Tent Camping near King George, VA

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    Tent camping opportunities near King George, Virginia include several state park options offering various primitive experiences. Caledon State Park provides a backpacking campsite situated about 2.5 miles from the parking area along a groomed gravel trail. The site features seven to eight tent pads located near the Potomac River, while Leesylvania State Park offers limited tent camping with water access.

    Tent sites at Caledon State Park consist of designated tent pads with restrictions against setting up equipment outside these areas. The primitive campground has no water source on site or nearby filterable options, making it essential for tent campers to pack in all necessary water. A porta-potty is available, and firewood can be purchased through an honor system for $4. A camper noted, "It was a nice 3 mile hike to the campsite which is right by the Potomac river! They have porta Johns and a pavilion close by." Access requires moderate hiking ability, as all gear must be carried along the 2.5-mile trail to reach the camping area.

    The tent camping experience in this region offers scenic waterfront views and natural surroundings. Caledon State Park provides a genuine backcountry feel despite being relatively close to urban areas. The Potomac River setting creates opportunities for sunset viewing and shoreline exploration from tent sites. According to one visitor, "The beach is beautiful and we saw the most gorgeous sunset." Proximity to Marine Corps Base Quantico means campers may occasionally hear training exercises with automatic weapons fire during daylight hours. While Prince William Forest Park technically offers tent camping options, reviews indicate some areas like Lunga Park are currently closed indefinitely. Most tent-only sites in the region remain uncrowded during weekdays, though holiday weekends can bring more visitors to established campgrounds.

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    Best Tent Campgrounds near King George (18)

      1. Caledon State Park Campground

      4.4(5)6mi from King George6 sitesTents

      "7 or 8 tent pads. Wood for sale at the site for $4 honor system. Porta pottie right next to wood pile. You’re not supposed to setup anything outside of the “tent pads”."

      "It was my first hike in primitive camping experience. We hiked for a few hours and finally got to our site which was right on the Potomac River."

      from $16 / night

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      2. Leesylvania State Park Campground

      4.7(6)21mi from King GeorgeTents, Glamping

      "Good for a day use, parking is full most of the time but have a lot of space to park you may have to walk but you will find one spot..."

      "Close to me so theres nothing new"

      from $15 - $18 / night

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      3. Goodwill Cabin — Prince William Forest Park

      5.0(1)21mi from King GeorgeTents, Cabins

      "Sites have extras like fire rings with seating, swimming ponds, hiking trails, grassy playing fields, etc. but I’m not sure they all have all of these. They’re all among the trees and shady."

      from $70 / night

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      4. Chopawamsic Backcountry Camping — Prince William Forest Park

      4.0(1)22mi from King George8 sitesTents

      "All of the sites are located around the 2.5 mile hiking trail. There is a pit toilet located at the parking area. You have to hike to your sites from there. No campfires allowed, and bring water."

      5. Lichtman Camp 1 — Prince William Forest Park

      5.0(1)23mi from King GeorgeTents, Cabins, Glamping

      6. Happyland Cabin — Prince William Forest Park

      4.0(1)23mi from King GeorgeTents

      "If you're a NoVa person just like me this is a great close place to get away from it all"

      7. Waterfront View on Leoni Island @ South Kings Camping

      Be the first to review16mi from King GeorgeTents

      from $50 - $80 / night

      8. Lunga Park Military - Quantico MCB

      1.0(1)22mi from King GeorgeTents

      9. Endeavor Point

      3.0(5)32mi from King George1 siteTents, Cabins

      from $55 - $95 / night

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      10. Lake Land'Or General Campground - Private Campground

      2.0(2)27mi from King GeorgeTents

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    Tent Camping Reviews near King George, VA

    480 Reviews of 18 King George Campgrounds


    • Margaret D.
      May. 3, 2023

      Lake Fairfax Campground

      Comfortable sites

      Campground has mostly level gravel lots with fire rings, picnic tables. No water at site. Bath house is reasonably clean. Dump station is adequate.

    • Kat E.The Dyrt Pro User
      Jul. 28, 2026

      Burke Lake Park Campground

      Amenities good

      The park is very well maintained, and the campsites have clean fire pits and cooking grills. The restrooms are clean, spacious, and well maintained, and my campsite was large enough to comfortably fit a 6-person tent and a canopy.

      However, there were a few concerns during our stay. Despite the campground’s quiet hours policy starting at 10:00 PM, many campers continued to make noise well past that time. I did not notice any campground staff or maintenance personnel making rounds to enforce the quiet hours.

      I also felt concerned about security. One of my neighboring campers, who was visiting from South Carolina, told me that his generator had been stolen during the night. He reported the theft to the police, and an official report was filed. Incidents like this made me feel unsafe while camping.

      I recommend increasing staff or security patrols, especially during the evening and overnight hours, to enforce quiet hours and improve the safety and security of campers and their belongings. With better enforcement and security, Burke Lake Campground would provide an even better camping experience.

    • Justin G.
      Sep. 14, 2016

      Cedarville State Forest

      Cedarville State Forest (Tornado)

      I took my girlfriend car camping in Cedarville State Forest. The camping trip turned more into a stay in the tent the whole trip. We set up camp and ate dinner only to be hit by a tornado watch in the area. I spent most of the trip adjusting the water proofing so we stayed dry. When the rain did calm down Cedarville state forest offered some very serene and peaceful views. Which is surprising due to the forests location.

    • K
      Jul. 4, 2019

      Final-Lee Here

      Ranger Review: LiquidI.V. Hydration Multiplier at Final-Lee Here Campground

      CAMPGROUND REVIEW: Nestled within the beautiful greenery of Huntingtown, Maryland, this campground offers heart, scenery, and access to numerous adventures. The grounds are a short drive to Washington D.C. parks and museums, as well as the Chesapeake Beach Water Park, or North Beach's beautiful new pier and Friday night Farmers Market including local art vendors and food trucks. Kings Landing Park is just a few minutes from Final-Lee Here, which offers hiking and equestrian trails, picnic areas, disc golf, swimming pool, fishing, and a launch for kayaks, canoes, or paddle boards.

      Final-Lee Here Campground offers its own beauty. As a long planned and awaited dream coming true, Connie and Ken Lee are using their gorgeous property to harbor a love for the outdoors in their family as well as those who visit. The land is well groomed with grassy, shaded tent sites, RV sites, tall, privacy-offering bamboo, evergreens (it's a tree farm), and forested trails to a soothing, water-trickling creek.

      The campground has several tent sites, and some are big enough to hold multiple tents for bigger gatherings. Sites offer tables, chairs, and a fire pit. Hot showers are available in a very nice outdoor tent set up. A potty chair, along with wet wipes and trashbags are available for use, or you can just use the outdoorsman's method ;). The Lees gave us plenty of firewood, offered dry wood after storms came through, and even offered to bring us fresh eggs from their chickens. (The rooster brought smiles as it welcomed our mornings with hearty salutes.) There is a small zip line for kids and you may request games such as cornhole, horseshoes, or Yardzee to play. The Lees also rent and transport single and double kayaks or canoes to Kings Landing for a minimal fee.

      On Friday, my teenage daughter and I took a trip to the Chesapeake Beach Water Park (I would recommend this for younger children, checking the internet for discounts) and we cruised the North Beach antique shops, pier and farmers market. Saturday was well planned for adventure, but out-of-the-blue storms hit hard. After breakfast, we kayaked the river and creek through beautiful marshlands where we saw caterpillars walk on water, a heron and bald eagles soaring above, turtles, a cove where thousands of tadpoles were amidst metamorphosis (having both tails and legs) scampering through and atop the water, and a multitude of dragonflies. We stopped at a Kings Landing dock, hydrated ourselves and ate our packed lunch. Dark clouds began rolling in and we paddled back to the boat launch, texting the Lee's to meet us for boat pick up. We had planned to hike and swim while at the park, but instead headed for our tent during the storm surges. Once the storms passed, we adventured onto the campground trails. One trail, though very well groomed, was steep, heading to the creek. We avoided it due to the wet conditions, and found other trails leading to the creek which were easier to maneuver. The creek was so peaceful. I would have loved to have more time here just taking it all in, but evening and another storm came upon us.

      I highly recommend this campground based on its heart and available opportunities. The Lees are absolutely wonderful and truly want their visitors to enjoy the outdoors and their stay. The only "con" I came across was the toileting situation. My teen daughter is not much on the outdoors, so the portable toilet and the natural method option were too weird and uncomfortable for her.


      PRODUCT REVIEW: As a Ranger for The Dyrt, I receive products to test from time to time - during this trip, I tested LiquidI.V. Hydration Multiplier. It is an electrolyte drink mix you add to a water bottle or 16 oz. of water. We tried the sampler pack. My favorite flavor is acai berry, and my daughter enjoyed the lemon-lime. Though we tried to remain hydrated, setting up camp and kayaking in the heat left us truly parched. Adding the LiquidI.V. to our water seemed to rejuvenate. Both my daughter and I feel that a whole "stick" seem to be overwhelming in one water bottle, but using half to 3/4 of a packet brought tasty hydration. I'm very picky when it comes to aftertastes, hating all fake sweeteners; however, this is made with pure cane sugar, and leaves your mouth satisfied. That is pretty rare! (Note: the passion fruit flavor left a slight aftertaste to me.) Additionally, my girlfriend and son tried some of our LiquidI.V. and loved it as well. This was great to have on hand!

    • R
      Oct. 4, 2021

      Cedarville State Forest

      Peaceful

      We picked up the camping registration outside the office at the entrance, no need to speak with anyone. Then we just drove down to our campsite in the family camping loop. We could hear and smell horses when we got to our campsite, but it didn't last forever. 

      The site was mostly clean, had a few pieces of small trash scattered around when we arrived. The sites were decently spaced out from one another, it didn't feel like we were right on top of the people across and next to us. Our site was close to the restroom, it had a little path leading to the restroom, and it looked like there was little trail paths all around leading to the restrooms from the different parts of the loop. The path leading to the restroom from our site was gravel and easy to walk on. The restrooms were clean, but the floor was wet almost the entire time we were there (likely due to the showers).

      If you need to buy wood it is $5 for 8 pieces and you call a number given to you in your registration packet. The ranger will then drive by and drop off the wood at your campsite. The inner ring of this loop has electricity, and the electric box was just on the far side of the picnic table in the corner.

    • RL
      Sep. 6, 2019

      Christopher Run Campground

      We made it work

      To be fair, I only went the once but wasn’t impressed. The site was so tiny - barely large enough for my friend and I to each park and set up a tent. We were super close to the road and dump station, so avoid that site (I don’t recall the number). There was also very little privacy between neighboring sites. No established fire ring or fire area. We asked the store attendant if we could just build a fire ring with rocks and he said that was fine. It’s the only time I’ve ever seen a site like this haha. The small beach area is nice enough, but it is tiny. Would definitely recommend Lake Anna State Park over this one; they aren’t too far apart.

    • Crystal C.The Dyrt Pro User
      Sep. 13, 2018

      Hidden Acres Campground

      Quiet nights at Private Campground

      Stopped off at this campground after finding it while passing though just before Labor Day weekend. While it was the last weekend for the pool before its closure and while they were in the process of working on some of the plumbing at the campground, it was a well put together campground which was very impressive.

      Located somewhat remotely from the larger community and near several places of interest along the road, this camp was a great stop for a tent camper like myself. They offer a basic tent site for $26 with nice bath houses. For full connections the price does rise slightly offering both both 20/30 amp and 50 amp connections for RVs.

      The roads around the camp are gravel and a little bumpy but the sites themselves were pretty level and grassy for tents which was pretty nice. Sites are located far enough off the road that road noise is minimal.

      I did also notice they have cabin rentals available and a pretty nice little store with lots of options for those who didn't bring everything with them.

    • Jeremy G.
      Jul. 2, 2026

      Joint Base Andrews Military FamCamp

      Could be a great campground but......

      There are some good things about this Famcamp. It's like a diamond in the rough. If the military would spend some time and money on it, it could be a great campground. One of the greatest points about this campground is its location. You are so close to downtown D.C.! Every RV site (as far as I saw) was a level concrete pad. All sites, except for tent sites, have full electricity. Most sites have sewer and water. Sites 12-18 should be mainly used for the smaller travel trailers. I had an interesting time getting my 35' 5th wheel into the site. Even though I got my RV into the site, I don't have much room for my truck. My site has a picnic table, fire pit, and a grill. Everything is rusted beyond repair. My grill was filled with cigarette butts and my fire pit had trash in it. There is some shade. My site has two trees at the front of the pad on both sides of the RV. My bedroom stays nice and cold and I have a good view for my Starlink in the rear. The sites are close to each other, but there is some space. The good thing is that we are surrounded by the golf course. You don't get much noise from the base, because of the location, and because the FamCamp is surrounded by trees. You can hear the busy road outside the fence but I don't hear it much inside the RV. Every once in a while you'll hear an aircraft... but this is an air base, it's expected. We were told the community laundry was not working and to use the base laundry mat. Finally, one of the best parts about the campground, is the lady at outdoor rec that is in charge of the Famcamp. She is very nice and helpful. She will try to assist you with anything you need from directions to useful tips.

    • Andrew M.The Dyrt Pro User
      Dec. 2, 2020

      Pohick Bay Campground

      Great for activities; not much privacy

      Great if you’re looking for a quick escape from DC and with a lot of activities—paddling, hiking, and a 5 minute drive from Meadowood for mountain biking. I camped at the non-electric area and it was nice to play some disc golf across the street before dark. The hiking is nice—15 minutes on the trail to get to the water—and a quick walk to the marina/boat rentals.

      Campsites are well-equipped, but depending on which you will not have privacy and/or enough flat space for more than 1 tent. Most sites are right next to each other and no trees or other natural separation, and some saw did not have much space for tents. I had 141 which was good; 138 was the best that I saw; and if you want to get 2 for a bigger group try to get 112/113.


    Guide to King George

    Primitive tent camping options around King George, Virginia extend into surrounding areas with varying access requirements and amenities. The region sits where the Potomac River meets the Chesapeake Bay watershed, creating opportunities for waterfront camping within an hour's drive. Summer temperatures average 85°F with high humidity while spring and fall offer milder conditions for tent campers seeking more comfortable weather.

    What to do

    Fishing and crabbing access: Endeavor Point provides excellent water access for anglers. "The pier was perfect to fish or crab off of and the beach had great views of the sunrise," notes camper Ally S., who visited during Labor Day weekend.

    Kayaking on the Potomac: Launch your kayak from designated areas near campsites. At Leesylvania State Park, you'll find "good access for kayak, boat, jet skis" according to Wilfredo D. The park sits directly on the Potomac River, providing multiple launch points.

    Wildlife viewing: Look for bald eagles and native bird species throughout the area. One visitor explains that Leesylvania State Park is "directly on Potomac River" making it ideal for spotting water birds and riverside wildlife during morning hours when activity peaks.

    What campers like

    River sunset views: The Potomac River shoreline offers spectacular evening views from multiple campgrounds. At Lake Anna State Park, Jennifer G. shares that "the sunsets over the water are priceless. Our grandchildren love that they are able to bike ride and enjoy the beautiful scenery."

    Privacy levels vary: Some campers prefer more secluded options. Beth S. at Lake Anna State Park notes, "We prefer a lot more privacy we were within 3 feet of our neighbors & 10 feet of 6-7 camp sites. There were more people than there was trees & wildlife."

    Clean facilities: Most established parks maintain their shower facilities regularly. At Lake Anna State Park, Myron C. appreciated that "the bath house was clean, and I especially liked the privacy of individual shower rooms."

    What you should know

    Military base proximity: Some campgrounds are on or near military installations with specific access rules. At Lunga Park, Jacob S. warns, "This park is located on Quantico Marine Corps Base. You must have a valid military ID to access the base before you can proceed to the park. However, the park itself is closed indefinitely."

    Limited availability: Several tent camping areas require advance planning. Weekends fill quickly during summer months while weekday availability remains better, especially during spring and fall seasons.

    Water access logistics: Bringing adequate water is essential for more remote sites. Campers at some locations must carry all drinking water for their stay as filterable options aren't reliable.

    Tips for camping with families

    Playground access: Several parks offer dedicated play areas for children. At Caledon State Park, the hike-in requirement adds an adventure element, with Katie T. noting "It was my first hike in primitive camping experience. We hiked for a few hours and finally got to our site which was right on the Potomac River."

    Spacious site selection: For families needing room to spread out, certain campgrounds offer better options. Kathie M. found Lake Anna State Park had "large sites, nice facilities and lots of stuff to do nearby. Hiking right within park."

    Kid-friendly water features: Shallow water access points are available at select parks. Sarah F. mentions that Leesylvania State Park is "ALWAYS full of family's having picnics and enjoying time together! There's playground and a beach area for kids and family to all enjoy."

    Tips from RVers

    Site leveling challenges: Bring leveling blocks as many tent sites have slight slopes. At Lake Land'Or General Campground, Myron C. observes "The sites are fairly level, although some do have a slight slope. There is no water or electricity at any of the sites, but there are fire rings."

    Bath facilities: Not all primitive camping areas offer showers. Lake Land'Or provides basic amenities with Myron noting, "Since the campground closes during the winter, the bath house is not heated, but the showers do have hot water."

    Unpredictable neighbors: Be prepared for varying noise levels depending on who's camping nearby. At Endeavor Point, allison W. observed, "there were a bunch of people who came in and used the cabins and invited large extended families during the day. They played loud music and had kids running all over the place, very festive atmosphere."

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    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near King George, VA is Caledon State Park Campground with a 4.4-star rating from 5 reviews.

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