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Camp Cove Creek

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· Schuyler, Nelson, Virginia

20 acres hosted by John R.

3 RV/tent sites · 1 RV site

Near Shenandoah National Park

Within a 30-minute drive from the Rockfish(South).

Camp Cove Creek is located in rural Faber, Virginia which is 20 minutes from Charlottesville in beautiful Nelson County. In addition to the many natural features like the Blue Ridge Parkway, Appalachian Trail and the James River, Nelson is home to Wintergreen Resort and Oakridge Estate and hosts events such as the Lok'n Festival, Camp Jeep, and Overland Expo. Camp Cove Creek was originally part of the my grandparent's Waveland Farm. Originally situated on over 600 acres, the brick antebellum house across the hill was used as a hospital in the Civil War. The camp used to be a horse and cattle farm as well as a flea market and airport with grass airstrip when my Mom owned the land. Our vegetable Garden was by the swimming hole. The airstrip is the future home of Faber Christmas Tree Farm. Camp Cove Creek is easily accessible via Rt 29 and Rt 6 east (Irish Road). Our property sits at the confluence of Bear and Cove Creeks where wading is permitted and encouraged (with water shoes). We are continually trying to improve the site by removing old barbed wire, poison ivy, and invasive plant species in addition to planting Christmas Trees, raising 3 kids, and working 2 full time jobs so please forgive our works in progress. Enter at the site we still call the Flea Market (1980's use of the hilltop). This is the top of our 12 acre camping playground. 4wd vehicles are welcomed to drive "the dirt loop" clockwise and camp anywhere along it or the creeks bordering it. The loop is bordered by Irish Road to the south and creek bottoms to the west and north. We encourage walking the route first as it has intentionally been left primitive to provide more of an authentic and fun getaway adventure. Adventures do tend to scratch paint no matter how tough the ceramic coating is so enter at your own risk! Nearby in the soapstone mining town of Schuyler you can visit the home place of Earl Hamner, best known for his creation of The Waltons TV show. While you're there check out the Waltons Mountain Museum, which happens to be my old elementary school and my parent's former high school. The dam bridge in Schuyler is pretty cool too!

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9 ratings · 4 reviews

Curtis F.recommends

November 28, 2023

High Camp

John Was a fantastic host during my 4 month stay at his campsite. Beautiful property with amazing views of the mountains. If you're looking for peace and serenity, this is it!

Laurie E.recommends

November 5, 2023

Camp Cove Creek

Great host and amazing camp sites! We had a great time and completely enjoyed out time at Camp Cove.

Pia L.

April 16, 2023

Camp Cove Creek

We did have a good experience overall but needed to hike down a fairly steep hill to get to the nicer camping spot. We have a 5yr old and a 2 year old so lugging down all our things was quite a task. Also the creek access was difficult and we had to get lots of thorny bramble out of the way. It was nice and quiet (except when train passed fairly closely) and we had a great view but it is definitely meant for people with a 4wd vehicle.

Nathan M.recommends

October 9, 2022

Camp Cove Creek

Great host and a private spot to camp. John communicated and gave great instructions.

Location

Schuyler, Nelson, Virginia, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Monacan and Occaneechi First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by John R.Joined in October 2017

Response rate: 100%Response time: Within 2 hours

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