4 campgrounds with availability this weekend
Several cabin options are available throughout campgrounds near Virginia Beach, with varying levels of amenities. First Landing State Park Campground provides cabin accommodations with full hookups, including electricity, water, and sewer connections. Holiday Trav-L-Park offers cabins with electricity and water access, suitable for visitors wanting basic shelter with some modern conveniences. "The cabins are always very clean as well as the bathrooms and shower houses," noted one repeat visitor who has stayed multiple times. Virginia Beach KOA provides cabin rentals with amenities such as picnic tables, fire rings, and access to shared bathroom facilities. Most cabins include electricity and some form of climate control, particularly important during Virginia's humid summer months.
Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. North Landing Beach Campground and North Bayshore Campground offer cabin rentals with varying amenities, most providing basic furnishings and access to shared bathroom facilities. Both military-affiliated campgrounds—Sea Mist RV Campground and Military Park Fort Story Cape Henry RV Park—include cabin options for eligible guests. A review mentioned that "the atmosphere is very laid back and the staff is very friendly and helpful" at one of the campgrounds. Reservations are strongly recommended, particularly during summer months when oceanfront accommodations fill quickly. Most cabins allow pets, though specific restrictions may apply.
Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Kitchen facilities vary significantly between properties, with some offering only basic cooking capabilities while others provide full kitchenettes. Northwest River Park & Campground and Kiptopeke State Park Campground both offer cabin accommodations with nearby access to camp stores for basic supplies. Cookware and utensils are generally not provided, so guests should pack accordingly. On-site camp stores at larger establishments like Virginia Beach KOA and Holiday Trav-L-Park stock essential items, though selection is limited. Many cabins include outdoor fire rings or grills for cooking, with firewood available for purchase at most locations.
"I stayed in one of their cottages during October."
"The tent sites are mostly succluded with woods around you. The campground is right down the shore from Virginia beach."
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. "
"They have bathrooms/shower houses that look like they belong in 5 star hotels! A huge game room, 4 or 5 swimming pools, with one pool having a stage for live bands while people are swimming at night."
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."
"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
"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
"Friendly staff that provided lots of assistance when making reservation and giving directions to the campground."
"Cellular signal and Starlink won't work well here and the campground WiFi isn't great."
"The south loop does offer basic bunk camper cabins as well, and there are full fledged cottages north of the north loop at Dam Neck; however, as mentioned, no tent camping at all!"
"This one is a bit out of the way for Virginia Beach, but that also means a quiet stay, unlike the more popular campgrounds underneath the Naval Air Stations runways!"
"Tons of cottages have replaced the coveted waterfront tent sites. Several configurations are offered including studio, one and two-bedroom."
"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
"There is a dog friendly beach, a restaurant on the water and various water sport rentals available. The bathhouses and laundry were in amazing shape."
"Nice facilities, nice size beach, golf cart rental, has a restaurant as well but did not eat there to judge it. Has awesome hammocks that look over the beach, nice place to relax."
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.
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.
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.
Cabin accommodations at Virginia Beach campgrounds range from simple structures with basic amenities to fully-equipped units with climate control systems. Most cabins require a 2-night minimum stay during peak season from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Virginia Beach experiences high humidity in summer months with temperatures often exceeding 85°F, making air-conditioned cabins particularly valuable during July and August.
Beach access from cabins: First Landing State Park Campground offers cabin guests direct access to Chesapeake Bay beaches via a boardwalk. "My extended family has been camping here for years. The facilities are great and there is easy access to the beach," notes one reviewer who recommends the park for families new to camping.
Fishing opportunities: North Landing Beach provides cabin guests with fishing access along North Landing River. "Lots of fishing. Ice cream and pizza place open in the evenings. All in all, love this place," says a visitor who appreciated the waterfront location for anglers.
Wildlife viewing: Cabin stays at Kiptopeke State Park Campground offer opportunities to observe local wildlife. "Wild animals usually pass by often later in the evening, horses, deer, rabbits etc," mentions one regular visitor who appreciates the natural setting.
Winter recreation: Several cabin properties remain open year-round including Virginia Beach KOA. A winter visitor notes, "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."
Cabin privacy: Military Park Fort Story Cape Henry RV Park receives praise for its secluded cabin locations. A recent guest comments, "The sites are fairly spacious with lots of trees. The staff at the campground office are very nice and have basic MWR info for the area."
Maintenance standards: Holiday Trav-L-Park earns consistent praise for upkeep. "Bathroom/shower houses were clean and well-positioned close to all of the camping loops," reports a winter visitor who enjoyed the heated indoor pool during off-season.
Cabin cleanliness: Northwest River Park & Campground maintains high standards according to visitors. One notes, "Overall amazed at the cleanliness of the campground. The staff is very friendly. The park was very quiet going into the night."
Budget-friendly options: North Bayshore Campground offers affordable cabin alternatives. "Tent, RV or 'tiny cabin' options. Clean, quiet and pretty," writes a visitor who appreciated the reasonable rates compared to oceanfront accommodations.
Reservation timing: For cabin stays, especially during summer weekends, bookings should be made 3-6 months in advance. Most cabin properties release availability in January for the following summer season.
Kitchen supplies: Most cabins provide minimal kitchen equipment. A visitor to Northwest River Park & Campground advises, "Cookware and utensils are generally not provided, so guests should pack accordingly."
Pet policies: Many cabins allow pets with additional fees, typically $10-25 per stay. First Landing State Park Campground has designated pet-friendly cabins that must be specifically requested when booking.
Military restrictions: Military campgrounds like Sea Mist RV Campground require proper identification. "This campground is on a Navy base near Virginia Beach, so you do need a military connection to make use of any of the recreational facilities including the campground," explains a visitor who notes the campground doesn't permit tent camping.
Cabin size considerations: North Bayshore Campground offers various cabin configurations for different family sizes. A visitor notes, "This is a great campground right on The Back Bay. Close to Virginia Beach & Sandbridge. Pet friendly."
Entertainment options: Holiday Trav-L-Park provides extensive family activities. "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, playing mini-golf, and enjoying our time," reports a family who appreciated the range of options.
Noise concerns: Some cabin areas experience military activity sounds. A First Landing camper mentions, "We werent able to stay here because on arrival we found out that not only do they not have designated tent sites, but that tenters arent even allowed! That being said, RV campers will be very happy to stay here."
Off-season family value: Virginia Beach KOA provides year-round cabin options at reduced rates. "We spent a week here in the off season. The site was half gravel and half grass," reports a visitor who found weekdays significantly quieter than weekends.
Cabin alternatives: Cape Charles / Chesapeake Bay KOA offers both RV sites and cabins with similar amenities. "The family and I were on the fence on if we wanted to start camping or not and then we found Cape Charles. We rented a camper and headed out," writes a first-time camper who found staff exceptionally helpful for newcomers.
Utility considerations: For cabins without full hookups, Virginia Beach KOA provides centralized facilities. "I'm here for hybrid remote work and the T-Mobile signal is nice and strong for my needs, both for work and entertainment," notes a working traveler who appreciated the connectivity.
Seasonal transitions: First Landing State Park experiences significant changes between seasons. A summer visitor cautions, "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."
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cabins are available in Virginia Beach for camping?
Virginia Beach offers a variety of cabin options to suit different camping preferences. First Landing State Park Campground features fully furnished cottages with queen-size beds, bunk beds, living/dining areas, full kitchens with cookware, TVs, fireplaces, outdoor decks with grills, and screened porches. For a more minimal experience, North Bayshore Campground provides "tiny cabins" that offer basic shelter while still maintaining proximity to outdoor amenities. The area also offers unique accommodations like yurts at some state parks, which provide an alternative cabin-like experience with the benefit of affordability and easy setup compared to traditional cabins.
How much do cabin rentals cost in Virginia Beach?
Cabin rental prices in Virginia Beach vary based on size, amenities, and location. At Kiptopeke State Park Campground, yurts (cabin alternatives) cost around $75 per night, providing an affordable option for those seeking basic shelter without tent setup. Fort Eustis Recreation Area offers five cabins at approximately $75 daily. More luxurious options like the cottages at First Landing State Park typically command higher prices, especially during peak summer seasons. Prices may fluctuate seasonally, with lower rates available during off-peak times. Most cabins require advance reservations, and many have minimum stay requirements during busy periods.
Where are the best cabin camping locations near the Virginia Beach oceanfront?
For oceanfront cabin camping, First Landing State Park Campground stands out with its proximity to Virginia Beach while offering a more secluded natural setting. Located just down the shore from the main beach area, it provides direct beach access without the crowds of the public beaches. North Bayshore Campground offers a peaceful alternative just 5 minutes from Sandbridge Beach and 15 minutes from the Virginia Beach strip. This campground features canal access to Back Bay for water activities. For military personnel, Cape Henry RV Park at Fort Story provides cabin options extremely close to the oceanfront. These locations offer the perfect balance of beach proximity and natural surroundings without the congestion of beachfront hotels.
What amenities do Virginia Beach campgrounds with cabins offer?
Virginia Beach campgrounds with cabins provide a range of amenities for comfortable stays. Virginia Beach KOA features a newly renovated facility with premium sites that include fire rings, picnic tables, and chairs, plus a new pool with a lazy river. Isle of Wight Family Campground offers on-site bathrooms with showers, laundry facilities, a dog park, playground, pool, and a store with a gathering room. Many campgrounds provide easy access to recreational opportunities, including beaches, hiking trails, and water activities. Kitchen facilities vary from basic to full kitchens with cookware. Most cabin sites include outdoor spaces with grills or fire pits, and many campgrounds offer Wi-Fi, though connectivity may vary.
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