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Newport News Park, near Newport News, Virginia, is a spacious campground that offers a blend of natural beauty and recreational activities. With sites nestled among tall trees, it provides a cool retreat during the summer months, making it a favorite for families and outdoor lovers alike.

The campground boasts amenities like electric hookups, picnic tables, and a dump station, ensuring a comfortable stay. Visitors have highlighted the well-maintained trails for hiking and biking, as well as the impressive 18-hole disc golf course and a dog park for your furry friends. One camper noted, “This is a beautiful country, woodland natural setting with RV/tent sites interspersed among the forest.”

For those interested in history, Newport News Park is situated on a Civil War battlefield, adding an educational twist to your outdoor adventure. The park spans over 7,000 acres, offering plenty of opportunities for wildlife watching and exploring historical sites.

While the campground can get busy on weekends, many campers appreciate the spacious sites and the peaceful atmosphere during the week. Whether you’re looking to relax in nature or engage in some fun activities, Newport News Park has a little something for everyone.

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Location

Newport News Park is located in Virginia

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Directions

From jct I-64 (exit 250B) & Hwy 143 (Jefferson Ave): Go 1 mi NW on Hwy 143.

Address

13564 Jefferson Avenue
Newport News, VA 23603

Coordinates

37.18844425 N
76.559138 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Hike-In
    Backcountry sites.
  • Boat-In
    Sites accessible by watercraft.

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group

Features

For Campers

  • Market
  • ADA Access
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • Showers
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Water Hookups
  • 50 Amp Hookups
  • Big Rig Friendly

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Reviewed Sep. 3, 2023

Local Getaway

My 6 year old daughter and I stayed for two nights. It was her first Daddy/Daughter camp trip and she had a great time.

Reservations/Check In/Check Out:

  • All were flawless.
    -Staff was friendly and efficient.
  • Cost typical for State Park.

Camp Site:

  • We tent camped fyi.
  • Beautiful shaded site overlooking the lake.
  • A fair amount of litter was on the site from previous campers. We cleaned every piece we could find though.
  • Power and water on site.
  • We were at site 116. For the life of me, I couldn’t find a very level spot for the tent, but we made do.
  • Grill leaned awkwardly to one side.
  • Fire area not well defined.
  • Traffic and Train noise took a bit getting used to.
  • Issues aside, I would still return for a repeat trip.

Amenities:

  • Bathrooms weren’t very clean.
  • Store was surprisingly reasonable $ for most essentials.
  • Bike trail was fun.
  • My daughter enjoyed the playground.

Overall:

  • A nice park close to many attractions.
  • A good place to get away without really getting away (if that makes sense).
  • The good outweighs the bad.
Site116
Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Jul. 24, 2023

Great base camp to explore American history

The park is surprisingly wooded with pretty good spacing between the sites. The park was a great mix of nature in middle of civilization. We enjoyed our outings to Jamestown and the American Revolution Museum.

We enjoyed our stay but please note:

  • bring many leveling blocks
  • there is a lot of road noise at the sites along the water; the noise is less of a problem towards the center of campground
  • the fire pits are not build up so you can grill unless you have self supporting/standing grill to place over the fire.

We enjoyed our stay.

SiteD114
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by ania A., July 24, 2023
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by ania A., July 24, 2023
Reviewed Apr. 29, 2023

Careless

When I asked at reservation they said it is full hookup but no indivial sewer here.

This site does not care about package.

Amazon showed my package was delivered at 6:18pm but office said no package around 6:40pm. Next morning i called but said no package within a few seconds. I thought they even did not look up. I went down to office and they found it.

In between I called hq office around 10am April 28 2023. Asked whether my package was there and she said instantly no package. Asked her name, she gave me my last name initial which fun of me. Asked again but refused give her name.

Anyway office said this site does not accept campers' package. I didn't know until I arrive here.

Month of VisitApril
Reviewed May. 26, 2022

Neighborhood Campground

This is our neighborhood campground that we love to visit from time to time to get out of the suburbs and just enjoy nature. We always seem to come when it rains but we don’t mind at all.

Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Chanel B., May 26, 2022
Reviewed Mar. 10, 2022

Excellent Views and Customer Service

We made last minute reservations and arrived after the office was closed. Upon arrival the park ranger opened the office and checked us in. The facilities are well maintained and the sites along the reservoir are very nice. Make sure you have leveling chalks as some of the sites are to uneven for auto leveling to work. We had a 32’ class c rig and had no problems other than the auto leveling not working which caused us to move sites 3 times and our water hose was to short. You need at least a 25’ hose.

Site#42
Month of VisitFebruary
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2022

Uptown Country

Sites: 188 

Reservations: 757-888-3333 or 800-203-8322 

Fees: $33.00-$50.00 

24 hour security 

Store, heated showers, toilets, picnic table, grills, dump station, electric and water hookups, laundry, playground, group sites Pets welcome with a rabies certificate This is a beautiful country, woodland natural setting with RV/tent sites interspersed among the forest with nice separation between sites. Paved road in good shape. There is an 18 hole championship disc golf, archery range, Fido Field dog park giving the fur babies an acre to roam. The park itself has 7,111 acres to include a aero model field. Hiking, biking, birding, so may options and pursuits. 

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Month of VisitDecember
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by N I., January 1, 2022
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by N I., January 1, 2022
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Reviewed Nov. 25, 2021

Inexpensive camping near Colonial Williamsburg

Camping here over Thanksgiving in site B55. A bit of a long walk to the bathroom, as we need to walk around the entire loop to get to it. Gorgeous,  spacious sites with electric and water at each site. Some sites back up to the St. James River.  Some road noise at night and an occasional train, but not enough to disturb our sleep.  Hot, clean showers in the bathhouses and excellent location near Jamestown Settlement,  Williamsburg, and Yorktown.

SiteB55
Month of VisitNovember
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Leah L., November 25, 2021
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Leah L., November 25, 2021
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2021

Lots of tall trees, peaceful, full of trails.

Peaceful park filled with plenty of tall trees to stay cool during the summer months. Stayed 21 days (max limit) in June and temps at our site (B46) averaged about 5-10 degrees cooler than out side the park. Fairly decent sized spots, some are hit or miss when it comes to bare dirt, grass, mossyness, leaf/pine covered grounds. Same with levelness of sites for rvs. Miles of trailes and plenty of wildlife with a few historical sites. AT&T currently at full bars 4g.

SiteB46
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Geored1 , August 23, 2021
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Geored1 , August 23, 2021
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Geored1 , August 23, 2021
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Reviewed Jul. 30, 2021

Wonderful place, great spots

We love it here. Their park is beautiful. The parking pass are well maintained and there’s water and electric at every spot in the loop we were on.

SiteB43
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Taylor , July 30, 2021
Reviewed Jul. 11, 2021

Beautiful park and campground

Lots of tree canopy in this campground/park along a pretty lake. Nice bike and walking trails, and an archery range. Plus a really nice laundry on site. Con: the showers are gross

SiteA13 and A15
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Gina , July 11, 2021
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Gina , July 11, 2021
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Reviewed May. 23, 2021

Great location near historic sites.

Clean, safe & filled with families. Lots of space assigned to each site. No septic per site but convenient dumping station. Large, spacious park with trails & other activities.

SiteB66
Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by TylerWende O., May 23, 2021
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by TylerWende O., May 23, 2021
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by TylerWende O., May 23, 2021
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Reviewed Oct. 8, 2020

Quiet, spacious and heavily wooded sites

We stayed at site D100 for 10 days. The sites are quiet, very spacious, nicely spaced, some surprisingly so, but many are deceptively unlevel, particularly on the outside of the loops, and are heavily wooded. Some loops are primitive, some have only 20A service and some have 30A service and water hookup. There are no sewer hookups, but there is a dump station. There are a lot of low hanging branches on the roads through the park and it is showing some signs of age. There is some road noise from I 64, but not too bad if you stay deeper into the park and away from the lake. AT&T had 2 bars and 6 MB/s w/o a booster, 3 bars and 8 MB/s with it. There is no satellite coverage due to the heavy tree canopy. OTA TV was descent using an external omni antenna. There is no WiFi. We had the place pretty much to ourselves during the week, but the weekend did get busy. There is a very nice network of trails, most if not all were leashed dog friendly. The park is a civil war historic site and is close to a lot of other historic places.

SiteD100
Month of VisitOctober
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Ray & Terri F., October 8, 2020
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Ray & Terri F., October 8, 2020
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Ray & Terri F., October 8, 2020
Reviewed Jun. 26, 2020

Great campground close to historic sites

If you like a campground with alot of trees and water, this is a good place. Camped with our travel trailer so did not use or visit the restrooms or showers. Numerous great sites to see within an hours drive.

  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Bob H., June 26, 2020
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Bob H., June 26, 2020
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Bob H., June 26, 2020
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Reviewed Sep. 30, 2019

Beware of ticks in the summer

We were pleasantly surprised how nice this campground is. It's nice and wooded and very pretty! We had to get an electric site even though we are tent campers but there weren't too many RV's around. But I have to say this campground is literally crawling with ticks. They were everywhere, all over the tent, chairs, and all our other equipment. I've never seen so many in my life. So be prepared!

Great hiking here! And a fabulous playground for the kids!

Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Katie M., September 30, 2019
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2019

Loop D

This campground is pretty nice, especially if you’re in an RV. No full hook ups, but there are many level spots and it makes it easy to go to the dump station that’s on site. There’s no swimming and the rental bikes are terrible, but the park itself is nice to walk and there are really lovely trails as well. The bathroom was horrendous and you cant use the potty unless you’re willing to straddle the toilet to shit the door. Nice camp store and the boat rentals are nice. It was sad to see no one picked up sites (many had trash left everywhere) and it was very frustrating to see people climbing all over the protected sites. Calling to let the rangers know did nothing. Overall nice, but extended stays may not be much fun for tweens/ teens.

  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Becky C., August 14, 2019
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Becky C., August 14, 2019
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Becky C., August 14, 2019
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Reviewed Aug. 7, 2018

Great city run campground

Have stayed here several times, it's nice & woody, some lake front sites, most have water & electric. It boasts a 5 mile hike & bike trail. If you're a history buff, the campground itself was built on top of a Civil War Battlefield site (https://www.mycivilwar.com/battles/620416d.html), large playground area central to most of the five loops. Bath houses were a little dated, a full retrofit is over due.

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Month of VisitOctober
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Cliff M., August 7, 2018
  • Review photo of Newport News Park by Cliff M., August 7, 2018
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Reviewed Jul. 31, 2018

My go to weekend away

this location has plenty of all types of sites and has a good amount of things to do within the park itself from playgrounds to nature walks to boating and fishing. The ranger and welcome stations have plenty of local information if you run out of things to do in the park.

Frequently Asked Questions

What amenities and facilities are available at Newport News Park Campground?

Newport News Park Campground offers a range of amenities including water and electric hookups at most sites, heated showers, toilets, picnic tables, grills, and a convenient dump station for RVs. Additional facilities include a laundry room, 24-hour security, and a store for basic supplies. The campground provides spacious, wooded sites with varying levels of privacy, some of which are located along the waterfront. While there are no full hookups, the campground offers several loops with 30A service, though some areas only have 20A electrical service.

How do I make reservations for Newport News Park Campground?

Reservations for Newport News Park Campground can be made by calling 757-888-3333 or 800-203-8322. The campground offers 188 sites, and it's advisable to book in advance, especially during peak seasons when the park is more popular. The reservation system allows you to select specific sites, which is helpful since some sites back up to the St. James River while others have varying levels of shade and privacy.

Where is Newport News Park Campground located and how do I find it on a map?

Newport News Park Campground is located within Newport News city limits in Virginia. The park is situated in a wooded area that creates a natural retreat despite being in an urban setting. The campground sits near the St. James River, with some sites backing up to the water. Historically significant, the campground was built on a Civil War battlefield site, adding historical interest to the location. The park's convenient location provides easy access to numerous attractions within an hour's drive, making it an excellent base for exploring the region.

What do campers say about Newport News Park Campground in their reviews?

Campers consistently praise Newport News Park Campground for its beautiful wooded setting with tall trees that provide ample shade and cooler temperatures during summer months. Many appreciate the spacious sites that offer good separation between neighbors. The park's extensive trail system, lake views, and peaceful atmosphere receive high marks. Visitors note that the campground is family-friendly and clean, though some mention that the shower facilities could use improvement. While the campground is in an urban area, the natural setting creates a surprising wilderness feel, though some note it can be buggy, particularly with ticks, during certain seasons.

Is there a playground or recreational facilities at Newport News Park for families?

Yes, Newport News Park offers excellent recreational facilities for families. The park includes playgrounds, extensive nature walks, and a 5-mile hike and bike trail perfect for family outings. Water activities are available on the park's lake, including boating and fishing opportunities. While there's no swimming in the lake, the park's trail system provides numerous options for outdoor exploration. The park also features an archery range for those interested in that activity. With its variety of outdoor recreation options, Newport News Park is well-suited for keeping children and adults entertained throughout their stay.

How much does it cost to camp at Newport News Park?

Camping fees at Newport News Park range from $33.00 to $50.00 per night, with variations depending on the type of site and amenities. The campground offers different pricing tiers for sites with various hookup options, including primitive sites, 20A electrical service sites, and 30A service with water. Contact the reservation line for specific pricing for your desired dates and site preferences.