There are many places to stay in the area around our office, and you can also travel farther afield for your time off. Rooms, apartments, and subleases are available, there is a hostel over the mountain that provides a shuttle service, and there is plenty of camping within 30 minutes to an hour drive.

Camping

Some campgrounds are only open on a seasonal basis - be sure to check before you go!
Braley Pond Campground & Day Use Area
  • West Augusta, VA (50 min from office)
  • FREE camping (first come, first serve)
  • No drinking water available, vault toilet
Brandywine Recreation Area
  • Brandywine, WV (45 min from office)
  • First come, first serve - $18 per campsite per night
  • Drinking water available; bath houses have hot showers and flush toilets
Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area
  • Campground in Luray, VA (50 min from office)
  • $10 per campsite per night
  • No drinking water available, flush toilet
Camp Run Campground
  • Across the WV border from Bergton, VA (40 min from office)
  • FREE camping
  • No drinking water available, vault toilet
Elizabeth Furnace Family Campground
  • Fort Valley, VA (1 hr from office)
  • $20 per campsite per night
  • Drinking water available, vault toilet year round, hot showers and flush toilets late May-Sept.
Hone Quarry Campground
  • Briery Branch, VA (35 min from office)
  • First come, first serve - $5 per campsite per night
  • No drinking water available, vault toilet
​Slate Lick Fields
  • Fulks Run, VA (35 min from office)
  • FREE camping
  • ​No drinking water available, no toilet
Switzer Lake Recreation Area
  • Hinton, VA (35 min from office)
  • FREE camping
  • No drinking water available, no toilet
Todd Lake Recreation Area
  • Stokesville, VA (50 min from office)
  • First come, first serve - $18 per campsite per night
  • Drinking water available; bath houses have hot showers & flush toilets
Trout Pond Recreation Area
  • Lost River, VA (1 hr from office)
  • $25 per campsite per night
  • Drinking water available, bath houses have hot showers & flush toilets
Wolf Gap Recreation Area
  • Wardensville, WV (50 min from office)
  • FREE camping
  • No drinking water available, vault toilet

Hostels

Open Arms at the Edge of Town
  • ​Luray, VA (45 min from office)
  • Reservations required
  • Bed/shower/kitchen access - $30 cash/$31 card per person per night
  • Camping/shower/kitchen access - $15 cash/$15.50 card per person per night
  • Laundry - $5 per load
  • Pickup/Drop off available for folks without vehicles
  • openarmsluray.com

Rentals

 Check out Marketplace and 'JMU Subleasing' on Facebook, as well as rentals on Craigslist for cheap housing around Harrisonburg.