Large well spaced level sites! Smaller quiet campground with mediocre Verizon service. We could stream on occasion with booster, but reliable enough for phone, email and light browsing. Bathrooms and showers are top flight. Water and electric with dump station.

We booked a week at Whispering Pines because we read on this site that it had some cell service. In advance of our trip we purchased a 25 foot WeBoost cell booster for our RV. We set it up at the campground which was lovely but sadly despite increasing the bars of strength on our AT&T phones, the service was not strong enough to operate a hotspot to our computers. We could not access our work software with the slow speed of the cell service even with the booster. We tried it in all directions several times and even moved the actual antenna from the back of the trailer to another spot on the site. I contacted the support for the weBoost antenna and they told us that we were getting the best signal we could get. They informed us that the weBoost antenna was really made just to enable you to be able to text and speak on your phone. It was not made to operate a hotspot. Little did we know. We ended up going into Clifton Forge and worked for several hours at the public library which had great wifi and even had a private room. On the other days of the week we traveled to the community college which was absolutely lovely and had several empty rooms that we could use with excellent wifi. .Lastly we worked at the camp store seated on the deck over the lake. There was excellent Wi-Fi service there and it worked extremely well. We did not get to utilize the mountain biking trails like we had hoped because a good deal of our time was spent traveling around Clifton Forge looking for free Wi-Fi signal. Clifton Forge is a small old town that’s not trending upward. However what they had there accommodated our needs. Overall we would not recommend that you come to this campsite if you’re planning on trying to work out of your trailer. Sadly it did not work for us. However the campsite is lovely, the grounds are well-maintained and we really did enjoy the time that we were able to relax.

We stayed at White Oaks Campground Our site was level and spacious. We had no Verizon service at White Oak. WiFi is available at the lake restaurant and select ranger stations. My only complaint is that the host was scarce, but the bathhouse was clean

The first impression I had about the Whispering campground was that it could easily accommodate all sizes of rigs. I travel in a class B van so space is never an issue for me. Another impression was that the place was pristine. The sites are well spaces but there is not a lot of landscaping between them. My site, however, did have some which blocked me from my neighbors on one side. Also there's not a lot of shade on most sites. My site required me to get out the leveling blocks but wasn't terrible. As an avid hiker, I was disappointed to find out I needed to drive to get to some good trails. I really like it when I can go hiking right from a campground. I drove down to the lake and found they had a nicely stocked camp store. I briefly met the host while filling out a little survey at the entrance. He was not the most welcoming but his wife was very pleasant when I met her one day while walking around. My Verizon didn't work for me but AT&T (on my hotspot) did the trick. The bathrooms and showers were clean and the water was hot. They actually provided liquid body soap! I don't like having to answer the question at the top about would I camp here again. I think it would be better to ask would I recommend it. I wouldn't camp here again because of the need to drive to get to trails and my preference for more wooded sites. But I would wholeheartedly recommend it especially for folks in big RVs.

We stayed in the Whispering Pines campground loop to get a better chance of cell signal to attend to some work. The campground itself is not too bad, and the sites certainly spacious and level. Check-in was a bit on the odd side - since the campground is so far from the office (and before it), you're supposed to have your check-in packet waiting at the kiosk for you. Then you just fill in a registration slip. Ours however wasn't there, so we just proceeded to our site and hoped that was ok. A ranger dropped our packet off later in the day. Individual showers at the bathhouse was definitely nice. And there's a park area with a small fitness trail right off the campground. Our site (10) was a bit exposed to the main campground road so there was a bit of traffic noise, but not too mad. There is a babbling creek, which I wish they had designed the park better around to enjoy. But otherwise, you're several miles from the rest of the park. There is a bike trail, but it was pretty overgrown and really not 'fun'. So we used our e-Bikes on the main road, which is narrow and twisty, to get to the visitor center. There you will find a camp store with a grill, and a beach to swim at. A couple other campground loops, and just a whiff of cell signal here and there. I don't recall what we used to get online here, but between our three cellular carriers it just worked fine. So that's the plus. Otherwise, if you're coming to Douthat to experience the park - we recommend one of the other loops closer to stuff. They were quite RV suitable with hook-ups.

Nice campground. All sites have electric. Too expensive. We don't need hook-ups so don't like paying for something we don't need. Nice trails. Free wi-fi at visitor center, no cell service at White Oak

Gorgeous and roomy campsite. We stayed in the Whispering Pines Campground which is one of four different campgrounds in the park. Whispering Pines is the first campground you will see when entering the park from Clifton Forge and I-64. It is about three miles from the park office and all other park facilities. The approach was all on nice and easy driving roads. Our site was very spacious and private and appears almost all the sites in the campground were similar, except for a few that were in the middle of a field across from the dump station (I believe WP 22 and 23). Everything in our site, the common areas, and the restroom facilities was immaculately clean. We also never heard another soul in our site. Virginia State Parks are always so nice and clean in my experience. The campground host in Whispering Pines was super nice and friendly and offered us some nice advice and things to do in the area. We got no OTA TV and cell coverage was minimal. I was able to text, check email, and make calls on AT&T. T-Mobile did not work at all even though the device consistently showed one bar. Whispering Pines in the only place in the park with any cell coverage. We toured the three other campgrounds and none of them had any service. The Park does offer WIFI at the park office and the store/snack bar area which was blazing fast! If you do visit be sure to check out the park office, there is some nice interpretive info there and the two ladies we met in the office were super nice. The lake and trails looked beautiful, we had rain most the time we were there, so we didn’t get a hike in. The surrounding area is gorgeous. The towns of Clifton Forge and Covington both had cute old towns and the Alleghany Highlands are is worth exploring.

Campsites are first come, first serve, so I snagged a pull though spot late at night for my small camper since I was only going to stay the night. Had to leave early because of the cell coverage

We followed the signs off the interstate plus our RV GPS and Waze were right on. As we got to the camping areas there was a sign showing the campground names. We were in Whispering Pines CG and it wasn’t on the sign. However, a very short distance further there was a CG to our right and guess what, it was Whispering Pines. So we drove in and the camp host met us and handed us our info package and tags plus told us the basic rules and asked if we had any questions. We then proceeded to back-in site 16 with Water & 50 AMP. The back-in was just okay mostly because we were not on our game. Really nice and spacious sites in this CG. Really didn’t see where one site is better than another. There is a large creek to one side of the big circle CG but none of the sites sit right on the creek. On the creek side of the CG, some sites are just across the CG road from the creek. Another nice feature is that there is a workout area and playground out the back side of the CG, thus those allergic to kids don’t have to worry about being close to the playground. We got 2 bars Verizon and 3 bars AT&T. You are in a valley, so no OTA channels. Once we got towards the main state park area, spotty to no Verizon signal. We hiked the Blue Suck Falls Trail from the main park area. It was a 1.4 mile hike up to the little falls, which was a moderate to difficult hike due to the rocks and very shallow creek crossings encountered on the trail. Its well worth the trip to the Humpback Bridge about 30 minutes away. In our humble opinion, compared to other covered bridges we have seen in our travels its on par with the Bridges of Madison County.
 Douthat is a great little state park that we would definitely come back to again.

We stayed at Whispering Pines campground site 11. A very nice campground with huge and level sites. Showers are the best! Two bars on Verizon and very speedy. Downsides: 1. Sites on inside of the loop are very exposed and 2. The many great Douthat trails are some distance away 2 miles or more). But, it’s a great campground and we will stay again!

Prettiest part of Virginia. From I-81 take I-64 West for 35 minutes and exit towards Douthat State Park. There are several campground loops. Our favorite is Whispering Pines and site 10 is our favorite; it's at the bottom of the loop closest to the stream and path to the large playground area (kids will love this playground). The stream has trout in it. You can take your web chair across the road and sit along the stream with your morning coffee or fishing pole. The campground is surrounded by mountain hills and pine trees. Campsites are clean and level. Bath house is average for public campground facilities. You can kayak/boat in the lake and fish. There's a wonderful restaurant in the park with a deck that overlooks the lake; the deck is a great place to have appetizers, wine and enjoy the view. There's a visitor center with a gift shop. There's several trails and the park has access to a trail that enters the George Washington National Forest. There's a part of the campground designated for horse campers. There's a lakeside campground that is primitive. There are numerous cabins available. The boat launch is by the primitive lakefront campground. The park has a sandy beach with a playground. If you book during Easter, the park has an easter egg hunt on the beach for children. It gets very crowded, but they have kids decorate a milk jug for the egg hunt and there's farm animals to pet...Easter is fun at the park. Fishing: The lake is stocked annually (usually in April) with Trout. There is no fishing during the trout stocking. There is a smaller pond where they put trout in and have kids fishing day (only kids can fish for trout). Many fish make their way into the stream that runs along the Whispering Pines campground and you are allowed to fish there. Normal Virginia Trout fishing license is required by adults 16+. Sites are deep and the scenery is beautiful. We've been twice and already booked our 3rd visit; can't wait. This park has an 11-month booking window and most of the Virginia State Park Campgrounds fill up fast. AT&T cell coverage was minimal (1-2 bars). Bring a cell booster.