Sky Meadows Campground

I can't say enough good things about the camping experience here. Rangers were helpful and friendly. There was a show at the amphitheater that was informative. It is about a mile hike in from the parking lot so that was nice if you are just getting into back country camping and want to give your gear a shakedown. We were well prepared for ticks and bugs and had no problems there. Hiked up to the overlook and back around the AT and down to camp again before the evening show. All trails were well maintained and marked. No problems at all. Got back to camp and a ranger even came to inform us we had left a dome light on in our car! Was able to hike back down and rectify that so we didn't have a dead battery in the morning. Bathrooms are about what you would expect. Nothing fancy but serviceabl

Yes, it is 1.06 mile hike from the overnight parking lot, but is not bad. The first 2/3 is a trail through the woods. It barely has any slope. Then you get on a service road. The first half of that part is also fairly flat. The second half of the service road has a good slope to it, so pace yourself. The campsites have a very good amount of space between them. Most of the sites can't see each other. They even have an AT site next to one of the vault toilets. The two vault toilets are clean and well maintained. There is firewood. $6 for 10 log wedges. Plus 2 water tanks with non potable water. Plenty of hiking trails in the park. I'm a wimp, so I just did the hike to the campsite. The sounds of nature was much louder than the distant road and the high flying planes. I saw several rabbits.

We stayed at the Buddy group site with a scout group. As mentioned it’s a small hike into camp. Really nice camp with pit toilets, fire wood for sale, and a water source. We had a great time. Tent pads are a nice size. We fit 6 tents on the pads available.

Really enjoyed our stay here! Our site (#7) was very secluded, you could just barely see people walking by on the main trail or the campsite next door, and most of the other sites seemed secluded as well. Basic pit toilets well spaced out throughout camp. I do wish they had potable water but the non-potable pump is there so bring a filter if you plan to need water. The hike in is an easy and enjoyable mile, assuming you’re not lugging too much stuff with you. We brought a big wheeled color and a wagon (probably close to 50 pounds) and it made the hike absolutely miserable. You can definitely do it if you want to live large but recommend packing lighter for a more enjoyable time. It was hot and buggy in August but still enjoyable with enough bug spray.

Clean and well maintained. It's a mile hike to the campsites from the overnight parking area; see the blue highlight on the map for the path. Pump (non potable) water at the campground, Two bathrooms -pit toilets- and firewood stacks (1 at entrance near site 15, and one near site 13) Some sites have hammock posts