SUMMER SALE 50% off The Dyrt PRO — just $2.49/moGet now
SALE: PRO just $2.49/mo
The Dyrt – find campgrounds for tents, RVs, cabins, glamping and more.
Open in App

Camping near Cheriton, VA

54 campgrounds · Check availability for any dates.

Search destinations
    Add dates

    The Chesapeake Bay shoreline near Cheriton, Virginia provides access to multiple established campgrounds with water-oriented recreation. Sun Outdoors Cape Charles (formerly Cherrystone Family Camping Resort) and Kiptopeke State Park Campground offer accommodations ranging from primitive tent sites to full-hookup RV spots and rental cabins. Most developed campgrounds in the area feature waterfront access to the Chesapeake Bay, with amenities including electric and water hookups, shower facilities, and dump stations for recreational vehicles.

    Campground availability extends year-round at several facilities near Cheriton, though some locations like Virginia Landing operate seasonally from April through October. Most established campgrounds require advance reservations, especially for weekend stays during summer months when waterfront sites fill quickly. The eastern shore location experiences mild winters and hot, humid summers, with fall and spring offering the most comfortable camping conditions. RV campers benefit from the predominantly flat terrain and well-maintained roads throughout the region. Many tent sites provide picnic tables and fire rings, with firewood available for purchase at campground stores. A visitor commented that "the location right on the beach with outstanding views" makes camping in this area particularly appealing.

    Waterfront sites dominate the camping experience near Cheriton, with many campers highlighting the Chesapeake Bay views and water recreation opportunities. Swimming pools are common amenities at the larger campgrounds, supplementing bay access where swimming conditions might be less ideal. Family-oriented activities represent a significant draw, with multiple reviews mentioning organized events, game rooms, and children's activities. The proximity to Cape Charles, approximately 5 miles from most campgrounds, provides additional dining and shopping options. While most sites offer full hookups for RVs, tent campers have dedicated areas at all major campgrounds. Some visitors note that sites can feel crowded during peak season, with one review stating "the sites for smaller campers looked difficult to find/park" during busier periods.

    Shenandoah National Park Camping Guide - The Complete Guide

    Get the guide now

    View Guide

    Best Campgrounds near Cheriton (54)

    Filters    Tent onlyRVCabinGlampingPetsEquestrian

      1. Kiptopeke State Park Campground

      4.4(55)9mi from Cheriton159 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Virginia has some wonderful state parks and this is one of my favorites. Its got a nice beach, boat launch and a couple miles of hiking trails."

      "We love staying in the yurts at Virginia State Parks because they are always an affordable, easy way to camping without having to set up a tent or spend the extra money for a cabin."

      from $32 - $459 / night

      Check Availability

      2. Sun Outdoors Cape Charles

      4.5(40)2mi from CheritonRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "It's nearby for Tidewater Virginia campers. Great swimming, fishing, boating and playground opportunities"

      "This campground is close to Virginia Beach and is super accessible . My kids loved the paddleboats as well as the waterpark. There is a general store and a little arcade ."

      Check Availability

      3. First Landing State Park Campground

      4.4(122)26mi from Cheriton225 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "FLSP is a real Gem in the midst of a very busy Virginia Beach. The campsites range from tenting with no hookups to 20, 30, and 50 foot sites with water and electric."

      "Our game ground was surrounded by the forest but your in walking distance to the beach. The shower and rest rooms are sit up nicely the best I’ve seen at a campground."

      from $32 - $163 / night

      Check Availability

      4. Cape Charles / Chesapeake Bay KOA

      4.2(13)10mi from CheritonRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Location-wise, you are not too far away from downtown Cape Charles, where you can enjoy lots of shopping, restaurants and bars. The closest grocery store is about 15 minutes away."

      "Close to bike trails for some great rides.  Great sunset views."

      Check Availability

      5. Sunset Beach Resort

      4.4(5)11mi from CheritonRVs, Tents, Cabins

      "On-site restaurant and on Bay Beach within walking distance. Very nice bath houses."

      "Our campspot was a short walk to the beach which is nice."

      Check Availability

      6. Thousand Trails Virginia Landing

      4.4(11)17mi from CheritonRVs, Cabins, Glamping

      "Was a nice place to stay about 1.5 hour drive to either Virginia Beach or assateage."

      "We stayed near the water with full hookups. This place is absolutely beautiful and must have been amazing in its prime. No updates are being made and most everything was shut down."

      Check Availability

      7. Chesapeake Beach KOA

      3.0(4)11mi from CheritonRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Situated in the Chesapeake Bay, they have a large beach front area with plenty of room for chairs and blankets. They have a great pool area with plenty of seating."

      from $59 - $89 / night

      Check Availability

      8. Holiday Trav-L-Park

      4.0(46)34mi from CheritonRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "We stayed at Holiday Trav-L-Park in Virginia Beach for the first time for 3 nights in July.  As our travel trailer is small, we were able to stay in site #152. "

      "I stayed here to go to a concert in downtown Virginia Beach when high-season hotel rates made booking a room too pricey."

      from $25 - $92 / night

      Check Availability

      9. Virginia Beach KOA

      4.3(39)34mi from CheritonRVs, Tents, Cabins

      "Definitely plenty to do and a short Uber distance to the World Famous Virginia Beach."

      "You can take trolley to Virginia Beach. The pools were clean and lots for kids to do without leaving."

      Check Availability

      10. The Colonies RV and Travel Park

      4.4(11)25mi from CheritonRVs

      "Lovely small campground located inside a National Park land. Full hookup sites are named after the original 13 colonies. Nicely situated between Williamsburg, Hampton, Norfolk and Virginia Beach."

      "One of the most scenic and peaceful campgrounds in the state of Virginia, you are right by the water (it’s almost like an island), 2 minutes walking distance from a secluded beach, add two more minutes"

      from $25 - $59 / night

      Check Availability
    View all 54 campgrounds

    2026 Explorer Giveaway

    Review Campgrounds. Win Prizes.

    Enter to Win

    Cheriton Contest

    Enter to Win

    Drive Time

    Recent Camping Photos near Cheriton, VA

    168 Photos of 54 Cheriton Campgrounds

    Recent Reviews near Cheriton, VA

    666 Reviews of 54 Cheriton Campgrounds

    • Lauren B.The Dyrt PRO User
      Jun. 29, 2026

      Thousand Trails Chesapeake Bay

      Quaint

      One of the nicer thousand trails. The D loop is wide and level and close to everything if you dont want to bring a gold cart or bike. Has a weekend resturant that serves breakfast lunch and dinner. A small shop, pool, park and access to the river. Full hookup back in. A loop is tight and E loop is for long term looks like a nice place to do an annual site. Its 20-30 mins away from everything so think of that when packing. No acolohl sold on site either.

    • lisa K.The Dyrt PRO User
      Jun. 24, 2026

      Virginia Beach KOA

      Will not stay again due to the fighter jets overhead.

      The fighter jets are so close to the campground. Extremely loud. You can not have a conversation on the phone when they fly over. Hurts my ears. Especially in the middle of the night. Twice. Thundering roars then the high whistle woke me disoriented with sudden fear it was a missile coming in. On the other hand, the pool area and lazy river were very nice. Bathouse was kept clean. Constant property care and maintenance were daily kept nice. Trolly for an added fee to the beach from campground. Nice kid and family activities to do at the campground.

    • Bryan S.The Dyrt PRO User
      Jun. 22, 2026

      First Landing State Park Campground

      Highly recommend!

      So we had just gone in on a day pass to go to the beach and ended up staying two nights. It was that nice. The sites varied greatly in size, but both the sites we stayed in had plenty of room and shade. The bathrooms were clean and well maintained. The beaches were filled with crabs, so if you don’t like crabs it might not be the place for you, but we really loved it there.

    • EThe Dyrt PRO User
      Jun. 21, 2026

      Gwynns Island RV Resort

      Nice spot!

      Mostly seasonal, people are very welcoming. Only downside was we had no t mobile service and WiFi was unreliable.

    • Nancy W.The Dyrt PRO User
      Jun. 18, 2026

      Sun Outdoors Cape Charles

      Nice water views, but expensive!

      This is a typical Sun Resort property with tons of amenities and activities which is great for families. There are four fishing piers, miniature golf, basketball court, baseball diamond, five pools (including one that is adult only), a large dog park, and much, much more. There are a couple of “beach” areas but there are lots of rocks so you might want to wear water shoes. We visited in May and the park was just starting to open for the summer so the pools were not open and there were not many scheduled activities. There is a large camp store and café onsite which is convenient if you don’t want to leave the property. 

      We booked a 50A full hook-up site (621) which was one row back from being on the water. The front row (with unobstructed water views) is about $50 more per night so I checked online to see which sites were unoccupied and booked one behind them in the second row. Luckily, no one booked a site in front of us during our stay and we had great views, especially of the sunsets. Our site had a great view of the bay since there was no camper in front of us. The site was a pull thru plenty long enough for our car and RV and level and we had a nice shade tree on our patio side. We did have a clear view to the sky with our Dish satellite and got a sufficient amount of over-the-air tv channels. Most of the sites are sandy/gravel and we didn’t have any trouble sinking as the substrate was hard packed. There are a couple of ponds which are pretty, but they attract geese and there was goose poop everywhere. 

      Honestly, we really liked the surrounding area but, to us, the nightly price of $71 is pretty steep (and that is with a 25% discount-it's normally over $100), especially since we don’t use any of the amenities. Sun does offer specials based on length of stay and offers discounts to military and first responders so check their special offers section before booking. We loved watching the large ships in the Chesapeake and looked on vesselfinder.com to see what they were and where they were going.

      Nearby is Eastern Shore of VA National Wildlife Refuge which has a couple of nice trails and The Barrier Island Center is very interesting with exhibits and short films. Downtown Cape Charles is super cute with nice shops and eateries. Cape Charles Brewing Company has delicious fish and chips, Mason Avenue Bakery is absolutely delicious, and we recommend the pizza at Deadrise Italian Kitchen.

    • M
      Jun. 17, 2026

      Chickahominy Riverfront Park

      Beautiful Location and about 15 minutes from BGW

      Beautiful campground with riverfront tent spaces as well as RV spaces. Pool looked nice and a lovely quiet beach was very family friendly as well

    • Megan H.The Dyrt PRO User
      Jun. 16, 2026

      Chesapeake Campground

      Great local quiet spot!

      I loved staying at this campground. It’s definitely geared towards locals and quiet stays, no campground events and things of that nature, but it’s perfect for someone not looking for the fluff. They do have two pools, basketball courts, kayak rentals, and I believe pony rides! They have a really nice climate controlled game room too. They are extremely fairly priced. They also have THE best campground bathrooms I have ever seen. Seems like they host a lot of events, club and troop weekends, things of that sort. I really enjoyed staying there and I will be back. Nice low key local spot for someone in the full time RV life or needing an affordable quiet place to stay while in the area.

    • Nancy W.The Dyrt PRO User
      Jun. 15, 2026

      Tall Pines / Chesapeake Bay KOA Holiday

      Lots of amenities, could have stayed longer!

      We stopped for one night in order to see some friends and wished we would have had more time because the surrounding area looks like there is lots to do and see. This is a really beautiful area of the Delmarva Peninsula and just minutes away from Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuges and Assateague Island NS. 

      This campground is huge with a great selection of standard and premium RV sites that provide full hookups and spacious gravel or paved pads. Some have water views and some are back-in sites with the water directly behind them. Our site was a buddy site which worked great for our stay with our friends. It was long enough so we didn’t have to unhitch our tow car but still had enough room to maneuver into and out of the site and could reach our hook-ups. The site was perfectly level (in fact, all sites in the park are level as this is a very flat area) and the area where we parked the RV was paved and the rest of the driveway was gravel. The patio had pavers and our fire pit was raised with bricks around it. The utilities were well-placed and the 50-amp was strong and the water pressure good. Our site was in the open which we loved because it was cool when we visited so we relished the sunshine. There are plenty of other sites located under tall pines (which we really don’t like because of all the sap that gets on our coach and car). Many of the sites are rented as seasonal sites but there are plenty left for transient campers. The list of amenities is a mile long and covers the typical ones you would find at a “resort.”  Some of the best ones are the zero-entry pool (which was closed while we were there) and splash park and the private beach. The sandy beach would be a nice place to bring a chair and hang out admiring the view of the bay. Most of the amenities (like the pool, recreation hall, café, and bounce pillow) are centrally located so keep that in mind when you are booking your campsite as you may, or may not, want to be in that area. The restrooms were clean and newer (keep in mind we were there very early in the season when the campground was practically empty). The laundry facilities were clean and there were plenty of machines (all but one didn’t work) and were reasonably priced. We really liked the access to water that this park provides Pocomoke Sound and the tidal pond. It’s a great place to relax in a chair, swim, or put in a kayak.

    Guide to Cheriton

    Campgrounds on Virginia's Eastern Shore near Cheriton feature diverse accommodations along the Chesapeake Bay. Sun Outdoors Cape Charles, previously known as Cherrystone Family Camping Resort, provides waterfront camping with tent sites, RV hookups, cabins, and glamping options. Kiptopeke State Park Campground, located approximately 5 miles south of Cheriton, offers year-round camping with similar accommodation types. Several other developed campgrounds in the region include Cape Charles/Chesapeake Bay KOA, Sunset Beach Resort, and Thousand Trails Virginia Landing, creating a concentrated area of camping opportunities along this coastal peninsula.

    Most campgrounds in the Cheriton area require reservations, particularly for waterfront sites during summer months. The camping season extends year-round at some properties, while others operate seasonally from April through November. The area experiences mild winters and warm summers typical of the Chesapeake Bay region. Full hookup sites with water, electric, and sewer connections are common at most campgrounds, catering primarily to RV campers, though tent sites are available. Facilities typically include restrooms, showers, and camp stores. A visitor noted, "Gorgeous waterfront sites on the Chesapeake Bay. Amenities include multiple pools, large fishing docks, beach area, large well-stocked campstore, restaurant, fresh produce stand."

    Water activities dominate the camping experience near Cheriton with fishing, crabbing, kayaking, and swimming as primary attractions. Campers consistently highlight the Chesapeake Bay sunsets as a memorable feature of staying in this area. Family-friendly amenities are abundant at most developed campgrounds, with multiple swimming pools, playgrounds, planned activities, and recreational facilities. While the natural beach areas are described by some visitors as modest compared to ocean beaches, they provide water access and scenic views. Several campgrounds offer additional amenities like mini golf, boat rentals, and paddleboats. A recent review summarized the appeal: "Great location on the Chesapeake bay! Swimming pools if the beach is not your thing. Plenty of planned activities for all ages."

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What camping is available near Cheriton, VA?

    According to TheDyrt.com, Cheriton, VA offers a wide range of camping options, with 54 campgrounds and RV parks near Cheriton, VA and 1 free dispersed camping spot.

    Which is the most popular campground near Cheriton, VA?

    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Cheriton, VA is Kiptopeke State Park Campground with a 4.4-star rating from 55 reviews.

    Where can I find free dispersed camping near Cheriton, VA?

    According to TheDyrt.com, there is 1 free dispersed camping spot near Cheriton, VA.

    Keep Exploring

    3. View all Virginia cities for camping