5 campgrounds with availability this weekend
Several cabin options exist within a 30-mile radius of Portsmouth, Virginia, including First Landing State Park Campground and Virginia Beach KOA. The cabins at First Landing feature furnished living spaces with queen beds and bunk beds, full kitchens with cooking equipment, and private decks with outdoor grills. "The cottage is furnished, has a queen size bed and 2 sets of bunk beds; nice living room/dining room combo, full kitchen with dishes, pots, etc.; TV; fireplace; outside deck with grill; and screen porch," noted one visitor about First Landing's accommodations. North Bayshore Campground offers "tiny cabins" as an alternative to tent camping, while Virginia Beach KOA provides standard cabin rentals with air conditioning and electricity.
Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. Kiptopeke State Park Campground offers yurts for $75 per night that include rocking chairs on a deck, a water spigot, fire pit, and grill. Most cabins require advance reservations, particularly during summer months when availability becomes limited. Pet policies vary by location - some cabins welcome pets while others restrict certain breeds. A camper at North Bayshore noted, "Wonderful spot away from crowds but close to beach. Tent, RV or tiny cabin options. Clean, quiet and pretty." Chesapeake Campground and Davis Lakes Resort also offer cabin accommodations year-round.
Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Basic kitchenware is typically provided in furnished cabins, though supplies vary significantly between locations. Campground stores at locations like Virginia Beach KOA and First Landing State Park offer limited groceries and camping supplies. Visitors staying at cabins near Virginia Beach have access to grocery stores within a 5-10 minute drive, while those at more remote locations like Kiptopeke State Park should stock up before arrival. Cabins at Anvil Campground were described by one visitor as "immaculately clean as if it were newly built," with amenities like air conditioning, television, and refrigerators making stays more comfortable.
"I stayed in one of their cottages during October."
"We stayed 3 nights in W/E Back In, Site 141, mostly hard packed sand surrounded by trees. The angle is a little weird to back into, but the site itself is nice and feels private."
Available this weekend
from $32 - $147 / night
"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. "
"You can rent sites for RVs or tents, you can rent cabins, campers, and even glamping tents!"
from $25 - $92 / night
"The Virginia Beach KOA is a nice place to stay. Plenty of things to do every day. This is a newly renovated KOA, and they added a lot of new sites. Also a new pool with a lazy River."
"Concrete pad and fire pit, along w Trex style table and chairs were the perfect addition to the site. We used them all weekend. So much nicer than the traditional wooden picnic tables."
"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."
"The showers were nice and the bathrooms were very clean. The camp store is great. It has ice cream, which my kids loved. Would definitely go again"
"This was our first time staying in a yurt at Kiptopeake State Park."
"Located on the bay there aren't huge waves to worry about or big beach crowds. Kiptopeake is my favorite Virginia State Park campground, hands down. "
Available this weekend
from $32 - $413 / night
"We stayed in the Eagles nest cabin. It had plenty of room for 5 adults and 2 teenagers. The cabin was very clean and offered everything that you would need. The gas grill and fire ring was nice. "
"Originally, we planned to stay closer to Virginia Beach, but after finding Davis Lakes, we decided to give it a try."
from $72 - $105 / night
"There are picnic tables and fire pits at each site, however my picnic table has a very very warped bench. But it makes no difference to me as it is only me, and I have my own chairs!"
"I have spent my childhood here and I am excited to share it with my kids. We hike here when visiting grandparents. Chesapeake Public Park’s does a great job with events and education at NWRP!"
from $21 - $36 / night
"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."
"Close to Virginia Beach & Sandbridge. Pet friendly."
from $55 - $85 / night
"The showers were ok. Ice is $3 and you can grab that from the camp host if it’s after 4pm which is when the store closes. It’s cash only, exactly change."
"Love this park. Lots of biting flies and mosquitoes during the summer! The left loop sites are a good size but not much shade or privacy."
Available this weekend
from $37 - $311 / night
"Cherrystone is located right on the Chesapeake Bay, which provides campers with lots of water activities (swimming, clamming, crabbing, kayaking, fishing, boating, etc)."
"Quiet hours don’t start until 11pm and quiet time isn’t really enforced by the employees. It wasn’t terrible but we would have preferred a little less noise."
TravelerA beautiful campground. Nice wooded sites with decent space between sites. Bathroom and laundry were clean. Showers were just ok. Nice trails and the walk along the James
river was nice. Will definitely stay again.
TravelerDO NOT WAIST YOUR MONEY! THIS IS A SCAM!! Our 3 campsites flooded with 6 inches of water within an hour of arriving before high tide. Very difficult to get ahold of staff due to limited hours of business. I have requested a refund for failure to render services due to unusable campsites. I have left several voicemails and sent emails with attached pictures. Management has been avoiding my phone calls, will not call back. Very unprofessional. I received one call from"management" at 7:20 pm to tell me that he received a message to call me, but he hasn't looked into why he needs to call me and he will call back the next day. I never heard back from him and that was a week ago. I have followed up daily with phone calls without a return phone call. My family makes several camping trips through the year, will never return here.
TravelerGenerous sized sites but only semi-private. Excellent facilities
ScoutThis campground was very enjoyable. I spent a lot of time at the fishing pier, learning to ID birds I had never identified before. Brown pelicans were everywhere near the sunken ships. I also talked to the Hawkwatch people for a bit.
My campsite was far enough from the bathroom I couldn't hear the door slam, but since I was the only one in the F loop, that wouldn't have mattered. Since the loop was so empty, it was an absolute pleasure.
Had the campground been full, I would have felt too close to the people in tents in the sites next to me.
One great thing was that there weren't tent pads so we didn't have to worry about how to fit two tents on to one tent pad.
GuideEnjoying this campground. Close to all the attractions. Incredible staff, super friendly. Pool and game room are wonderful.
TravelerNote to Self: No Primitive Site reservations...EVER. I love this park. It's situated far enough from the busy traffic noise...beautiful Virginia city of Hayes. When I arrived, it was such a scorching day and there wasn't nearly enough tree cover to shield my tent from the "son of Hades". Suffered heat exhaustion almost to the point of death...Literally. Night was my only respite. If it hadn't been for the wonderful camp attendants who came to my rescue, it would've been an utterly failed experience. Bless their hearts. Other than that, this was a great training experience for an old Novice camper. Now that I'm a bit more practiced, I'm going back 😁, armed with knowledge and more confidence.
TravelerThe good: super clean and new restrooms / showers. The entire parking immaculate. Stayed at site 12. Offers water views and shade. Site 13 is similar and is probably the most ideal site.
Cons: zero privacy. The sites are basically scattered around an open grassy area and fairly close together.
Be aware: sites are not vehicle accessible. Need to carry your kit 50-75 yards.
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 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.
Cabin accommodations near Portsmouth, Virginia typically operate year-round with seasonal rate fluctuations. Most coastal Virginia cabins experience high humidity in summer months with temperatures frequently reaching above 85°F. During winter, cabin rates can drop by 25-50% compared to peak season. Area campgrounds with cabin options require advance reservations for weekend stays, especially at waterfront locations.
Beach access from cabin sites: First Landing State Park Campground offers easy beach access with designated walkways. "The camp ground is beautiful and the people are friendly. Our game ground was surrounded by the forest but your in walking distance to the beach," notes Timothy B.
Fishing and crabbing opportunities: At Sun Outdoors Cape Charles, fishing and crabbing facilities are directly accessible from the property. "Fishing, crabbing, you name it... they have it," reports Susan P., who particularly enjoyed the sunset views while fishing.
Seasonal water activities: Virginia Beach KOA maintains two swimming pools and a lazy river during summer months. According to Angie S., the property features "Nice, large sites, 2 pool, 1 lazy river. 1 stocked store. Planned activities."
Wildlife observation: Kiptopeke State Park Campground offers nature trails for wildlife viewing opportunities. "Wild animals usually pass by often later in the evening, horses, deer, rabbits etc;" reports Gabby B., highlighting the diverse wildlife visible from cabin areas.
Privacy levels: First Landing State Park Campground features well-separated cabin sites among distinctive foliage. Adam and Suzanne B. observe, "Excellent. Large, private sites among really cool, bent trees. Clean, up-to-date facilities."
Boardwalk access: Multiple cabin locations provide direct boardwalk connections to beaches or water features. "We were in site 156 which was right near a boardwalk and a bathhouse," describes Nita D., noting the proximity to both facilities.
Off-season value: Holiday season and winter months offer significant savings on cabin rentals. Leo S. mentions about Northwest River Park & Campground, "Prices come way down during the off season. Much of the facilities are closed but they keep open one of their bathhouses."
Clean facilities: Most cabins maintain consistent cleanliness standards with regular inspection protocols. According to Joseph H., "Overall amazed at the cleanliness of the campground. The staff is very friendly. The park was very quiet going into the night."
Weather considerations: Summer heat affects cabin camping comfort significantly. "The campsites were ok. easy to get to. I wouldn't recommend tent camping in the middle of summer - my husband and i both got sick," warns Grace M. about summer conditions at First Landing.
Military noise proximity: Some cabin locations experience noise from nearby military installations. "You may hear occasional machine guns and artillery. You will also hear reveille in the morning. It was not terribly bad," explains Nita D. about sites near Fort Story.
Water drainage issues: Low-elevation cabin sites may experience flooding during heavy rainfall. At Chesapeake Campground, Toby K. notes, "If you can't handle huge large bugs that eat you alive stay away," highlighting the wetland ecosystem challenges.
Wi-Fi reliability: Internet connectivity varies significantly between properties. Scott S. mentions about Davis Lakes Resort, "The only reason that it doesn't get 5 stars in the WiFi was very limited," reflecting a common issue at rural cabin locations.
Pool selection strategy: For family cabin stays during summer, campgrounds with multiple pool options reduce crowding. At Holiday Trav-L-Park, Da'Paul F. appreciates that there are "Several pools to choose from so you don't have to be packed in at one main pool with all the campground guests."
Activity planning: Cabins near Virginia Beach offer structured children's programs during summer. "The bathrooms are clean and the cabins. I gave four stars because in the last few times we've stayed its VERY crowded and I think it overwhelms the staff," notes John H.
Playgrounds and recreation: Multiple cabin properties maintain dedicated children's play areas. Amanda P. reports, "We enjoyed biking all over the place (including a family-friendly bike trail to the VB boardwalk), playing on the many small playgrounds, swimming in the dome-covered pool."
Transportation services: Some cabin locations provide transportation to beach areas. Marc W. appreciates that Virginia Beach KOA has "transportation via Trolly bus that comes through frequently throughout the day to transport you to Various beach side activities where otherwise you would have to pay for parking."
Site selection priorities: When booking cabin accommodations, location within the property affects experience quality. Aaron S. recommends at Kiptopeke, "Try and get C loop spots 15 - 21. They're shaded and at the back of the loop."
Seasonal crowd patterns: Spring and fall offer reduced crowds at most cabin properties. Ashley I. notes at North Bayshore Campground, "As we went there when not many people were venturing out, I personally found that this campground was quite private."
Remote work capability: Some cabin locations provide adequate connectivity for remote work needs. Leo S. reports about Virginia Beach KOA, "I'm here for hybrid remote work and the T-Mobile signal is nice and strong for my needs, both for work and entertainment."
Beach parking considerations: Cabins not directly on beaches typically offer guest parking arrangements. Amy F. found that North Bayshore Campground was "a good price, very last minute on a Friday night in June," when beach accommodation prices typically peak.
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