Beginner Backpacking Help Hello! I’m a 22y/o F, who really…
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Beginner Backpacking Help
Hello! I’m a 22y/o F, who really wants to get into overnight camping and backpacking but have never done so before. I’m in the Roanoke/Blacksburg area in VA and love to hike around here. I’m just not sure where to go that allows overnight backcountry camping near here and if there are permits needed. Also are there specific camp sites for overnight campers? Any suggestions and recommendations are great, also any facebook groups that are near this area that specialize in backpacking i’d like to know about.
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Hello! I’m a 22y/o F, who really wants to get into overnight camping and backpacking but have never done so before. I’m in the Roanoke/Blacksburg area in VA and love to hike around here. I’m just not sure where to go that allows overnight backcountry camping near here and if there are permits needed. Also are there specific camp sites for overnight campers? Any suggestions and recommendations are great, also any facebook groups that are near this area that specialize in backpacking i’d like to know about.
#activity #camping #hiking
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Roanoke and Blacksburg are a decent place to start overnight trips, the land is just split between plain forest and the postcard hikes. A lot of the national forest around there allows dispersed camping unless a sign says otherwise, so you are looking for a backcountry night rather than a numbered pad. Permits and reserved sites show up more in wilderness areas and developed campgrounds, so that answer changes with the exact trailhead. McAfee Knob and Dragon's Tooth are gorgeous and also a rough first classroom with a full pack. A short in-and-out, where you can turn around if the weight feels wrong, teaches the overnight part without turning it into a sufferfest. Are you hoping to hike in a mile or two and camp, or do you want a longer ridge once the shelter and the food bag make sense?
