Best Glamping near Tappahannock, VA

Recent Glamping Reviews near Tappahannock, Virginia

182 Reviews of 21 Tappahannock Campgrounds

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  Cindy P.

  Traveler

  

  Feb. 17, 2024

  Chickahominy Riverfront Park

  Lots to Do plus a Riverfront View!

  What could be better than camping and kayaking on a beautiful river? Maybe try fishing off the new pier or taking a bike ride on a nice long trail after visiting Jamestown or Colonial Williamsburg or Busch Gardens which are all within a very short driving distance! Or even a Ferry Ride across the river to a lovely waterside restaurant where you can experience delicious food and the most amazing sunsets! And no worries if you don’t have a tent or camper, because they have cozy yet roomy glamping tents available!We love camping at CRP! Everyone is always friendly and helpful! Facilities are always clean and well maintained. We have stayed in the spring as well as late summer without any problems. There is a camp store, two bath houses, and a convenient dump station. Playground and fenced pool. A boat ramp for motorized boats as well as a launch site for kayaks. Bring your own or rentals available. Looking forward to our next visit this Spring!

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  Ruben S.

  Scout

  

  May. 27, 2019

  Chickahominy Riverfront Park

  Memorial Day Weekend

  Nice park along the river with activities for those with families. Kayaking, Virginia Capital Trail, and pool.

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  Ashleigh M.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 12, 2018

  Chickahominy Riverfront Park

  Close to Historical Sites

  The campground is in a great location to Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestowne, and Yorktown and is a great home base for exploring those sites. They have a modern bathhouse and a pool. The tent sites are kind of close together and lack privacy but we were the only ones there Sunday night so it wasn’t that big of a deal. There are lots of trees to protect you from the harsh Virginia sun and great views of the Chickahominy river.

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  Trina C.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 24, 2018

  Thousand Trails Williamsburg

  Thousand Trails

  I’m not sure if this is typical of Thousand Trails/Encore or not. The location is wonderful, as far as it’s close to interstate 64 providing access to Williamsburg, Richmond and Virginia Beach. Getting to the actual “resort” is difficult, hard to find and small roads. The sites are close, many are not level, not very big rig friendly and satellite is near impossible due to trees. It is unfortunate that it feels too residential, more trailer park feel. On the up side, the staff is friendly and try to accommodate as best possible. Activities abound including game room, indoor & outdoor pools, corn hole, basketball, beautiful putt putt course and adult/child activities. Suggest calling over online booking.

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  Joel R.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 11, 2021

  Chickahominy Riverfront Park

  Beautiful park right on the river

  This is a beautiful campground, right on the Chickahominy River. There are several sites right on the river, another bunch along the road, and a large field with more sites. These are in full sun, so they will be hot in summer! Those by the river are very nice, large, mostly lever, and with full hookups (30/50 amp). There is shade, and a nice breeze off the river. There is a boat ramp with lots of traffic on weekends, but boaters have a separate parking area. There is a nice bike/running path, (the Virginia Capital Trail-51 Miles from Jamestown to Shiplock Park) a playground, pool & splash pad, fishing pier, and group sites.

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  RL

  Legend

  

  Aug. 25, 2019

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  A Favorite ✨

  I LOVE this park. The tent sites are awesome and mine have always been pretty private feeling despite being somewhat near others. Bathhouses are always SO clean and heated in the winter. So appreciate the recycling bins. I love the sharks’ teeth display in the shop and when I was there they were working on putting bones together of a whale that was found! At the time of my visit a couple of weeks ago there was a bit of algae in the water that could cause irritation to stomach and skin, so just be mindful of this. I did hike down to fossil beach but definitely avoided the water. If you’re anything like me, traveling for peace and quiet and solitude, I highly recommend Sunday and Monday nights if you have flexibility with jobs etc. It was SUPER quiet during my stay. Absolutely wonderful. Oh - and check for ticks and bring your bug spray. Gotta love humid Virginia summers! I had site A22 and it was away from a bit compared to other sites.

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  Katie M.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 8, 2021

  Machicomoco State Park Campground

  Lovely and quiet campground

  Machicomoco State Park is one of Virginia’s brand-new parks in a great location on the York River! All the facilities are new and very clean. I love that the campground bathrooms are all unisex/family bathrooms and there are plenty of them, at least eight I believe. The non-electric sites are in little loops off the main road. You have to park on the road and walk all your gear in. It’s not very far though, I counted about 100 steps to site 13, the one farthest from the road. The non-electric sites back up to trees but are not particularly shaded or private. There is a water spigot in each loop. The sites are meticulously maintained. Lots to do in park including trails, a car-top boat launch, and tons of information on the Native American tribes of the area. Definitely worth a visit!

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  Napunani

  Legend

  

  Jun. 24, 2022

  Chickahominy Riverfront Park

  Needs Some Overdue TLC

  PROS 

  Perfect campground to explore the Historical Triangle 

  Campground along Virginia Capital Bike Trail, which was an excellent riding trail 

  Site#335 level side-to-side 

  Sandy gravel site 

  Moveable plastic wood picnic table 

  Metal fire pit with cooking grate 

  Shady site 

  Wood and ice for sale at Guest Services 

  Slight river view from Site#335 

  Toilet/shower building clean 

  Pool 

  CONS 

  Overused James City County Park…definitely needs some TLC applied 

  Check-in clerk very curt and extremely non-customer service oriented 

  Never saw a camp host site or the actual camp host 

  Weirdly laid out full hook up campground. Some sites are 20 ft long 

  Sites are extremely close to each other 

  Had to park tow vehicle next to trailer due to short length of site 335

  Tight roadway thru full hook up campground 

  Dirt roadways = dusty 

  Empty campsites were heavily littered

  No privacy from neighbor sites 

  Extremely low water pressure even when campground is not fully occupied 

  No gate or controlled access to campground so lots of gawking drive thrus 

  Lots of speed bumps throughout park 

  Site#335 fire ring filled with ash upon arrival 

  Toilet/shower building lit up like a Christmas tree all night long

  Street lights throughout campground 

  Road noise from VA5 

  No WiFi 

  1 bar Verizon

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  Katie B.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 26, 2018

  Chickahominy Riverfront Park

  Great family campsite for easy access to Busch Gardens and Water Country USA, Williamsburg, VA

  For 6 nights in late August 2018, my boyfriend and I stayed at a tent campsite with our 4 girls, ages 10-16. We needed a budget friendly option and shopped online to compare reviews. We had 3 day passes to Busch Gardens, Williamsburg and Water Country USA, so we needed to be within a short drive from the parks. Chickahominy Riverfront Park was the answer to our prayers! We had a beautiful spot along the river, so two of the girls spent every moment at the camp swimming and talking girl talk. The campsites were spacious and we had no immediate neighbors, so we spread out. The park rangers drove by every few hours and seemed very friendly and helpful, not invasive. They never complained about my boyfriend's car parked a campsite over, or about our game tent that was completely in the next site.

  One secret goal was to experiment with different campfire food. We may campfire chili, biscuits and gravy, layered nachos, bacon egg and cheese English muffins, and omelettes. We also had the traditional s'mores and hotdogs, (covered in campfire chili!)

  I was prepared for the passing thunderstorms. We picked up tarps and ropes and strung them up over our cooking area and the entrance to our tents. Most of the time, we were not at the campsite during the rain, but it did help while the trees drained afterwards. We were camping next to the "Jones's," so we got touches of tent envy, but then laughed to ourselves when it took them all morning to pack up thier Castle and small village.

  The swimming pool was incredibly large and CLEAN!!! I was surprised! It felt very refreshing and even had a adult swim time and attentive life guards.

  The bathrooms and showers were good enough, typical camp showers. Bring your own soap and wear flip flops and you'll be fine. There's a utility sink outside the bathhouse to scrub things off as well. We didn't see the dumpster the first couple days, it is across the street from the bathhouse. Use it whenever you leave or sleep, or all the beautiful wild animals will snack on it! We saw a fat raccoon, daring squirrels, a turtle, and vultures. There are gorgeous, HARMLESS, garden spiders that are shockingly large and bright yellow. My boyfriend also saw a harmless black snake on a trail.

  This campground caters to fishermen. The camp store has very limited food. They do have fishing gear and ice.

  I do have one regret. I opted to leave the bikes at home, not knowing this campground also caters to people riding the Virginia Creeper bike trail!!! it went for miles and was beautiful!!! Next time!

  We camp a lot, and loved this gem. Check it out!

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  Justin C.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 15, 2021

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Diamond in the Rough

  Beautiful park with a super fun activity! Just a half mile from the visitor center is a leisurely hike to a place called Fossil Beach. Famous for its shark teeth, you can also find ray’s teeth and other small fossils from 15 million years ago. As the cliffs erode, the beach is loaded with small treasures that are just a sieve and a keen eye away. We found a decent sized tooth, but others found many small ones in just a few minutes. The camp site was beautiful and quiet. Really don’t have much to complain about except the need to take the toll bridge from NoVa.

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  Jwalker

  Guide

  

  Feb. 10, 2021

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Dont go on the weekends

  It is a really nice park but the weekends get extremely busy. The beach area especially. You might be able to have some space to yourself at the fossil beach (nice sharks teeth) but that can get busy too.

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  Christian

  Scout

  

  Apr. 28, 2021

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Great for a weekend getaway!

  This place was great! My wife and I live in D.c. we brought our dog for an extended weekend. It is really nice for people looking to get out of the city and into the woods, and fast. Nice clean sites and beaches, there are 2. One is a drive up and the other is a bit of a hike. Which is great if you're looking for that kind of thing. There's a convenience store just outside of the front gate to pick up anything that you probably forgot at home! I got cell service too which was nice. Also cheap fire wood for sale within the park.

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  Jason L.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 25, 2020

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Awesome!

  Beautiful views, good trails, nice sites. A lot of fun here. Will be back soon!

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  Susan P.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 30, 2020

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Westmoreland

  My son and I went here at the end of August for our first tent camping trip and even with the heat it was still great it’s a beautiful spot and the camp host was super friendly

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  Oleńka S.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 17, 2023

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Beautiful nature escape!

  This is a stunning state park with a gorgeous campground. The whole place seems very well taken care of, with a camp store, visitor center, and discovery/education center for kids.

  We are on our way up from South Carolina, so we only stayed a night, but it was wonderful nonetheless. Everything was closed when we arrived, so it was a welcome surprise to have firewood available for sale on an honor system. The roads to the campsites were paved, and we had an easy time finding ours thanks to a prominent sign.

  We booked a pull through site with full hook ups, a faux wood picnic table (no splinters,) and fire pit. The site was pretty big, laid with gravel and pebbles, and edged with wooden curbs. We didn’t have any trouble leveling out and hooking up, the connections were in a great spot for our trailer and others on the grounds. The site is in a thicker forest, so bring bug spray, and I found setting out a couple Thermacell mosquito repellants was effective (very little wind that day.) The site had a lot of privacy and the ones around us were spread out nicely as well, some even had two levels with stairs put in. Easily one of the nicest sites we have ever stayed in. The campground has a ravine behind it, something to be cautious about with pets/kids.

  The park is on a cliff overlooking the Potomac River, and the Big Meadow trail brings you too Fossil Beach. It’s a sandy beach with lots of rocks and clay, I’m sure I would have found more fossils had I brought a little sifter with me.

  We loved it here, it was a beautiful and private campsite with a great park to explore.

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  Heather H.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 11, 2024

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Great with the littles

  Stayed one night in our camper van, walked down to fossil beach which was the perfect amount of hiking for a two year old, great playground with plenty of other kids, camp store is well stocked and had decent hours. Our site was right next to bathrooms which was also great with the kids but we didnt hear or smell them. Cleanest campground bathrooms we've ever seen. Gravel parking and pebbles in the picnic table area, which my 2 year old enjoyed and my 9 month old tried his hardest to ingest. Loved it, would def go back.

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  Kate

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 24, 2022

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Enjoyable

  We enjoyed camping here. We have been twice in the past few years. Perfect spot for campers who like to fish.

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  Kaylee G.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 27, 2022

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Spring Getaway

  First time camping and visiting this park. Campsite was just right for our needs. We were within walking distance of a few trail heads and a short drive to the main office and play ground. Checked out fossil beach and the boat launch at the opposite end. Lovely stay all around.

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  Chanel B.

  Guide

  

  May. 26, 2022

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Birthday Trip

  This was our first time at a state park and we definitely enjoyed it. Relaxing, fishing was nice and we loved walking the trails with the dogs.

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  Rachel A.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 6, 2017

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Great Amenities

  Westmoreland felt a little crowded at full capacity. Had to wait for restrooms and the beaches were well used. They did have great trails, a lot of scheduled events for all ages, a pool and boat rentals and competitive prices. Overall a round experience and enough to do to maintain an entire weekend.

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  Katie T.

  Guide

  

  May. 19, 2018

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Buddy site glory

  This state park is one of the best in VA. With access to the Potomac River, beaches, shark tooth island (!), what seems like endless beautiful hiking trails and the cleanest camp grounds I have ever seen I would recommend everyone to visit this park. We took about 30 women camping here at the end of April and had the best time together. So thankful for state parks that are gorgeous and full of adventure!

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  Clara K.

  Traveler

  

  May. 15, 2021

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Great Campsite

  This campsite was great! Its a nice site if you want to see both woods and water. At the site, I was able to see the woods while relaxing. I also loved that the sites are also spaced apart. There is also a beach trail which had a nice view of the Potomac River. The bathhouse was not the best but it was clean enough to use. Overall my experience at the Westmoreland was great and will definitely go again sometime soon.

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  Bill G.

  Scout

  

  May. 24, 2021

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Great place for a quick getaway

  We just got back from spending the weekend here. We chose to spend our weekend tent camping and could not have been happier with our decision. My daughter LOVED being able to walk all trails. We were a bit disappointed the boardwalk was closed (but we still loved walking the rest of the trails). There were lots of families here and everyone was happy to be there. Both beaches were very walkable on the trails from campsite C. We felt like we had all out own space, but when you walked around it was great to have the feeling of a small community of people who were all there for the same reason...to enjoy being outside!

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  Kristina D.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 1, 2021

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Two night stay

  Great camp ground and it was so empty here! Huge lots that are very level. Hiking and biking. Pool and beaches.

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  Matthew R.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 11, 2021

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Great campsites

  The campsites here were great! Perfect for everyday camping with lots of activities around the area, including beaches, hiking trails, a park, and more. Would highly recommend to anyone looking to explore the area!

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  Barbara W.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 8, 2018

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  Fossil beach

  along the banks of the Potomac. great place, can find fossils and shark teeth on fossil beach. the sites are roomy and have pebble ground cover for pitching your tents. take an interpretive hike or rent a kayak. there’s a pool.

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  Sam M.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 17, 2018

  Westmoreland State Park Campground

  amazing place

  I absolutely love this campground. The sites are pretty secluded, which is nice if you want to actually feel like you're out in nature.

  The state park is located right on the potomac river, which is pretty cool. The best part is that you can actually find sharks teeth on the beaches here. When it rains, the teeth get washed out of the cliff (since this whole area used to be covered in ocean). My family has always loved coming here to look for sharks teeth on Fossil Beach.

  The place also has great trails for walking, running, or hiking.

  If you want to get away from the camp ground, the area is pretty cool to explore as well. George Washington's birthplace is near Westmoreland, so history buffs can find plenty to do.

  Great campground!