Virginia Campgrounds

The park was recognized in 2007 as a National Historic Landmark and a Virginia Historic Landmark. Many structures in the park, including the cabins, pool-house and picnic shelters, are little changed from when they were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the early 1930s. Tucked away in south central Virginia, the park lies on 2,400 acres between the Dan and Staunton Rivers at the threshold of Buggs Island Lake (also known as Kerr Reservoir). The largest lake in Virginia is only one of the park’s many attractions, which include an Olympic size pool with a 70-foot waterslide, a smaller log slide and the Pollywog Pond, which is a water playground for children (there is a size limit on this pool). The shaded campgrounds, rustic cabins, picturesque picnic shelters, well-maintained nature trails, and plenty of exciting outdoor opportunities for the whole family make Staunton River State Park the perfect place for your vacation.

Camping:

• Each campsite has fire rings that can be used for campfires or cooking.
• Swimming and boat launching free with overnight reservations, but if your stay depends on launching your boat, please call the park since boat launching is dependent on water level.
• Firewood is sold at the park.
• Accepts outlets for 20 and 30-amp current.
• Laundry facility is in the campground bathhouse.
• Recycling stations are throughout the park.
• Boaters should remove boats from the water after use as there are no docking facilities in the camping area.
• Visitors to overnight guests must leave the park by 10 p.m. and are subject to parking fees. They must park in assigned area if campsite area already has the maximum of two vehicles parked.
• All camping equipment and vehicles must be set up and parked on the graveled area of the site.
• If you have a request for special needs or groups, please call the park office after you make your reservation.
• There is no access to the rivers or lake from the campground.
• The campground is not on the water. There are no waterfront sites.
• The bathhouse is heated and has hot showers.
• There are no sewer hookups, but there is a dump station.
• If you need help during the summer months, please see the camp hosts, who are on site 25.
• Any equipment that will not fit on your site must be parked in the overflow parking area.
• During the summer months, campsites are assigned based on reservations, equipment length, and special needs and requests.

Total sites of each type: EW 45-ft, 4; EW 30-ft, 10; EW pop/tent, 20; Tent Std., 14

Site type:

EW 30-ft - Electric and water hookups, various equipment up to 30 feet, bathhouse available.

EW Pop/Tent - Electric and water hookups, popup and tent campers up to 20 feet, bathhouse available.

EW 45-ft - Electric and water hookups, pull-through up to 45 feet, RVs only, bathhouse available.

Tent Std - Tents only, no hookups, bathhouse available.

Total campsites: 48

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.

Occoneechee State Park is on Buggs Island Lake, also known as known as the John H. Kerr Reservoir. It's Virginia’s largest lake. The park has 18.1 miles of trails that allow guests to experience up-close the history of the Occoneechee Indians and plantation life in the 1800s. The state began leasing the land for recreational use from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1968.

Camping:

• Campsites have round grills on a cement pad on the ground. The grill can be used to make a campfire or for cooking. Campfires are allowed only in designated area.
• All sites are color-coded. If you arrive late, set up on a site that's coded with the color you were assigned, then register at the visitor center the following morning.
• Only Campground C has waterfront sites with water and electric hookups (C Orange EW-W 30ft sites).
• Only Campground B REWA (B Green EW 35ft) sites allow equipment up to 35' long. The remaining campsites in the park allow equipment up to 30' long. Campground B REWA sites (B Green EW 35ft) are open only from May 1 through October 1. Campground B RSTD (B Brown Std 30ft) and RSTW (B Gray Std-W 30ft) sites are open from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend. There are no exceptions for RVs exceeding the campsite's length.
• Campgrounds B and C have waterfront sites without utilities (B Gray Std-W 30ft and C Red Std-W 30ft) and can accommodate equipment up to only 30' long.
• Firewood is for sale; to help prevent the spread of invasive species, please do not bring your own firewood.
• Campgrounds have bathhouses with hot showers and flush toilets.
• Two vehicles are allowed per site. Additional vehicles must pay the daily parking fee, and all vehicles and trailers must park in designated areas. Only those registered on the site may stay the night; other guests must leave the park by 10 p.m.

Total sites of each type: Standard, 51; EW, 34; StdWaterview, 18; EW Waterview, 5

Twin Lakes State Park, centrally located in Virginia's Piedmont region, provides visitors from all over the Commonwealth with a variety of lakefront activities in a secluded setting. Swimming, camping, fishing, canoeing and hiking are popular activities. The park is home to Cedar Crest Conference Center, a perfect facility for group meetings, family reunions, wedding receptions and company picnics. The park also offers catering services for on-site events. Call (434) 767-2398 for details.

CAMPING:

Twin Lakes State Park Camping

Each campsite has a fire ring with a grill over it. It can be used for cooking or a small campfire. Campsites have water and electricity; outlets provide 20 and 30-amp current. Firewood is available for sale in the campground.

One vehicle per campsite in addition to camping unit allowed. Additional vehicles must park in a designated parking lot and may be subject to parking fees. Visitors to overnight guests must leave the park by 10 p.m.

Site type:

EW Tent: Tent only, electric and water hookups, bathhouse available.

EW 25ft - Various equipment. RVs up to 25 feet. Graveled entrance, mostly shaded. A bathhouse is available. Electric and water hookups.

EW 30ft - Various equipment. RVs up to 30 feet. Graveled entrance, mostly shaded. A bathhouse is available. Electric and water hookups.

EW RV36 - Various equipment. RVs between 30 and 36 feet long only. No tents or popups.

Total sites of each type: EW Tent, 6; EW 25ft, 19; EW 30ft, 4; EW RV36, 4