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Campgrounds near Greenwood, Virginia concentrate along the coastal areas of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake Bay, offering tent camping, RV hookups, and cabin accommodations across both developed and natural settings. First Landing State Park Campground stands as one of the region's premier destinations, providing tent sites, RV hookups, and cabin accommodations within walking distance of the Chesapeake Bay shoreline. Other established options include Virginia Beach KOA, Holiday Trav-L-Park, and The Colonies RV and Travel Park, all offering various accommodation types from primitive tent sites to full-service RV hookups. Most developed campgrounds in the area maintain proximity to both natural attractions and urban amenities.
Reservations are essential at most developed campgrounds, particularly during summer months when Virginia Beach tourism peaks. First Landing State Park typically books months in advance for prime summer weekends, while some private campgrounds offer year-round availability. The climate supports camping throughout the year, though summer brings higher humidity and occasional thunderstorms. Winter camping remains viable with generally mild temperatures, especially at campgrounds offering cabin accommodations. Road access to most established sites accommodates standard vehicles, with no special clearance requirements. According to one visitor, "First Landing State Park is a real gem in the midst of a very busy Virginia Beach. The campsites range from tenting with no hookups to sites with water and electric."
Waterfront access represents the defining feature of camping in this region, with the highest-rated sites offering direct beach or bay views. First Landing State Park receives consistent praise for its unique combination of beach access and wooded campsites, creating a natural retreat despite proximity to urban areas. Several campers note the park's extensive trail system as a highlight, with one mentioning that "across the road from the campground are fabulous hiking trails, a bike trail, and another beach area on a tidal lake." Mixed-use campgrounds like Kiptopeke State Park and North Bayshore Campground balance natural settings with modern amenities. Most developed campgrounds provide shower facilities, electric hookups, and camp stores, though few offer full sewer connections. Wildlife viewing opportunities include shore birds, dolphins, and occasional deer sightings in the more wooded camping areas.
"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"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"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."
"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"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"Close to Virginia Beach & Sandbridge. Pet friendly."
"Wonderful spot away from crowds but close to beach. Tent, RV or “ tiny cabin” options. Clean, quiet and pretty. Canal runs around campground that gives you access to Back Bay. Pool and playground."
from $55 - $85 / night
Check Availability"The park is centrally located with easy highway access. Plentiful parking, lots of trails to choose from. The staff was top notch and super kind and helpful. "
"Sites: 11 primitive tent sites 2 of which are group sites 4 tent cabins that sit right on the edge of the lake
The individual campsites are FCFS and you must park and hike in."
from $11 - $42 / night
Check Availability"Some sites close to main road but not a lot of traffic."
"The only thing I have a problem with here, is that there are no garbage cans or dumpsters near the campsites."
from $21 - $36 / night
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TravelerOur stay is going to be the 21 days that are allowed. In that time, I have been on many nature walks with my dog. Very enjoyable, very well maintained. The only thing I did not like is the bathrooms. I have seen a cleaning lady come through, but I think it is primarily for the sinks and toilets. The shower curtains are moldy, lots of spiders. The shower pressure and temp are great. All in all, it is affordable and very peaceful.
TravelerThis is a long one! Here we go. My partner and I travel for work, we went out of our way to move to this location based on reviews saying this is a great place. We have paid in full for the whole stay which is about little over 2 months. We have been here approx 2 weeks give or take. We work night shift. No activity during the day. Simple easy. Not our first campground by any means. At first, we were excited to experience the amenities and such. Now we’re uncomfortable to try anything out. Why you ask? Situation: first day we move in, we end up next to what seems like the literal only other long term or possibly even permanent resident on the grounds. My service animal alerted me to a trigger, which she left the front door of the camper before we walked out. Recalled her to me once we saw that the perm resident (our neighbor) had what presented as an aggressive dog. (Husky maybe?). Within not EVEN 5 minutes of this event, someone was at our door- instead of asking what is going on we were immediately accused of her running around off leash I guess? We had just woken up from sleeping and it was evening time, time to go to work. Instead of arguing or even offering up ANY facts related to the situation I simply said got it thanks and the interaction ended. I’m thinking to myself well damn. Okay. A week or so maybe goes by? Leash in hand VISIBLE -at the door my dog steps out, I step out behind her- same time same situation. She walks ahead of me to where she will relieve herself, I ask for her to come back next to me, she recalls- neighbors dog loses its mind again. I look up at neighbor and say “just go ahead and call man, I get it”. She calls. This time THREE employees are driving on carts to our site, at this point we’re already leaving for work. I knew it was coming, figured they would for sure ask what’s going on this time. They don’t. The older woman accompanied by two men behind her- simply says “you have been told before you need to leash your dog”. We reply yes we understand. Nobody asks for a description of the events, what’s going on, or if this even happened. The female voice is raised and hostile presenting towards both of us. The man behind her approaches our car and peers into the vehicle I’m not sure if to intimidate or what, but that action was also very ineffective in diffusing the situation and instead very intimidating. And now making us both VERY late to work as this is an extra 15 minute drive to the hospital in which we work at. Seemingly, the word of this permanent resident is all they needed to full on accuse the two of us… of what? I am not sure. My animal has resided all over the country in countless locations, all while working and we have had no issues to date. At this point I am still remaining silent as the female worker continues to educate us on our alleged actions. My concern is that there has been ZERO questioning, only full on accusations. We’re highly uncomfortable at this point. They say “we will be speaking with the general manager tomorrow”, Which also felt threatening. I’d like to add that given the whole situation this wouldn’t matter but since this is happening: earlier that morning after work I had stopped by the front desk, to ask about a package I thought that I sent to the wrong place, but didn’t. The same female was there. I remember thinking wow she’s actually so rude. But I brushed it off. Now looking back she must have some kind of prejudice toward myself and my dog. I’ve never been threatened / accused so one-sidedly in my entire career such as what has been happening at this campground. Our resolution was to request moving sites, however nothing was asked of us WHATSOEVER. As stated we were not given any opportunity to speak on the situation. Will attempt to update review whenever we speak with management of this location. Warning is to be wary of implicit bias in staff, potential favoritism, and inconsistent / unfair conflict resolution, aggressive long term campers, and lack of communication from staff.
TravelerWe enjoyed the dispersed campsite. Lots of hiking trails and birds and cricket making music. We enjoyed taking a stroll and photos of various plants and insects.
TravelerWe enjoyed our stay at American Heritage. We were offered a change of our assigned site if we would prefer to be closer to the bath house. We preferred staying where we were until we discovered that the electric hook-up was far enough away on the grass that we couldn't reach. (We have a little Scamp 13 and the plug was just a little too short.) We had a pull-through site(every other row was pull-through).
It had a full hook-up. The cover on the electric post was missing rivets, so we had to put it back in place ourselves, but there was no problem with the electric. We used 30 Amp for the RV and plugged in our backup battery to the 15 amp plug. The water pressure was good and consistent. We've had problems at other RV sites. We used the sewer connection with no problem at the end.
We did not have an umbrella at the picnic table and seriously considered buying a screen tent because we stayed for 4 days and it was HOT. Some sites had more shade. In fact, that's one thing we'd change next time. The pool was wonderful, the showers were clean and we used the laundry with no problems--they take quarters and washing and drying one load cost $5.00.
The staff was very friendly and responsive. Overall, we had a great stay and would stay again.
ScoutWe stumbled across Davis Lakes Campground last year when we brought our camper down to visit our son and grandchildren. Originally, we planned to stay closer to Virginia Beach, but after finding Davis Lakes, we decided to give it a try. We were lucky enough to get site F28 right on the lake, and we enjoyed it so much that we came back this year—and even booked the exact same site.
After reading some of the other reviews, I wanted to share our experience because it was very different. Yes, there are some rules regarding dogs at the beach, but they never interfered with our stay. We enjoyed walking our dogs every morning around the campground and lakes, and it was a wonderful way to start each day.
The beach itself was clean, had plenty of nice chairs, and the AquaGlide was an absolute blast. We spent 5–6 hours a day swimming, and surprisingly, the beach never felt crowded.
One thing that really stood out was how fair the prices were. The campground store was stocked with essentials, and unlike many campgrounds, the prices were very reasonable. If you forgot a loaf of bread or wanted to grab a pool float, you didn’t feel like you were being gouged. They also have a cute snack shop, a spacious game room, and an impressive movie selection, making it a great place to spend a rainy afternoon.
The campground itself was clean and very well maintained. Although many of the sites are seasonal, they were neat, well cared for, and nothing like some seasonal campgrounds where sites become cluttered or run down. It was obvious that both the staff and the campers take pride in the campground.
The nightly rates were very reasonable, and while there is a visitor fee, we found it to be completely fair considering the amenities. We had an amazing time with our son and his family, and the campground played a big part in making those memories.
Davis Lakes isn’t a luxury resort, and that’s part of its charm. Its focus is on beautiful lakes, swimming, friendly service, and providing a relaxing camping experience. It reminded me of the kind of campgrounds I grew up enjoying—simple, welcoming, and centered around making great memories.
We’ll absolutely be back. If we lived closer, I’d seriously consider getting a seasonal site myself. In fact, my son is even talking about buying a camper just so he can keep it nearby and enjoy Davis Lakes more often. Many of the employees and seasonal campers are locals who return year after year, and I think that says everything you need to know about this place.
TravelerIt was very nice visit.
TravelerPark stuff are very friendly, sweet, I live the quietness of night time.
ScoutFriendly staff. Good location. Lots of noice near the big road. Laundry room could use a clearing. Bathrooms en toilets are very clean. Not much room between the spots with lots of tall weeds.
ScoutThis campground was a great location for a Virginia Beach vacation. It’s in the Chesapeake Bay so the water is calm and there is a large sandbar making for shallower waters which is great if you have littles in your trip. It was calming to stay there and spend everyday at the beach. There is hiking and biking paths as part of the park as well. I love that the shower rooms are not gendered so you don’t have a long wait to use one. I went for July 4th and was able to watch the fireworks right from the beach. So that was awesome. Overall good stay.
First Landing State Park Campground is the closest established camping option to Greenwood, Virginia, with direct access to Chesapeake Bay shoreline. The campground offers a mix of wooded sites and beachfront areas, with varying levels of privacy depending on site selection. Summer humidity can make tent camping challenging, while spring and fall provide more comfortable conditions for outdoor activities.
Beach activities and water access: At First Landing State Park Campground, campers have quick access to both bay and beach areas. "Always good, to camp first landing... long boardwalk, peaceful beach and calm water," notes Wilfredo D. The park provides multiple water access points with varied environments.
Military history exploration: The nearby Military Park Fort Story Cape Henry RV Park offers access to historic lighthouses where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic. "This campground is located at the Fort Story Navy Base, set in a wooded area not far from a nice beach right at the corner of where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic. Two historic lighthouse mark the spot!" explains Janet R.
Fishing and wildlife viewing: Kiptopeke State Park Campground provides excellent fishing opportunities from their pier. "I did enjoy the fishing pier and got to catch fish I have never seen before. One being a searobin," shares Annemarie R., who adds a practical warning: "By the way, a searobin crocks like a frog when you grab it and I did learn they have sharp spines on their gill plates and dorsal fins."
Privacy and natural setting: Many campers appreciate the wooded sites at First Landing State Park. Adam and Suzanne B. note, "Excellent. Large, private sites among really cool, bent trees. Clean, up-to-date facilities. Large laundry room." This provides a natural setting despite proximity to urban areas.
Water on multiple sides: The Colonies RV and Travel Park offers a unique peninsula setting. "This place was relaxing and peaceful. It's located on a peninsula with beautiful bay and creek views. You can enjoy both the sunrise and sunset," describes Jaime W. The observation deck enhances this water-centric experience.
Multiple swimming options: Several campgrounds provide swimming facilities beyond beach access. Da'Paul F. comments on Holiday Trav-L-Park: "Several pools to choose from so you don't have to be packed in at one main pool with all the campground guests. Wooded with nice sized sites and plenty of wildlife."
Weather considerations: Summer heat can significantly impact tent camping comfort. Grace M. shares about First Landing: "I wouldn't recommend tent camping in the middle of summer - my husband and i both got sick." Shoulder seasons offer more moderate temperatures.
Site flooding potential: Low-lying coastal areas can experience water issues during storms. A camper at Chesapeake Campground reports: "A storm hit right after I got here and now I'm sitting in about 8 inches of water!" Always check weather forecasts before booking.
Military proximity effects: Virginia Beach KOA and other sites near military installations may experience noise impacts. Shawn M. notes about the Fort Story location: "Clean and spacious...quiet until reveille." Expect aircraft noise and occasional military activities at certain campgrounds.
Multi-activity campgrounds: Northwest River Park Campground offers diverse recreation options beyond swimming. "Plenty of things to do for the active camper. Put put golf, kayak, hiking and much more," shares Patricia L. This variety helps keep children engaged throughout extended stays.
Beach alternatives: When oceanfront beaches become crowded, campground pools provide valuable alternatives. Kelly M. reports that Virginia Beach KOA "offers seasonal/holiday family activities, host concerts and have many outdoor games to keep different ages involved."
Quieter beach options: For families seeking less crowded beach experiences, The Colonies offers more secluded options. Nita D. mentions about First Landing: "As we went there when not many people were venturing out, I personally found that this campground was quite private and it was simple to social distance."
Connectivity considerations: Some locations have limited digital connectivity. Leo S. notes about Fort Story: "Cellular signal and Starlink won't work well here and the campground WiFi isn't great. But in the true spirit of camping, this is a great place to disconnect."
Hookup placement: At military campgrounds, utility connection placement may require extra equipment. Eleanor the Airstream notes: "the connection boxes are set back pretty far on the sites, so you need longer hoses/cords. We had a long electric cord that reached and had to add a second water hose and second section of sewer hose to connect."
Off-season advantages: Price-conscious RVers can find significant savings during shoulder seasons. Leo S. shares: "Prices come way down during the off season. Much of the facilities are closed but they keep open one of their bathhouses. Otherwise it's a peaceful stay in the winter months."
Frequently Asked Questions
What camping is available near Greenwood, VA?
According to TheDyrt.com, Greenwood, VA offers a wide range of camping options, with 78 campgrounds and RV parks near Greenwood, VA and 4 free dispersed camping spots.
Which is the most popular campground near Greenwood, VA?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Greenwood, VA is First Landing State Park Campground with a 4.4-star rating from 124 reviews.
Where can I find free dispersed camping near Greenwood, VA?
According to TheDyrt.com, there are 4 free dispersed camping spots near Greenwood, VA.
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