Located in the rural Northern Neck of Virginia, Belle Isle is the first state park to be purchased with funds from the $95 million 1992 Parks and Recreational Facilities Bond Referendum. The 733-acre site is a window to the beautiful lower Rappahannock River in Lancaster County. Waterfront in the area has been developed extensively by private landowners with little public recreational access. This fact made the lower Rappahannock a priority for purchasing land for a new state park. The park has seven miles of frontage on the north shore of the Rappahannock, and it borders Deep and Mulberry creeks. It features diverse tidal and nontidal wetlands, lowland marshes, tidal coves and upland forests.
Belle Isle State Park camping
Camping season is March 1 to first Monday in December. No swimming at this park.
- All sites have electric pedestals, which accept plugs for 20, 30 and 50 AMP current.
- Reservations are not site specific. Check-in is 4 p.m.; check-out is 3 p.m. If you arrive earlier than 4 p.m., the park will accommodate as soon as possible. You are welcome to enjoy the park until then.
- Campsites have fire ring grills, one picnic table and lantern hangers.
- Full-service bathhouse with hot showers and wash sink for dishes.
- Laundry facilities are at the campground bathhouse.
- All equipment must be set up within borders. Tent pads are 15’ x 24’.
- Two vehicles per campsite; extra vehicles must park in parking lot and pay the parking fee. Guests visiting campers must pay the standard daily parking fee and park in the proper parking lot. Also, visitors must pay for any day use services and leave the park by 10 p.m.
- Boat trailer parking and additional parking are just inside the campground entrance.
- A dump station is free for those camping in the park; non-overnight guests must pay to use the dump station.
- Boat launch is free for overnight guests.
- Camp store: Camping and picnic supplies and gift items are available.
- Firewood is for sale. Do not bring firewood.
Site type: E/W - Electric and water hookups, various equipment (tents, pop-ups and RVs up to 45 feet). Tent pads 15’ x 24’. Bathhouse available. All equipment must be within borders of the campsite.
Lancaster County on the Rappahannock River. From Warsaw, take State Route 3 East to SR 354. Turn right and follow for three miles. Turn right onto SR 683 at Somers to the park entrance. From Kilmarnock, take Route 3 West to Lively, then left on SR 201 for three miles, then right on SR 354 for three miles and left onto 683 to the park entrance.