About Walnut Flats Campground
This small, primitive campground is well suited for tent camping but also accommodates small recreation vehicles. It has shaded sites clustered around a grassy opening surrounded by forest. Flat Top Mountain Trail System, the Appalachian Trail, Dismal Creek (a stocked trout stream), and the Falls of Dismal are close by.
- Season: April 1 – December 7
- Managed by: USFS - George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
- Where: 4 mi northeast of Mechanicsburg, VA · 37.19806, -80.88639
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Trail | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 383.9 mi |
| Standrock Branch | Horse | 0.3 mi | 1.6 mi |
| Hoof & Hill | Horse | 0.6 mi | 2.0 mi |
| Pearis Thompson | Horse | 0.7 mi | 3.8 mi |
| Dismal Falls | Hiking | 1.2 mi | |
| Ribble | Horse | 1.9 mi | 2.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 17.3 mi
Propane: 17.8 mi