Loft Mountain Campground
Shenandoah National Park · Virginia · 202 sites
Imagery: USGS The National Map
Overview
Loft Mountain Campground is a National Park Service campground in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, with 202 sites in 10 loops. Very shady: nearly every site is under trees. Verizon reports coverage at every site; T-Mobile at 4 of 202, AT&T at 166 of 202.
193 of 202 sites shaded
4 of 202 sites in full sun
34 of 202 sites with clear sky
Map of the campground
Every site from the Recreation.gov listing. Choose a layer to see it across the campground; tap a site to open it in Roam.
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Questions
Which sites at Loft Mountain Campground are the shadiest?
Nearly all of them. 193 of 202 sites at Loft Mountain Campground have good shade from the trees, including from the hot afternoon sun.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Loft Mountain Campground get the most sun?
Only a few. 4 of 202 sites are truly sunny and 11 more get some sun; the rest are shaded.
See the tree canopy in RoamWill Starlink work at Loft Mountain Campground?
Only at a few. About 34 of 202 sites have a clear gap in the trees for Starlink and 15 a partial one; most sit under tall trees. Satellite texting on a phone needs less open sky, but still works best from the most open spot you can find. This is our estimate from tree heights — check with the Starlink app's obstruction check when you arrive.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Loft Mountain Campground are the most level?
17 of 202 sites are flat, and 36 more have a gentle slope most RVs can level with blocks; 149 are steeper, better for tents. Sites that take RVs or trailers fit rigs up to 55 ft.
See the slope at each site in RoamDoes Loft Mountain Campground have cell service?
Mostly. Verizon reports coverage at every site; T-Mobile at 4 of 202; AT&T at 166 of 202. That's the coverage each carrier reports to the FCC, not a measured signal, so under trees or below a ridge it can be weaker.
See the coverage map in RoamWhen is the best time to see fall color at Loft Mountain Campground?
October. In a typical year the leaves around Loft Mountain Campground are at their best in mid-October, though any one fall can run a week or two early or late. Roam’s fall foliage map shows how far the color has come this week, free every September through November.
See this week’s fall color in RoamWhat’s the weather like at Loft Mountain Campground in October?
In October, expect highs around 64°F and lows around 44°F, with about 3.8 inches of rain over the month. Every month’s averages are in Roam Premium.
Open Loft Mountain in RoamCampground facts
- Sites
- 202 in 10 loops
- Kinds
- 153 for RVs or trailers · 46 tent-only · 3 group sites
- Hookups
- 1 with electric
- Longest rig
- 55 ft
- Accessible
- 2 sites
- Elevation
- 3,277–3,389 ft
- Amenities
- Amphitheater, Camp host, Flush toilets, Food storage lockers
- Every site
- Pets allowed · Check-in 12 PM, check-out 12 PM
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Booking
- Reserve on Recreation.gov
How we know Sources and limits
Shade, sun and Starlink are our estimates from Meta and the World Resources Institute’s canopy-height model (about 2 m pixels, from satellite imagery calibrated with space lidar; CC BY 4.0). From 2 m above each site we trace 72 lines out to 60 m and note the tallest tree in each direction. Shade counts trees overhead, the canopy within 30 m and how much of the afternoon sky is blocked. Sun counts how open the southern sky is. Starlink needs open sky above 35°, with the northern half counted twice because US dishes tilt north, and we keep the best spot within 8 m of the site’s post. The model sees tree heights only, not trunks, buildings or hills, so check with the Starlink app when you arrive.
Slope is the ground at each site’s post over about 4 m, from USGS 3DEP 1 m lidar: level under 2%, gentle to 4% (most rigs level on blocks), sloped to 8% (fine for a tent), steep beyond.
Cell coverage is from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (carrier filings as downloaded May 2026): each site is tested against each carrier’s modelled outdoor 4G/5G coverage. It is what the carriers report, not a measured signal.
Fall color is the typical peak from NASA’s MODIS satellite record of when leaves change (2001–2023), limited to deciduous and mixed forest with USGS land cover (NLCD), calibrated to the USA National Phenology Network’s ground reports of colored leaves (CC BY 4.0). It is an average of many autumns, so the page gives a window, not a date.
Weather is NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals for the campground. Sites and facts are from Recreation.gov’s open data (July 2026). Map imagery: USGS The National Map.
From the campground’s Recreation.gov listing: “This expansive campground offers 207 campsites, as well as amenaties like flush toilets and water and dump stations, which create a comfortable camping experience. Pay showers are nearby at the campstore. Shenandoah National Park includes 300 square miles of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the southern Appalachians. The park rises above the Virginia Piedmont to its east and the Shenandoah Valley to its west. Loft Mountain's location on the mountain top offers easy access to Skyline Drive which offers sweeping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the surrounding rolling hills and open meadows.”
Page data as of October 15, 2026. Full source notes are in each layer’s info in the app.