About this campground
Ellwood is located on the Wilderness Battlefield. Ellwood was a slave plantation, a Civil War headquarters and hospital, and its small family cemetery contains Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's arm. The gate is open during the hours the house is open, but the grounds of Ellwood are open sunrise to sunset. When the gate is closed visitors may park next to, but not blocking, the gate and walk the grounds.
Getting there
Ellwood is located on the Wilderness Battlefield off of Rt. 20 (Constitution Hwy), approximately 5 miles west of the Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center. To reach Ellwood, turn into the gravel driveway at the brown "Ellwood" sign on Rt. 20, 0.6 miles southwest of Rt. 20's intersection with Rt. 3. The Ellwood driveway-entrance is on your left when headed west on Rt. 20, towards Orange, and on your right when headed east on Rt. 20, towards Rt. 3.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor CenterFredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park5 mi
- Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor CenterFredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park14 mi
- Jackson Death SiteFredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park20 mi
- Chopawamsic Backcountry Camping PermitsPrince William Forest Park24 mi
- Cabin Camp 5 (By Reservation Only)Prince William Forest Park25 mi
- Cabin Camp 3Prince William Forest Park26 mi
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Ellwood doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Virginia campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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