Blackburn Trail Center

Michael Hunter

This is a unique facility for accessing the Appalachian Trail. Very friendly to the long-distance hikers, this is also a place where day-hikers can access an otherwise remote section of the trail. This includes a westward overlook of the Shenandoah Valley. Car access is via a very steep, single-lane gravel road. If you don't have 4WD, don't go during or after a rain, let alone a snowstorm.

Richard Westling

I don't think there is any rooms. They have water and a place to recharge phones. The road in is long and rough.

M M

This place was well worth the walk down from the AT, even though the cabin was closed with no caretaker when we camped there. Flat tent pads, a screened-in porch where we watched the sunset, water spigot... it was a very relaxing night's sleep! Very grateful for this place.

Susan Carr

Nice it is available. Last few miles to get there, while starting as an unpaved VA road, becomes a really rough rutted private road that is one car wide with a couple of areas you can pull over to let a car going in the opposite direction pass by. Do NOT attempt this road with a low slung car. You can't get turned around until you get to the parking lot for the cabin. You need an SUV or preferrably a Jeep