
Directions
From the park entrance road, take a left on the Scenic Drive and follow it approximately 6 miles to the signed turn off for Oak Ridge Campground. It will take around 15 minutes to get there from the park entrance. Stop by the visitor center for further information.Additional Information
Each site has a picnic table, parking slip, grill and lantern post. Each loop has restrooms featuring sinks and flush toilets and the "B" loop restroom has showers. Restrooms are handicapped-accessible.
Cell Phone Additional Information
Cell phone coverage is spotty in places.
Regulations
As a unit of the National Park Service, Prince William Forest Park is governed by various laws, policies,and regulations. Each park is shaped by its enabling legislation, or the law passed by congress that specifically created or designated the area as a unit of the National Park Service. Various other laws, policies, and regulations affect how parks operate. Here are some of the laws and policies that govern Prince William Forest Park. The Superintendents Compendium defines park specific regulations.
More about regulationsReservations can be made by visiting recreation.gov or calling 877-444-6777. There are no walk-in sites available, however same-day reservations are possible when the campground isn't full.
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Accessibility Information
ADA Information - This campground is fairly level, but some small slopes do exist. Walking paths are unpaved. Sites A23, A25, C32 and C33 are handicapped-accessible sites with wheelchair accessible picnic tables and fire grills. Please reserve these sites for visitors with disabilities unless there are no other sites available. The restrooms themselves are accessible, however, paths to the restrooms are unpaved and mulched.
Wheelchair Access - Sites A23, A25, C32 and C33 are handicapped-accessible sites with wheelchair accessible picnic tables and fire grills. Please reserve these sites for visitors with disabilities unless there are no other sites available.
RV & Trailer Information - Trailers and fifth wheels are limited to up to 26 feet in length and 12 feet in height and motor homes up to 32 feet in length and 12 feet in height. Check out time is 12:00 p.m. Hook-ups are not available. Full hook-ups are available at the concession-run Prince William Forest RV Campground, located three miles North on Route 234 off exit 152. For information on the Travel Trailer Village, please call 703-221-2474 or 888-737-5730.
RV Allowed - Yes
RV Max Length in Feet - 32
Trailer Allowed - Yes
Trailer Max Length in Feet - 26
Classification - This campground is a developed campground.
Last updated: December 6, 2023