Collins Cove is a first-come, first-served primitive campground in Virginia, featuring 10 camping units with picnic tables, fire rings and hitching rails. It is surrounded by hardwoods, hemlocks and pines, offers access to horse trails, and has centrally located garbage bins and a vault toilet. A creek nearby provides water for horses, however potable water is not available.
Collins Cove is a first-come, first-served, primitive campground. Each of the 10 camping units have a wooden picnic table, fire ring, and hitching rails. This grassy campground is shaded with hardwoods, hemlocks, and pines and offers direct access to horse trails. Centrally located garbage bins and a vault toilet are available. A creek is located adjacent to the campground as a source of water for horses, but potable water is not available.
Horse owners need to have a current negative Coggins test certificate for any horse they take to a public place for recreation use in Virginia.
The Collins Cove area is shaded with hardwoods, hemlocks, and pines. The elevation is approximately 2,000 feet. Summer days are warm with temperatures in the upper 70’s to low 90’s, and evenings cool down typically into the 60’s.