{"id":5143,"date":"2024-03-12T13:53:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T17:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/?page_id=5143"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:46:25","slug":"campgrounds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/campgrounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Campgrounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/07\/shutterstock_1683373807.jpg\" alt=\"campgrounds\" width=\"292\" height=\"195\" \/>erm campgrounds refers to, but is not limited to, tourist camps, travel trailer camps, recreation camps, family campgrounds, camping resorts, camping communities or any other area, place, parcel or tract of land, by whatever name called, on which three or more campsites are occupied or intended for occupancy, or facilities are established or maintained, wholly or in part, for the accommodation of camping sites for periods of overnight or longer, whether the use of the campsite and\/or facilities is granted gratuitously, by a rental fee, by lease, by conditional sale or by covenants, restrictions and easements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Campgrounds with three or more campsites intended for overnight accommodations for tents or RVs are required to obtain a health department permit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/07\/shutterstock_1927506785.jpg\" alt=\"Temporary camping\" width=\"291\" height=\"165\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Temporary camping<\/strong> is allowed for up to 14 days if the camping is for a short duration of time, like at a music festival or historical reenactment. The permit focuses on providing safe drinking water, sufficient sewage disposal, and effective vector control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>New &amp; Renovated Campgrounds<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All new and renovated campgrounds must complete the<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/Fillable-Campground-Application-2024-508c.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Application for a Campground Operation Permit<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> and submit along with a $40 annual permit fee.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Renewal of Operations Permit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Owners of all operating campgrounds are required to complete the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/Fillable-Campground-Application-2024-508c.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Application for a Campground Operation Permit<\/span><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">along with a $40 fee to to the local EH office.\u00a0Permits will be issued to the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Regulations<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/07\/shutterstock_2295657157.jpg\" alt=\"Regulations\" width=\"271\" height=\"149\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/admincode\/title12\/agency5\/chapter450\/\">Code of Virginia: Rules and Regulations Governing Campgrounds<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/camping\/temporarycampgrounds\/\">Virginia Department of Health: Information about Temporary Campground<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The term campgrounds refers to, but is not limited to, tourist camps, travel trailer camps, recreation camps, family campgrounds, camping resorts, camping communities or any other area, place, parcel or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5143","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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