Dixie Caverns Campground

• Dixie Caverns Campground, located about 10 miles west of Roanoke, is one of the closest RV parks to the city. The campground is located at Dixie Caverns and its underground caves. Dixie Caverns offers 62 sites that cost around $30 per night, which includes full electric, water and sewer connections, bath and shower facilities and wireless Internet.
  
  Dixie Caverns Campground
  5753 W. Main St.
  Salem, VA 24153-8239
  540-380-2085
  dixiecaverns.com
  
  

Blue Ridge Parkway/Roanoke Mountain

• The Blue Ridge Parkway/Roanoke Mountain Campground is located about five miles from Roanoke in Vinton. This campground offers easy access to exploring the Blue Ridge Parkway. The campground offers 30 sites that cost around $15 per night, but basically is just a place to keep your RV overnight. The campground does not offer any electric, water or sewer connections. The facility also does not have restrooms or showers.
  
  Roanoke Mountain Campground
  2551 Mountain View Road
  Vinton, VA 24179
  540-982-9242
  
  

A Wonderful Life Campground

• A Wonderful Life Campground is located about 20 miles northeast of Roanoke along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buchanan. It offers 141 sites for around $30 per night and includes full electric, water and sewer connections, bath and shower facilities and an outdoor swimming pool.
  
  A Wonderful Life Campground
  Interstate Highway 81 Exit 168
  Buchanan, VA 24066
  540-254-2550
  
  

Weather

• RV camping in Roanoke requires that heaters be in proper working condition. During the summer months in Roanoke, the average high temperatures are in the high 70s and low 80s. However, during the winter months of November through March, average low temperatures in Roanoke dip into the high 20s or low 30s. RV campers who want to experience snow in Roanoke should camp during the months of January and February, when the city averages around seven inches of snow per month.
  
  

Attractions

• The outdoors are the main attraction in Roanoke. Camping, hiking, fishing and snow activities are available in and around Roanoke and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Two attractions near Roanoke -- Dixie Caverns and Luray Caverns -- offer visitors underground views of different rock formations. The two caverns are located less than 10 miles from Roanoke. The available outdoor activities at the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests also attract visitors to Roanoke every year.