Outlanders River Camp

This is the nicest campground I’ve seen in a long time. Thanks for opening for us to check in without a reservation after the main season for all other campgrounds ended! We are so grateful!!!

What a great campground! Possibly our favorite one yet! We tent camped on an electric site, which was clean and set up nicely. The site itself was roomy and had little fences to lay our wet things over. The fire ring had been cleaned before we got there, which was nice not having someone else’s leftovers there.
Immediately when we pulled in, the place was so sweet and clean looking. It’s not an overly crowded campground. There are primitive sites, electric sites and RV/​camper sites. All of which were maintained nicely. They have all the trails mowed or cleared for easy passage. The bathroom was clean and nicely set up. They even have a ladder and gazebo at the end of the river «trail», for easy exit.
Absolutely amazing place. We will definitely be back!

This is a lovely 5 year old campground. The friendly owners obviously want to make this a great experience for their campers. We camped here in a motorhome, and everything worked great. No wi-​fi yet, but it is in the planning stages.
Acres of property with the Shenandoah River meandering along the edge. Lots of mowed paths for walking amid meadows and woods.
They have many tent sites, some right on the river bank and amenities for tenters are wonderful.
We highly recommend it and will come again soon.

I have to give this place props. We ended up here after planning a trip to the Shenandoah Nat’l Park and it closed due to the gov’t shutdown. I’d say it was fortuitous. A very nicely maintained camp with very friendly and helpful staff. We stayed on one of the «platform» sites, a close walk to the bathhouse. Everything was very well maintained, and the platform site was greatly appreciated during our stay in the rain. All sites, regardless of type, are close to the river for water activities. We definitely plan to return.

The campground is clean and well-​maintained, well situated on the river. The bathhouse is adequate, but with only three sinks, three toilets and three showers, it gets very crowded even with only a few overnight tents. The tent camp sites are very close together, which largely negates the «get away in nature» idea of camping.
Only the «primitive» tent sites are near the river, and are separated from the rest of the campground by a very steep bank. They management will tell you there are no cars allowed there, and that it is a 60 yard or more walk, but they failed to mention the steep grade of the walk. They provide a wheel barrel, but getting down the steep trail with a heavy load is tough. The other way up the hill is a poorly constructed steep foot trail. The water pump in the primitive sites didn’t work when we were there, requiring a hike up the steep train any time we wanted to use the bathroom or get water.

My experience at Outlanders was everything a night of camping should be. My friends and I were the only campers there that night, so we got full reign of the place. We camped literally 15 feet from the Shenandoah river. We enjoyed a beautiful Summer evening under the shade, and then later under the stars. The service was great and friendly, the grounds were well-​maintained and had a lot of charm. And did I mention the bathrooms were the best I’ve ever encountered at a camp site?
All-​around worth stopping at.

This is a great campground. We stayed at the primitive sites near the river and the kids played in the river most of the time we were there. The river sites are well shaded. The sites up top are more open and have electricity and parking. Parking for the river sites is at the top of a hill and there are wheelbarrows available to move your stuff down. Bathrooms are also up top, but not so far away that the kids couldn’t easily make it on their own. The whole place is very well maintained. The only down side is that some of the sites are very close together.