About Todd Lake Recreation Area
Visitors to Todd Lake Recreation Area enjoy a historic campground complete with a wheelchair accessible beach. A children’s playground, plenty of open fields, grills, and picnic tables make this location an ideal place to spend a relaxing summer afternoon. Explore multiple trails from this location popular among mountain biking, backpacking, and hiking enthusiasts.
- Fees: Day use is $8 per vehicle up to 8 passengers and $2 per person for vans and buses carrying more than 8 passengers and walk-ins. $20 per…
- Season: mid-May – late-October
- Managed by: USFS - George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
- Where: 13 mi west of Bridgewater, VA · 38.36556, -79.21139
Things to do:
Amenities:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Lake Loop | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.8 mi |
| Trimble Mountain | Horse | 0.4 mi | 3.6 mi |
| Little Skidmore | Horse | 0.5 mi | 1.5 mi |
| Wild Oak | Horse | 0.9 mi | 27.2 mi |
| North River Gorge | Horse | 1.6 mi | 4.7 mi |
| Groom's Ridge | Horse | 1.6 mi | 3.9 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: 0.4 mi
Water fill-up: 22.8 mi
Propane: 13.3 mi
Camps nearby
- North River Campground 1.8 mi
- Camp May Flather 2.5 mi
- Stokesville Campground 3.4 mi
- Camp Todd 3.4 mi
- Camp Flamingo 3.5 mi
- Dispersed spot · 10 mi E of McDowell 5.8 mi