State Park / State Forest · Virginia campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$28–$50/night
Season open
Year-round
RV size limit
Up to 50 ft
Reservation window
11 months ahead via VA State Parks portal
The insider read
CCC-built park in the Allegheny Mountains. Trout-stocked lake. Original 1930s cabins still in service.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
Verify at dcr.virginia.govOn site
Book it right
PickRV doesn't handle campground bookings — reserve direct through the official channel so policies and cancellations flow through one record.
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Every fact above is sourced from the managing agency's canonical page. Cross-check fee, season, and size limit before you depend on them.
Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Dayton
USFSInsider tip · Quieter than nearby Shenandoah NP camps. Hone Quarry Reservoir for kid-friendly fishing. Massanutten Mtn trails 10 min.
Near Chincoteague
PrivateInsider tip · Chincoteague NWR is day-use only (NPS day-use at the VA side of Assateague). Camp at private Chincoteague campgrounds (Maddox Family is a classic). Pony swim (July) is the unique-fish event.
Near Henry
COEInsider tip · Philpott Lake — clearest reservoir in VA. Smallmouth bass tournament destination. USACE Senior Pass halves the fee.
Near Williamsburg
PrivateInsider tip · Closest full-hookup camp to Colonial Williamsburg + Busch Gardens. Free shuttle to Bush Gardens season. Pool + mini-golf.
Your next step
Douthat State Park Campground takes rigs up to 50 ft, so what you arrive in decides whether the loop works at all. If you don't own one, the same trip runs on a motorhome rented in Virginia.
Nothing in Virginia is bookable today — PickRV opens for bookings on October 25. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.
Nearby & related
Sourced costs, campground directories, and the places worth a detour — the next layer of Virginia trip planning.
Before you go
Virginia rules
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