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Dons Cab Inns Campground
56 Roanoke River Pkwy, Roanoke, VA
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48
Sites
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Price
1093ft
Elevation
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What others are saying about this campground
Explore Park and Dons Cab-Inns Campground is a five-star campground located off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Roanoke, Virginia. It is run by Roanoke County and partners with different vendors to provide a wide range of outdoor activities, such as hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, paddling, tubing, and an aerial adventure course. The campground offers RV sites with electricity hook-ups, tiny cabins that sleep 4-6 people, and yurts with electricity and bathrooms. The cabins come with a full-size bed, air conditioning, heat, electricity, a microwave, a small refrigerator, and a coffee pot. There is a fire pit, water spigot, and picnic table outside the cabin, as well as a front porch. The campground also features a brand new bathhouse with private bathrooms and showers, a small store for purchasing ice, firewood, and necessities, and a brewpub with excellent food and beer selection. The campground is only open on weekends and is located a short drive away from a mall, dollar store, places to eat, and a Krispy Kreme. It is also a great place to explore Roanoke, with its breweries, walkable downtown, and great hiking and mountain biking.
Amenities
- Pet Friendly
- Cabins
- Tenting
- 30 Amp
- 50 Amp
- Potable Water
- Back In Site
- Toilets
- Showers
- Dump Station
Activities
- Hiking
- Mtn-Biking
- Fishing
- Mtn-Climbing
- Kayaking
- Canoeing
- Snow-Sports
- Boating
From The Campground
Blue Ridge Campground at Explore Park offers primitive camping, raised platforms, and group camp sites. The sites are hike-in/hike-out, and vehicles are not permitted at the campsites. The campground requires a quarter-mile walk in and out unless you catch a shuttle during operating hours. The small primitive sites can accommodate one tent only, up to four guests, and cost $25 per night. The medium primitive sites can accommodate two tents, up to six guests, and cost $50 per night. The raised platform sites can accommodate one tent, up to six guests, and cost $65 per night. The group sites can accommodate up to 25 guests and cost $150 per night for 10 tents or $75 per night for five tents. Customer must provide tents. Two pets maximum are allowed and must stay on a leash. Site amenities include a fire pit, picnic table, and hammock hooks built in for two hammocks on raised platforms. Firewood can be purchased when booking or on-site via the shuttle attendant from 3 PM to 6 PM. The campground is only available Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from April 1 to October 28, and on specific holiday dates. Reservations can be made online or by phone.
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