Bull Run Regional Park
Crystal C.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Sep. 13, 2018

City Camping With Country Feel

I would say this is one of those spaces that you basically are in the middle of the action without feeling it at all. In fact this entire area is remotely non-remote if that makes any sense. This campground, in the area of the Bull Run incident is one of those areas that even through you have amenities of the city you can quietly reflect on relaxing without driving far.

With that being said, the sites are between $27 and $45 depending on what you are looking for. My primitive site was $27, which was a little steep but again you are given a nice large "family" style camping space with typical amenities.

The showers in the 2 bath houses are both HOT, which was great considering how sore my muscles were from camping for weeks at this point. The restroom was in pretty decent shape but clearly well used. Something I did rely on at this campsite which I typically do not was the camp store, I picked up firewood here and had a nice campfire to relax in the evening. MUCH NEEDED.

I was pretty pleased overall with the campsite, it was not to crowded despite having a lot of other campers staying and it had great proximity to several things in the Manasas area including the battlefield which were interesting ways to spend the day. I even got to check out a live demo of the weapons including muskets and canons which made a cool experience only 5 minutes from camp.

TIPS:

  • Sunday Traffic is a bit intense because of a local church so make sure you are being careful, there are a lot of patrols in the area at this time.
  • If you forget something the camp store has just about everything from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Check out one of the over 15 trails in the area designed for hiking, biking and horseback riding. So many options depending on what you are looking for. Also… there are a lot of geocaches in the area if you enjoy that.
  • Live canon and musket demo right by camp as a part of the anniversary of Bull Run Battle
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  • Review photo of Bull Run Regional Park by Crystal C., September 13, 2018
  • Review photo of Bull Run Regional Park by Crystal C., September 13, 2018
  • a little history of one of the most famous residents of the area which proved to be one of the biggest humanitarians in the area.    This was one of my favorite things about being in this area was seeing things like this which made the area possible for us to enjoy
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  • This structure was used in both battles in this area separated by 2 years, it is one of the original structures which existed and served as a hospital post, inn and tavern
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  • Monuments and memorials are everywhere in this area to commemorate the namesake of this campground "Battle of Bull Run"
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