State park · Woodbridge, VA
Leesylvania State Park
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Leesylvania State Park questions
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- What length RV fits Leesylvania State Park?
- Our record: rigs up to 50 ft park-wide.
- Is there a dump station at Leesylvania State Park?
- Our record: Near marina entrance.
- Can I run a generator at Leesylvania State Park?
- Our record: 8am-10pm.
- When is the camping season at Leesylvania State Park?
- Our record: Apr 15 - Oct 31.
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More on Leesylvania State ParkField notes, rig limits by loop, seasons, what to do, quiet spots
Leesylvania State Park is a 542-acre Virginia state park on the Potomac River, 25 miles south of Washington DC. The 38-site RV campground is one of the closest-to-DC full-hookup state park options. The marina has 200 boat slips + ramp; bass + striper fishing year-round. Site of the original Lee family plantation (Robert E. Lee ancestors).
The notes below are PickRV's editorial record. None of their figures has been re-read on the park's own pages yet.
What the official site doesn't tell you
PickRV editor's field notes
The VA State Parks site lists Leesylvania as 'family-friendly Potomac access' but doesn't tell you that the Potomac at this point is 1.5 MILES WIDE — looks like an estuary, not a river. Many DC visitors expecting a creek-like river are surprised. Second non-obvious: the campground is THE closest full-hookup state park to DC — 25mi vs Pohick Bay's 18mi (Pohick is electric-only no sewer). For DC-area RVers, this is the gold standard. Third: the historic Lee plantation site has free guided tours Saturdays Jun-Aug — most visitors miss the schedule. Fourth: the marina ramp accommodates boats up to 25ft; perfect for towed-boat RV trips.
Rig limits by loop and road
Length + clearance
- ·Park-wide, our record: 50 ft
Dump + generator
- ·Dump station: Near marina entrance (Free for campers)
- ·Generators: 8am-10pm
Seasons and closures
Full season: Apr 15 - Oct 31
Limited access: Nov 1 - Apr 14 (water shut off, marina closed)
What to do at Leesylvania State Park
- Marina + boat ramp (200 slips)
- Bass + striper year-round; ramp fits up to 25ft
- Bushey Point Trail (fossil hunting)
- 1mi loop; Miocene-era shark teeth occasionally found
- Lee plantation historic site
- Free guided tours Sat Jun-Aug
Hidden — not on the official map
PickRV editor's quiet spots
Mason Neck NP
15min N; bald eagle nesting area; no overnight
Virginia scenery around Leesylvania State Park
Landscapes from around Virginia — the country you cross on a Leesylvania State Park RV trip.
Weather, air and sky right nowLive for Leesylvania State Park. Open-Meteo, sunrise-sunset.org.
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Virginia rules to know before you rent
Per-state legal callout · VA
Before you rent in Virginia — key local rules
No CDL is needed for motorhomes under 26,001 lbs
Virginia defines a commercial motor vehicle as a single vehicle of 26,001+ lbs GVWR (or heavy combinations, 16+ passengers, hazmat), and expressly exempts operators of recreational vehicles used only for personal use from CDL requirements; a standard Virginia driver's license covers personal motorhomes under 26,001 lbs.
Virginia DMV · verified 2026-08-02
Boating Safety Education Certificate required (phased rollout complete)
Virginia DWR requires Boating Safety Education Certificate for ALL motorized-vessel operators (phased in by birth year through 2016, now universal). Chesapeake Bay + Potomac River add MD/DC inter-jurisdictional rules; reciprocity honored for NASBLA-approved courses from any state.
VA DWR — Boating Safety Education · verified 2026-05-24
Spearhead Trails connects to Hatfield-McCoy, but permits do not transfer
Virginia's public OHV riding is concentrated in the Spearhead Trails system in southwest Virginia (600+ mi), joined to West Virginia's Hatfield-McCoy Trails by a connector route completed in fall 2025. The connection is physical only: each authority sells its own permit and neither honors the other's, so riding both systems means buying a trail permit from both organizations. No statewide Virginia OHV sticker covers state lands.
Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority — Trails connection announcement · verified 2026-08-02
0.08% BAC; driver may not drink — no passenger open-container ban
Virginia sets the DUI limit at 0.08% BAC (Va. Code §18.2-266) and makes it unlawful for the driver to consume alcohol while driving (§18.2-323.1), but there is no general state ban on passengers holding open containers. An open container within the driver's reach creates a rebuttable presumption that the driver was drinking — and §18.2-323.1 expressly excludes a motor home's living quarters from that passenger area.
Va. Code §18.2-323.1 — Drinking while driving · verified 2026-08-02