Good Family Campground with Great Beach Access

Stayed a few days in July.  It was warm and were caught in a good thunderstorm our first night which dropped several inches of much needed rain.  Campground is coastal so the water took a bit to drain away.  Some campsites seems to have water concerns but we were high and dry.  Just like camping anywhere, keep your tent on the high ground.  Staff was very friendly and the facilities had increased cleaning due to the COVID and Phase III in VA.  Our site was a 30' EW as we brought our pop up camper and were very pleased.  We were secluded from the other sites by trees and had plenty of shade.  Camp store was well stocked.  Access to the beach was great.  Easy walk from the campsite to one of three boardwalk style access bridges which had rise showers for when you return.  Heard great things from others about the hiking trails.  We will return to check those out.

Cabin Camping

We stayed for four nights and rented two of the cabins with our family of six with two dogs and a lizard. When we travel, we travel. Cabins were comfortable but they are camping cabins so read the description of what’s included and what you need to pack with you. Located right off NC HWY 12 you are closest to OSV Ramp 55 by the ferry and Pole Road. Camp hosts and staff were friendly and it was a very family oriented atmosphere. Campground was secluded from thru traffic so our son could ride his bike throughout with no concerns. A cool canal runs around the cabins and sites allowing the kids to fish. We’ll be back.

Great Kid Friendly Getaway

Great views of the blue ridge mountains with many river access points. The Virginia Canopy Tour is fun. We camped with our pop-up in the RV section. Sites were spacious and the bathhouse clean. We checked out an adventure pack from the visitors center and hiked the River Trail, thus our son became a junior ranger. Tent sites, RV sites, camping cabins and large cabins all available. Firewood for sale in the park. We’ll be back! More trails to hike!

Great Stay at Bull Run Reg. Park

Great Park, friendly staff, clean facilities. We stayed with our Pop Up for two nights at an electric -supported site. Portable water and dumping station located at the camp store. We stayed at site 146 on the first caul-de-sac off the first loop just another site away from the bath house (which was pretty clean). We got rained on the first night so things got a little muddy but nothing out of hand. Tons of free activities for the kiddos facilitated by the camp staff over the weekends. Face-painting, ice cream sundaes, S'Mores, hay rides and a rock wall. Park has a lot of things to do as well just outside the campground. We took a try at disc golf which was a lot of fun. Pet friendly. We'll be back!

Weekend Trip

Stayed for two nights with another family. They brought their travel trailer and our pop-up. The outer loop campsites are easily more level than the center loop. If leveling perfectly is a concern you may want to call ahead and ask before commiting to the inner loop. Electric hookup only. Bathhouse was very clean and the staff friendly. Water fill & Dump Station on the beach side of the bathhouse. This is a State Park so it's filled with activities. Great place to mountain bike as we noticed several groups camping and biking during our stay. We enjoyed the water park immensely. Ten of us in total with kids ranging from 18 months old to 13 years old. Everyone enjoyed the water park and the time we spent there. additional fee for access to the water park.

Summer Days

We stayed at the Frisco Campground with our two kids (8yrs & 19mos), two dogs, & lizard for three days in our tent trailer. We picked site A4 which put us at the top of a hill, close enough to the bathrooms and showers. Facilities were very well kept. Showers were cold but after spending all day at the beach is incredibly refreshing. Sites each had a small paved slip which accommodated our trailer and our Jeep just fine with room to lounge in our chairs. Additionally they each had a good sized picnic table and charcoal grill. Only charcoal cooking fires in the grills were permitted since the whole campground is the grassy dunes. Just outside the campground is ORV Ramp 49 which puts you right on the beach as long as you picked up a permit (we got the 10 day for $50 online). Driving onto the beach with everything you need packed in the Jeep is a convenient game changer when it comes to spendin the whole day on the beach! Free air was just on the the main road off the entrance to Frsico which was convenient when we came off the beach.

We will say it was hot. We stayed over the Fourth of July holiday in the dead of Summer. Beach was gorgeous, close and refreshing. Campsites had no relief from the heat. High humidity kept the temperatures at a steady 95-100 with little cool off at night. We cut our stay and left early as we couldn't get comfortable. Sites accommodated RVs and trailers for size but offered no hook ups. We knew this going in but we were not prepared for the humidity which seemed uncommonly high. We'll be back in the cooler months or with a generator to support the A/C. Additionally there is prickly pear cactus that grows in the sand by the brush. Dogs picked up the prickles several times when we first got there but quickly adapted. Keep your feet covered and stick to established roads or paths.

Great Stay

Small and simple campground with a handle full of sites. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring. Sites are semi secluded from each other. Some sites have direct access to the Peter's Mill Run OHV complex. Vault toilet for all sites to share. No water, no electricity. Have to pack trash out. Sites were first come first serve. Free to camp.

We camped so we could spend two days on the OHV Trails with the Jeep. Had an incredible time. We'll be back.