Low Water Bridge Campground

This campground is beautiful with a great location 20 mins from the entrance of the national park. They have many sites and I was able to reserve a week or two in advance when everywhere else I looked was full. The sites were nice although very close together so it was loud at night. The front desk was rude to us when we arrived but were helpful over the phone before our stay.

I was attempting to quietly leave a one star review to give a balanced accurate portrayal of the new ownership. However they have so promptly and acutely retorted below it was appropriate to fully share our experience. We had been faithfully camping at the Low Water Bridge several times each summer for at least 25 years. We always took care of the property and paid everything we were asked to pay. Our guests who joined us on river trips all complied with the policies and paid the very high day fees equal to if they were actually spending the night camping there as well as paying additional parking fees just to be able to join us on day river trips (for which we used our own equipment and were on the river not even at the campground). The last time we had an encounter with the Low water bridge campground I had called to cancel a reservation which apparently didn’t get cancelled on their end and they took it as a no show. The campground without reaching out to us in any way cancelled all our future reservations and as it turned out did in fact “ban” us. For reference….Once we had asked permission to move our trailer off the electric site at check out time and park out of the way to be able to finish our kayak trip that day. The owner (the husband Allan) graciously permitted it then we made all subsequent reservations to include the extra night at the end that we weren’t staying but paid just to be able to keep our trailer parked that last day to be able to enjoy the last day at the river. We have subsequently found that at the state parks it is completely acceptable to move out of your campsite at check out on your last day and park the trailer to finish enjoying the park for the day. So it wasn’t like an out of this world request anyway. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Our “ban” has turned out to be a huge blessing in disguise. We had for years and years been faithfully camping at the low water bridge campground sometimes up to 3 or 4 times a season and considered the family there like family. However it was a big blessing to be “forced” to explore new frontiers and we are so happy that we finally found the Shenandoah River State park. We have been so pleased with our stay at the state park this summer. The state park reservation, transfer, cancel and visitor policies are extremely reasonable. In addition to also being right on the river, the state park offers full hook-ups, a coin laundry facility and various optional activities… the state park additionally has amazing hiking and biking trails, one to a beautiful overlook of the river and valley. The bathrooms are clean at the state park and the ambience is more peaceful and quiet than we had experienced at the Low Water Bridge Campground. We are very happy to have found the state park and recommend it to anyone wanting to fully enjoy the south fork of Shenandoah river. We have nothing but good memories at the original Low Water Bridge campground and recall excellent stays and conversations with the Grandma Christie and Critter and even the and new owner Allan who we consider as family over these last 25 years. However… the new wife (who I’m sure penned the remark below) has changed the place. I look at the smug replies to unsatisfied customers…. Some harsh remarks even to customers attempting to leave a good review and constructive feedback and it genuinely saddens me because the original owner-the grandma Christie and even the son Allan were hard working people who cared about providing a good experience to their customers. But anyway...we cannot thank you enough Low Water Bridge Campground (haha new wife). If it had not been for you we would not have found the Shenandoah river state park where we are now very satisfied. One of our kids mentioned this summer during our stay at the state park…. “This is really nice! Why did we stay at the Low Water Bridge Campground for so many years?” Sadly I have no good response to that one🤔🤷🏽‍♀️

I chose 5 stars for rooms to represent the campsites. This place is pretty awesome. The sites are very affordable, some are very large, waterfront sites that you can fish from. Beautiful views of the Shenandoah river, and Downriver Canoe company is within walking distance if you'd like to canoe or kayak (maybe even tubing). The store isn't huge, but it has the essentials. Clean bathrooms and a few Jons sprinkled around the area, so it's never a far walk if you gotta go. Some of the sites aren't very private, but it can create a fun, party type vibe if that's what you're looking for. The tent sites to the right of the entrance have better privacy, if needed. Caught a massive flathead catfish at night, right at the campsite.

Excellent, scenic campground at the South Fork of the Shenandoah River nestled in the Shenandoah mountains. I fished for two of the three days I was there in July (both fly and standard) — surprisingly good place to fish in the middle of summer. The campsite was clean, nature-filled, contemplative and wasn't too crowded. Highly recommend!

I made the reservation over 3 months in advance. Two days prior to our arrival date we were informed that due to water levels they had to cancel. There will be NO REFUND. Be forewarned. They will give us a credit for a future stay! We are not planning a future stay. So sad.