Oak Hill Campground
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
Oak Hill Campground
The new campground is beautifully designed with 27 RV (includes Pine Knob Loop ) sites and one group site ( Two Points Group Camp ). All campsites are fully accessible with water and electrical hook-ups. Two new flush restrooms with showers and one new vault restroom were installed. Campsites 2, 11, 19, 20, and 21 are not reservable. The sites have been designated for hosts or volunteers. This family campground is located on a ridge on the west side of Lake Vesuvius. There are 4 hiking trails that connect to different parts of this campground and boat dock. The Rock House, Black Oak, Old Beach, and Scarlet Oak Trails form a 1.5 mile loop with a 200-foot elevation change. Black Oak Trail starts along the Rock House Trail and leads to Oak Hill Campground at the Black Oak parking area. The elevation change is 140 feet from the bottom to top of this 0.34 mile trail. White Oak Trail is 0.14 miles and is a short cut between the Black Oak Trail and the White Oak Camping Loop. Old Beach Trail is 0.61 miles long and starts at the Black Oak parking area in Oak Hill Campground. The trail follows the scenic old beach road to the Scarlet Oak Loop of Oak Hill campground. Scarlet Oak Trail is 0.45 miles long and starts at the Scarlet Oak Loop of the Oak Hill Campground and ends at the boat dock. The elevation change in this trail is approximately 200 feet. Chart on Oak Hill Campground Trails.
Before you go
Reservations
First-come, first-served
Fees
Camping fees: • $20/night for full service electric sites (27 available) • Senior Pass and Access Pass (formerly Golden Age and Golden Access Passports) are accepted at this campground. The fee for Pass-holders is $12.50/night. • $35/night for the Two Points Group Campground.
Hours
Open seasonally from early spring to fall. Visit our Recreation page to see seasonal open and close dates for the current year. Opens outside of normal camping season for deer gun season only. During deer gun season, only the Pine Knob Loop is open for camping, but without water.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.