New River River Raid

[gillbilly]

lol i havent been down there in a while so i wasnt sure. lol thanks.

[DLest]

I requested that weekend off, fingers crossed. If my request is approved I will be there!!!

[hokiefisherman]

I requested that weekend off, fingers crossed. If my request is approved I will be there!!!

Awesome, how about your counterpart or Mr. Hobo?

i'v been trying to find something close just incase we couldn't find a field or something to camp in. this was the best option i could come up its Gunpowder Springs with its $15 a night

http://gilescounty.org/newriver/Eggl2c.html

Hi gillbilly,
I'm fairly certain that the "Gunpowder Springs" site is just an old website. I think the place changed hands and was renamed "Eggleston Springs Campground".
http://www.egglestonspringscampground.com/index.html
I googled the address, and it appears to be the same place. I went and spoke to the owners on Monday, and it is now $20 a night for a basic site, $25 for electric site, and $35 for the pavillion site that has three picnic tables under a roof.
The owners seem real cool, and the place looks clean and nice.
Here's the pavillion, with campgrounds on either side...


and here's the bathrooms

I am going to go ahead and get the pavilion site for Friday night for the meet and greet. Anyone that needs/wants to camp is welcome to join; there is approx 10ft to the side of it to pitch a couple tents. I spoke with James at the campground and he said he will try his best to keep the adjacent site open in case we need more room.

[gillbilly]

hey whats the best way to get to the camp site? and if it looks like we might need the second site i'll go ahead and get it just let me know.

[anglerxxx]

http://www.egglestonspringscampground.c ... tions.html

Directions from Pearisburg:
1.Rt 460 E/Virginia Ave toward Christiansburg Approx 7 miles
2.Turn Right at Lebanon Rd/State Route 771 .3 Miles
3.Turn Right at Sinking Creek Rd/State Route 772 3 Miles
4.Right at Eggleston Rd/State Route 730 .5 Miles
5.Take the 1st right onto Cliffview St/State Route 612 .6 Miles
6.Follow road until it ends; there is a brown cabin on the left
7.Proceed on dirt road leading to boat launch and lower camping area.

[hokiefisherman]

I updated the initial post with GPS coordinates to the launch and takeout.

hey whats the best way to get to the camp site? and if it looks like we might need the second site i'll go ahead and get it just let me know.

I have room for 2-3 more people on the pavillion site. The website said 5max per site, but when I spoke with him on the phone he said if we can fit the tents on the pavillion site we can camp it.

So with that being said I am going to have 1tent on the site and have room for probably 2more tents!

[gillbilly]

Ok.... I'll be bringing a tent with me

[uncross]

I am good for Saturday, I won't know about Friday night until that day whatever time I get off work, could be 2 could be midnight, so I guess I am out for camping.

Are we taking some vehicles to Pearisburg in the morning to shuttle back, or having one of the outfitters shuttle us back?

[hokiefisherman]

I am good for Saturday, I won't know about Friday night until that day whatever time I get off work, could be 2 could be midnight, so I guess I am out for camping.

Are we taking some vehicles to Pearisburg in the morning to shuttle back, or having one of the outfitters shuttle us back?

I was planning on leaving as few cars as possible at the launch and drop all the others off at the takeout in Pembroke

[DLest]

Request approved, I'll be there and I think WhiskerWrangler will be making an appearance also. As for the Hobo, he is now big enough for his own kayak so more than likely he will be sitting this one out.