Sherando Lake Recreation Area, Lyndhurst, Virginia
- Tracy Sorensen
- Oct 13, 2023
- 2 min read
Sherando Lake Recreation Area, located near Lyndhurst, Virginia in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests is a popular park with three campground loops, a swimming beach and hiking trails.
The three loops are White Oak, Riverbend, and Meadow. We camped in the B-loop, River. The sites here are nice and roomy with a fine gravel parking surface. There are no water hookups or spigots in the campground loops--you have to fill up at a station in one of the parking lots. There is 30 and 50 amp service in the Riverbend and Meadow loops.
Each site has a picnic table, food storage locker (this is bear country), a pole for hanging a lantern, a cooking platform and a fire ring with an adjustable grill and hook.
Campground Tour
Campground Details
Campground Name: Sherando Lake Recreation Area
Location: Lyndhurst, Virginia
Number of sites: 65 campsites in three loops: White Oak (A Loop) has 35; River (B Loop) has 12; and Meadow (C Loop) has 18.
Hookups: No sites have water hookups; there’s a filling station located in one of the general parking areas. River and Meadow have 30 and 50 amp hookups. White Oak has no hookups.
Connectivity: Poor. The only place we got any service -- 1-2 bars LTE – was at the top of the dam.
Bathrooms: Each loop has its own bath house. On the River Loop where we camped, the bathrooms were kept clean and tidy.
Campground/Campsite amenities: Sites are roomy and lined with a fine gravel surface. Each campsite has a large picnic table, food storage locker (for bear protection), fire ring, a pole for hanging a lantern and a cooking platform. There’s a single dump station.
Reservations: Campsite reservations are accepted on a six-month rolling basis on Recreation.gov.
Recommended Nearby
Waynesboro is a short drive from the campground. We recommend a stop at Basic City Beer Co. for lunch and beer. The menu is basic bar food--pizza, burgers, wings, etc.--but well done.
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