The majority of the sites are wooded. The campground roads are paved and the sites are gravel. There are a lot of good sites to choose from - we prefer to camp on what I think is called Road 6 (the last road on the left at the top of the hill). When we were there in our pop-up, we stayed in several different areas and sites and can't complain about any of them. They have full hook-up, water and electric, and a couple of primitive tent areas. The bath houses are clean.
There is a strong family atmosphere at Raccoon Holler. There are a lot of seasonal campers and they welcome the "weekenders". They have a Sunday worship service in the recreation center with quite a few in attendance.
There is a small playground and a sand volleyball court. If you enjoy fishing, they have a 5 acre stocked fishing lake. On site is a nicely stocked camp store. There is also a game room with video games and ping pong. They also have shuffle board - we often have a family tournament.
Nearby things to do --
- Blue Ridge Parkway - beautiful views, hiking trails - we enjoyed the Cascades Trail at milepost 271.9. It's a 0.5 mile loop that leads to some falls.
- Church of the Frescoes - http://www.ecva.org/exhibition/acs/commun_1.html
- 3 miles from the New River - we have canoed with Zaloo's Canoes (http://www.zaloos.com/)
http://www.raccoonholler.com/
Update:
We visited this campground again in October 2011 -- just as nice as it always has been. They have updated their office and added corn hole in the shuffleboard area. We played A LOT of corn hole! We also went back to the Cascades Trail - it is located in the EB Jeffress Park at Milepost 272 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Mountains-to-Sea trail crosses through the park (look for posts marked MST with a hiker symbol).
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