Morris Hill Group Campground

Closed — Closed for the season. The 2025 season ran through October 31. Reservations can be made on Recreation.gov up to 12 months in advance for group sites, with a two-day advance booking requirement.

About

Morris Hill Group Campground offers a peaceful, rustic setting for groups of family and friends on a ridge above Lake Moomaw's southern end in George Washington National Forest. The campground provides scenic views of the 2,530-acre cold-water lake formed by the Jackson River. Each group site accommodates up to 25 guests with space for eight tents and includes two fully accessible vault toilets, picnic tables, and a group grill. No water or electricity is available at the group sites. The convenient location places campers just a half-mile from Lake Moomaw's inviting sandy swim beach at Coles Point. A fishing pier offers opportunities to catch brown and rainbow trout, bass, and crappie, while Back Creek provides additional trout fishing. Coles Point Boat Ramp is less than two miles from the campground. Hikers can explore the Morris Hill Bike Trail and Fortney Loop Trail. The Jackson River downstream offers fly fishing, canoeing, rafting, and kayaking. The campground sits within the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, which protect 40 species of trees in mostly Appalachian hardwood and mixed pine-hardwood forests, 60 species of mammals, and 200 species of birds. Hot Springs, Virginia, a quaint rural resort town, is located about 30 minutes east of the lake.

Directions

From Covington, VA, take Exit 16A or 16B off I-64. Follow signs for U.S. Route 220 and travel north on U.S. Route 220 for about 5.5 miles. Turn left on State Route 687 (Jackson River Road) and travel about 3.2 miles. Turn left on State Route 641 (Indian Draft Road), which shortly becomes State Route 666. Travel about 4.2 miles on 641/666 to a three-way intersection. Turn right onto State Route 605 and travel about 2.5 miles, then turn left at the sign for the US Army Corps of Engineers Visitor's Center. Travel about 0.1 miles and there will be a heavy wooden gate on the left. Directions for entering the group area are on your confirmation letter. Open the gate and follow the signs to the group site you reserved.

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