Belle Grove Welcome Center
Visitor Center · Virginia ·
Managed by the National Park Service
NTHP Holding (Non-Profit Fee Simple Holding) · Open Access
- 681 ft
- Elevation
Visitors to Belle Grove Plantation enter at the Beverly B. Shoemaker Welcome Center. Welcome Center hours include the museum shop and grounds of Belle Grove Plantation. Tickets to tour the Manor House are for sale in the museum shop.
Getting there
Belle Grove Plantation is one mile south of Middletown, Virginia, just off US Route 11 (US-11). From Interstate 66, take Interstate 81 north to exit 302 (Route 627). Go west on Route 627 to US-11 in Middletown. Turn left to travel south on US-11. After passing through Middletown, follow US-11 one mile south to Belle Grove Road and turn right.
39.02148, -78.30430 · 39°1'17.3"N 78°18'15.5"W
Typical weather
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| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 2.9 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
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Common questions about Belle Grove Welcome Center
- Can you reserve a site at Belle Grove Welcome Center?
- No. Belle Grove Welcome Center is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.
Camping near Belle Grove Welcome Center
- Elizabeth Furnace Group Camp 6.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Elizabeth Furnace 6.8 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Little Fort 13.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
- CCBF Museum & Visitor Center 0.5 mi · Visitor Center
- NPS Visitor Center 1.7 mi · Facility
- Strasburg Visitor & Information Center 2.8 mi · Visitor Center
- Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area 6.5 mi · Facility
- Dickey Ridge Visitor Center 11.7 mi · Facility
- Hawk Recreation Area 12.3 mi · Facility
- Batzell Boat Launch 15.5 mi · Facility
- Seekford Boat Launch 16.9 mi · Facility
- Moody Boat Launch 18 mi · Facility
Contact
- Phone (540) 869-2028
- Email info@bellegrove.org
- Info Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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