About Fox Creek Horse Camp
Fox Creek Horse Camp is a premiere destination for riding enthusiasts who are looking for the rare opportunity to ride from their campsite onto hundreds of miles of trails in the spectacular Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. Located at almost 4,000 feet, it serves as a welcome retreat for summer camping and horseback riding. While hiking and horseback riding are the primary attractions near the campground, there are also ample native trout streams, the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway, local festivals and music, the Appalachian Trail and the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail. This campground offers the basic amenities including pit toilets, garbage and manure collection, and visitor information. The campground is adjacent to Fox Creek, a small rocky trout stream with large boulders and rhododendron and northern hardwoods along the banks. The campsites are located in open fields…
- Fees: $5 per vehicle per night.
- Season: early-April – late-November
- Managed by: George Washington & Jefferson National Forest, FS
- Where: 4 mi west of Troutdale, VA · 36.69786, -81.50384
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairwood Valley | Horse | at camp | 2.1 mi |
| Virginia Highlands | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 80.4 mi |
| Appalachian Trail | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 383.9 mi |
| Orchard Spur | Horse | 0.2 mi | 1.6 mi |
| Old Orchard | Horse | 0.5 mi | 1.6 mi |
| Livery | Horse | 0.7 mi | 0.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 11.9 mi
Propane: 10.1 mi
Camps nearby
- Old Virginia Group Horse Camp 0.9 mi
- Campsite · 4 mi W of Troutdale 1.5 mi
- Hurricane Campground 1.9 mi
- Scales 2.1 mi
- Grindstone 2.2 mi
- Campsite · 5 mi W of Troutdale 2.5 mi