From: "Foster Paula
(DHSS)"
Subject: Re: Favorite campsites
I guess our very favorite is Cherrystone in Cheriton VA. This is on the Southern end of
the Delmarva
Peninsula,
near the Bay Bridge Tunnels to VA Beach.
This campground is on a bay, has fishing and crabbing piers, a pool
complex with something for everyone (even an all adult pool by the bay). There are also clam beds, as at the entrance
is a clammery (???) owned by Cherrystone (ever heard
of Cherrystone clams??). There is a nice game room, store and even a little
sandwich/ice cream restaurant/snack bar. Even a fishing
tackle store/boat ramp.
A close second is RJ Ranch Resort in Hillsville VA. Has pools, water slide, a lake for fishing, kayak, paddleboats and canoeing. Snack bar/ice cream, decent store. This is where popupexplorer "members" are having a week long
eastern US rally starting the weekend after
the 4th of July. Everybody is welcome. Reservations will be opening
up July 5th. I already have my wish list in for sites. This was where PUT
sponsored their rally last year and there were 3 of us hybriders
in the group. My Bantam, a brand spanking new Kiwi and a Starcraft (came all
the way from NYC), so the rally is not limited to popups.
There was a tenter with our group also.
I really like Newport News Park in Newport News VA. No pool, but a nice reservoir for
fishing and small boats (trolling motors) 7 miles
from Williamsburg off I 64. No Sewer hookups, but
huge sites, some lake view or lake front. Good shopping in the area (Super Walmart in NPN, Big Lots in Williamsburg. As well as other stores like a
tool outlet and Williamsburg has lots of factory outlets
also).
We also like the Navy Rec
area at Soloman's Island MD. This has everything (but a campstore) but the full hook ups are near the highway and
not near the River. Sites range from large to cramped.
We usually ask for section A nice sized water/electric
sites. There is a Giant Food Store about a half mile from the base (and it is a
base, you have to have ID to enter OR you have to have someone staying there
with ID to
have a car pass for you). 65 miles from Washington DC, there is Pax
River Naval Air Stations across the bridge (and boy you know it is a bridge) a
few miles, Point Lookout SP is on the other side of Pax River. Kids love pool complex, there is
a driving range, yurts can be rented, a game room, fishing crabbing pier,
marina, and quaint Soloman's Island is near by with
charter type fishing (the kind that you just show up at a certain time and pay
for a given numbers of hours, head boats???).
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