Campground Name : Grindstone
Address : Sugar Grove, VA
Phone # : (276)388-3983
http://www.reserveamerica.com/campgr...&parkCode=grin
Visit / Stay Information:
Date of Visit: August 2006
Length of visit: 5 nights
Site #44 - this was a GREAT site
Site type: W/E
Rate per night: $20
Extra charges: NO
First visit - would return
Rating - 5
Facilities Information:
Hook-Ups: W/E only - dump station available
Interior roads: good, easy access
Level sites: yes, some
sites: HUGE sites, very wooded
restroom cleanliness: 3 - always clean
Store - no, and it's a looong way to a store
Game Room: NO
Playground: YES, looks fairly new
Pool: NO - see comments
Campground Impressions:
Kid friendly: probably but none were there when we were
People friendly: very
WiFi: No
Cell Phone Service: NO, and it's 30 minutes drive to get cell service
Pet Friendly: YES
Grindstone is the best kept secret in southwest Virginia. This place is gorgeous. The sites are enormous & woodsy. There isn't much to do within the confines of the campground, but the surrounding area has 450 miles of hiking and biking trails. The campground has a spring fed concrete wading area for your swimming pleasure, a basketball net in the parking lot, and a small playground that looks fairly new. The bathrooms are old but kept very clean, and the water is warm but not steamy hot. The altitude makes it cool here. When we were camping, it was 20 degrees warmer down the mountain in town, so bring sweatshirts. This is a great place to stay to ride the Virginia Creeper trail, as you can drive into Damascus within a half hour and catch a shuttle or accress the trail directly from the town. We used Adventure Damascus, and they were great. The Creeper can be crowded on weekends, but we only saw 1 other couple on a monday in August. The campground hosts were wonderfully friendly. If nature is your thing this place is great.
Link to the Virginia Creeper Trail
http://www.vacreepertrail.com/index.http
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