Originally Posted by
UncleClark
I have barely scratched the surface of George Washington National Forest, but here's a few areas not far from Strasburg:
Trail from Ft. Valley Rd up to Meneka Peak - at least 3 campsites or roll your own.
Signal Knob has a campsite at the top
Strasburg Reservoir - campsite at the north end of the reservoir
Shawl Gap - at the gap and a ways north towards Buzzard Rock
Buzzard Rock Trail about halfway to the top
Little Crease Shelter or the camping area behind the shelter
There are also plenty of campsites in the mountains west of I-81 in GWNF but I have not explored any of those.
Most of these area are high in the mountains away from water (except Strasburg Reservoir) so you would need to carry your water.
Another website worth studying is hikingupward.com because a lot of their hiking maps show approximate locations for existing campsites.
Of course the beauty of hammock camping is (in our area) you can set up camp most anywhere due to the tremendous number of trees.
Highly recommend "recon" day hikes here also so you can scope out your own spot.
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