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Camp Cardinal - Gloucester Point

66 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 14 Tent Sites, 9 Cottages

Camp Cardinal at Gloucester Point, Virginia, offers 64 RV sites, 13 cabin and cottage units, and 14 tent sites on the York River, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, behind a gated entrance. A dog park back-in category and patio pull-through tier join deluxe, standard, and water-and-electric categories, with a splash pad, laser tag, and boat ramp. Sixty-four sites span back-in deluxe 30-amp, back-in dog park 30/50-amp, back-in standard 30-amp, back-in water-and-electric 30-amp, patio pull-through 30/50-amp, and pull-through categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer, and the dog park sites cluster guests traveling with dogs together. Thirteen cabins and cottages and 14 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, RV storage, boat storage, and a snack bar handle the practical side. A splash pad and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a boat ramp, fishing pier, and beach opening the river for boating, paddle boats, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing. Laser tag, a jumping pillow, arcade, game room, craft room, recreation center, gaga ball, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, billiards, horseshoes, gem mining, a playground, pavilion, community fire pit, dog park, and on-site dining fill the rest. Yorktown is five miles off and Colonial Williamsburg twenty. Summer drives demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $35/night

Sun Outdoors Cape Charles

428 RV Sites, 12 Tent Sites, 4 Glamping Sites

Sun Outdoors Cape Charles in Virginia offers 428 RV sites, 12 tent sites, and four glamping sites on the Chesapeake Bay, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Field view pull-through and premium 50-amp back-in categories join water-and-electric tiers, alongside a splash pad, fishing pier, mini-golf, and jumping pillow. Four hundred twenty-eight sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 30-amp water-and-electric, field view pull-thru, premium back-in 50-amp, premium back-in water-and-electric 30-amp, and premium pull-through categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables. Confirm which tier you are booking — the water-and-electric categories do not carry sewer. Twelve tent sites, four glamping sites, and cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The property was formerly Cherrystone Family Camping Resort. A splash pad and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a beach, fishing pier, boat rentals, kayak rentals, and bike rentals opening the bay for boating, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, water sports, and fishing. Mini-golf, an arcade, jumping pillow, gaga ball, sports courts, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, corn hole, golf cart rentals, a playground, pavilion, dog park, snack bar, and on-site dining fill the rest, with live music and planned activities through the season. The Eastern Shore's wildlife refuges and the historic downtown of Cape Charles are both close. Summer is decisively the season on the bay. Reserve well ahead.

from $15/night

Anvil Campground

55 RV Sites, 3 Cabins, 2 Cottages

Anvil Campground in Williamsburg, Virginia, offers 55 RV sites and five cabin and cottage units at the heart of the colonial heritage corridor, with rigs accepted to 50 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Complete RV, Premium Patio, Small RV, Standard, and water/electric/cable RV and tent categories join an outdoor pool, zip line, craft room, and game room. Fifty-five sites run in Complete RV, Premium Patio, Small RV, Standard, and Water/Electric/Cable RV/Tent categories, sized to 50 feet. The category names tell you the hookup level directly — the Complete tier carries the full set while the water/electric/cable tier does not include sewer, and the Small RV category right-sizes for compact rigs. Confirm amp service for your rig with the campground before booking. Five cabins and cottages round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, firewood, and recycling handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a zip line, game room, craft room, arcade, sports courts, basketball, billiards, ping pong, shuffleboard, horseshoes, corn hole, a lake, beach, walking trails, playground, community fire pit, and dog park filling the grounds. Live music runs through the season, with wine and beer tasting, a golf course, and a state park nearby. James City County puts Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, and Busch Gardens all within a short drive — the most concentrated colonial heritage corridor in America. Summer and the fall Williamsburg season drive the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead for June through October.

from $45/night

Timberline Glamping at Williamsburg

5 Glamping Sites

Timberline Glamping at Williamsburg delivers a premium glamping near Williamsburg VA experience inside Chickahominy Riverfront Park — a 140-acre James City County park on the banks of the Chickahominy River, just minutes from the most historically significant triangle of landscape in the country. For travelers who want a uniquely comfortable outdoor stay alongside Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown without sacrificing modern amenities, Timberline Glamping provides the ideal answer. Fully furnished Safari Tents accommodate families and groups in genuine style, configured as two double beds or a king with two sets of bunk beds. Each tent comes with a mini fridge, coffee maker, air conditioning and heating, and a ceiling fan — amenities that make the word "camping" something of an understatement. A hammock, wood fire ring with cooking grate, picnic table, and two outdoor chairs complete the tent's outdoor living space. Bathhouses with modern restrooms and showers are a short walk away, and two outdoor swimming pools provide a social gathering space for guests of every age. A small store, boat ramp, fishing pier, and direct access to the Virginia Capital Trail for cycling and walking round out the on-site amenities. Pets are welcome. The Chickahominy River frontage sets the glamping property's natural character — a tidal river winding through coastal Virginia lowland forest with the estuarine beauty that defines this corner of the state. Kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding, and stand-up paddleboarding on the river provide water recreation from the park's own shoreline, and the Capital Trail's miles of scenic bikeway begin directly at the property. Colonial Williamsburg, a short drive away, is the most complete living history site in America — costumed interpreters, preserved 18th-century buildings, and immersive colonial trade demonstrations that fill a full day without repetition. Jamestown Settlement, where Powhatan's Confederacy met the English colony that started everything, and Yorktown Battlefield, site of the final decisive engagement of the American Revolution, complete the Historic Triangle that makes this corner of Virginia genuinely irreplaceable for any American traveler. Busch Gardens Williamsburg adds roller coasters, live shows, and theme park scale for families who want to balance history with thrills. Timberline Glamping at Williamsburg is open seasonally, with the warm-weather months delivering the full combination of river recreation and regional historical access. The blend of comfortable furnished lodging, Chickahominy riverfront setting, and proximity to three of America's most significant historical sites makes this one of the most purposefully positioned glamping destinations on the entire East Coast.

BluFin Bungalows & Marina

Chincoteague Island, Virginia, sits at the narrow end of a causeway connecting the Eastern Shore to the barrier islands of Assateague, where one of the Atlantic Coast's most distinctive wildlife spectacles plays out each summer. BluFin Bungalows & Marina positions guests at the water's edge in Chincoteague's working waterfront district, combining conventional bungalow accommodations with the property's most unusual offering: the Bungalow Boats, floating accommodations moored at the marina that put guests literally on the water. For anyone who has ever wanted to sleep rocking gently in a coastal tidal channel surrounded by marsh and open sky, BluFin delivers that experience. The property offers both land-based bungalows and the floating Bungalow Boats, which are self-contained units moored at the marina dock — a genuine novelty that makes this one of the few places on the Virginia coast where a night on the water doesn't require boat ownership. The marina provides access to Chincoteague Channel and the tidal waters surrounding the island, with crabbing and fishing immediately accessible from the dock. Soft-shell and blue crab are the local specialty, and the channel produces flounder, rockfish, and red drum for those fishing from the pier or launching kayaks from the property. Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge covers the southern portion of Assateague Island across the bridge from town, protecting one of the East Coast's finest shorebird habitats and the internationally famous Chincoteague ponies — a herd of feral horses that has inhabited the island for centuries, believed by some to be descended from survivors of a Spanish shipwreck. Guests staying at BluFin are within easy reach of the refuge's beach, dunes, and pine maritime forest, along with Assateague Lighthouse, whose distinctive red spiral stripes make it one of the most photographed structures on the Delmarva Peninsula. The Chincoteague Pony Swim, held annually on the last Wednesday and Thursday of July, has drawn crowds to the island since the 1920s. On the appointed morning, the pony herd is rounded up by volunteer Saltwater Cowboys and swum across the Assateague Channel to Chincoteague, where foals are auctioned to benefit the local fire company before the adults swim back. The event fills every available accommodation on the island and surrounding area weeks in advance, and watching the ponies emerge from the channel is one of the genuinely memorable wildlife moments available anywhere on the East Coast. Kayak tours of the refuge's back channels offer intimate wildlife viewing year-round. Summer is high season on Chincoteague, with the Pony Swim in late July representing the island's absolute peak demand period — plan reservations months in advance if that event is the draw. Spring and fall bring migratory waterfowl and shorebirds to the refuge in enormous numbers, making shoulder-season visits especially rewarding for birders; the crowds thin dramatically after Labor Day. Winter is quiet and uncrowded, with the ponies visible on the beach and excellent birding without competition for viewing spots. The island's restaurants, galleries, and gift shops cater to visitors year-round, though some seasonal businesses close November through March.

from $99/night

Sun Outdoors Frontier Town

466 RV Sites, 36 Cabins, 66 Tent Sites, 27 Cottages, 22 Onsite RV/Trailers, 7 Wagons

Sun Outdoors Frontier Town in Berlin, MD, offers 488 full-hookup RV sites, 63 cabin and cottage rentals, 66 tent sites, and 7 wagons, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 120 feet. Sites run from standard back-ins and standard water-and-electric back-ins through premium back-ins, premium pull-thrus, and waterfront sites, with RV rentals including some with a private dock. All carry water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. At 120 feet the premium pull-thrus take anything on the road. If you booked here before, note the name change: Frontier Town RV Resort & Campground is now Sun Outdoors Frontier Town. The grounds are gated, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, propane fills and exchange, and a dump station. The recreation is destination-scale: a full water park with a lazy river and splash pad, an outdoor pool, a zip line, a marina with boat rentals and a boat ramp, mini-golf, an arcade, a bar, sport courts, basketball, a beach, a pond, a pavilion, and walking trails, plus swimming, boating, kayaking, fishing, and planned activities. Berlin sits on the shores of Sinepuxent Bay just south of Ocean City on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Waterfront sites and summer weeks book furthest ahead.

from $35/night

Sun Outdoors Ocean City

318 RV Sites, 7 Tent Sites, 41 Cottages

Sun Outdoors Ocean City in Berlin, MD, offers 318 full-hookup RV sites, 41 cottages, and 7 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 56 feet. The categories are named for where they sit: Main Deck back-ins, Marina Deck back-ins and pull-thrus, Island Oasis back-ins, and Club Castaways back-ins. All carry water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, picnic table, and barbecue. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, propane fills and exchange, firewood, golf cart rentals, and a community fire pit cover the practical side. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The recreation is resort-scale: an outdoor pool, a splash pad, a hot tub and sauna, a spa, a fitness center, mini-golf, an arcade, a game room, a bar, a snack bar, on-site dining, visiting food trucks, a clubhouse, a pavilion, a beach, sport courts, basketball, boat rentals, and a playground, with swimming, boating, kayaking, paddle boarding, paddle boats, fishing, and planned activities. The resort spans 50 acres of Sinepuxent Bay waterfront, 12 minutes from the Ocean City boardwalk and next to the wildlife refuge where the wild ponies of Assateague roam. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Marina Deck sites book first.

from $39/night

Shore Point Cottages

Located in Berlin, Maryland, in the coastal resort region of Worcester County, Shore Point Cottages offers a cottage-based lodging experience well positioned for guests whose primary destination is Ocean City and the surrounding beaches and natural areas of Maryland's Eastern Shore. Each cottage is outfitted with a private patio surrounded by a fenced enclosure with fire features—providing a personal outdoor living space that gives guests a degree of privacy and a campfire experience alongside the convenience of cottage-style lodging. On-site amenities at Shore Point Cottages include an outdoor pool, a dog washing station, and laundry facilities that handle the practical needs of guests on multi-night stays. The cottages are fully dog-friendly, and the nearby dog park accommodates guests traveling with pets in the style common to Eastern Shore visitors arriving with their animals for beach access. Bicycle rentals are available on the property, and the resort offers discounted access to Sea Rocket Adventures—a waterfront operator providing parasailing, speedboat rides, and other thrilling water activity experiences that complement the area's beach-focused vacation programming. Ocean City's Atlantic shoreline—Maryland's primary beach resort destination, anchored by a 10-mile stretch of oceanfront and the famous Ocean City Boardwalk—is accessible within a short drive from the cottages. The Boardwalk's dining, entertainment, and retail options represent the commercial heart of Maryland's beach resort culture, and the amusements, arcades, and food vendors along its length give families a programmed activity environment that complements the natural beach experience. The beach itself provides surf swimming, sandcastle building, and sun exposure across a broad warm-weather season from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Assateague Island National Seashore, one of the mid-Atlantic coast's most celebrated natural areas, lies just south of Ocean City and offers a dramatically different beach experience—an undeveloped barrier island best known for the wild ponies that roam its beach and marsh environment. The national seashore provides hiking, wildlife observation, surf fishing, and primitive camping in a setting that contrasts productively with Ocean City's developed resort character and gives guests who visit both a comprehensive sense of the Worcester County coastal landscape. Frontier Town Water Park, accessible within a short drive, provides additional family-oriented water recreation with slides, a lazy river, and pool facilities. Shore Point Cottages is busiest during the summer beach season from Memorial Day through Labor Day, when Ocean City's visitor volume peaks and cottage inventory throughout Worcester County fills quickly for weekend and weekly bookings. Memorial Day and Fourth of July weekends represent the most competitive booking windows, followed closely by August weekends when summer vacation demand is at its highest. Early-season reservations are strongly recommended for any summer stay, particularly for guests seeking the most desirable cottage positions during peak beach season. The combination of private fenced patios, dog-friendly facilities, beach and boardwalk proximity, and Assateague's wild pony coastline positions Shore Point Cottages as a particularly well-suited destination for travelers seeking a full-featured Eastern Shore cottage experience with natural and commercial attractions available within a short drive in both directions.

Sun Outdoors Rehoboth Bay

169 RV Sites, 2 Tent Sites, 63 Cottages

Sun Outdoors Rehoboth Bay in Millsboro, Delaware, offers 169 RV sites, 63 cottages, and two tent sites on the protected waters of Rehoboth Bay, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Beachfront, beachside waterfront, and coveside categories join a 300-plus-slip marina and safari-style glamping tents. One hundred sixty-nine sites span beachside back-in, beachside waterfront deluxe back-in, beachfront deluxe pull-through, coveside back-in, and coveside deluxe categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Naming categories by position rather than tier makes choosing straightforward — you know exactly how close to the water you are. Sixty-three cottages and safari-style glamping tents round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, firewood, RV storage, and a concierge handle the practical side. The marina is the centerpiece, with over 300 slips, kayak rentals, bike rentals, and golf cart rentals alongside. An outdoor pool, beach, jumping pillow, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, corn hole, an arcade, playground, dog park, community fire pit, on-site dining, a bar, and a snack bar fill the rest, with boating, fishing, canoeing, and planned activities besides. Pets are welcome. The property was formerly Massey's Landing, and nothing else on the Delmarva Peninsula combines a full marina with waterfront RV sites and cottages this way. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $39/night

Frisco Oceanfront RV Resort

Frisco Oceanfront RV Resort on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, offers full-hookup back-in RV sites on the Outer Banks, with water, sewer, and electric and site WiFi on a big-rig-friendly layout. An outdoor pool, mini-golf, beach access, and walking trails serve an LGBTIQA+ friendly property adjacent to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Sites carry water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi in back-in configurations. Contact the resort to confirm amp service and length limits for your rig — the published site records are incomplete, and on a barrier island it is worth confirming before you tow out. Cabins round out the lodging. A dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The resort is direct about the setting: you are on Hatteras Island, things move slower here in a good way, and conveniences are spread out — plan ahead and you will have the best trip. An outdoor pool and mini-golf anchor the property, with beach access, walking trails, and a dog-friendly policy filling the rest. Surfing, snorkeling, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, boating, swimming, fishing, biking, hiking, and horseback riding all run nearby, with exceptional stargazing under genuinely dark island skies. Hatteras Island is where the Atlantic and Pamlico Sound converge in the most dynamic coastal environment on the East Coast. Cape Hatteras National Seashore protects 70 miles of wild beach, the lighthouse is close, and the sound side offers some of the best kiteboarding and windsurfing anywhere. Summer is decisively the season on the Outer Banks. Reserve well ahead.

from $75/night

Hatteras Sands Campground

60 RV Sites, 18 Cabins, 6 Cottages, 1 Mobile Home

Hatteras Sands Campground in North Carolina offers 60 full-hookup RV sites and 25 cabin, cottage, and mobile home units at the southern end of Hatteras Island, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 50 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Waterfront back-in categories join standard back-in and pull-through tiers, seven-tenths of a mile from the beach. Sixty sites run in back-in, pull-thru, waterfront back-in, and waterfront back-in with a seven-night minimum categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 50 feet. The waterfront sites on the canals are the ones to request, and one waterfront tier carries a seven-night minimum, so plan accordingly. Twenty-five cabins, cottages, and mobile homes round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Pets are welcome on campsites, leashed at all times, with droppings bagged and binned. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a clubhouse, game room, billiards, and picnicking filling the grounds. The canals support boating, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, water sports, and swimming, with planned activities through the season and a state park nearby. This is the only campground on Hatteras Island — a distinction that cannot be replicated. Quiet canals, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and the ferry to Ocracoke are all at hand. Summer is decisively the season on the Outer Banks. Reserve well ahead.

from $79/night

Cedar Island Ranch

60 RV Sites, 15 Tent Sites

Cedar Island Ranch in Cedar Island, NC, offers 21 full-hookup RV sites and 7 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 75 feet. The three site categories are named for the view: waterfront full-hookup back-ins, waterview full-hookup pull-thrus, and wooded full-hookup pull-thrus. All carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. At 75 feet the pull-thrus handle long coaches. A bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, and a dump station cover the essentials, and pets are welcome with a dog park. Kayak rentals, a beach, sport courts, volleyball, corn hole, and a playground fill the grounds, with swimming, boating, fishing, horseback riding, and paddling on and around the property. Cedar Island sits at the edge of the Pamlico Sound, where miles of undeveloped barrier beach run to the horizon — about as unspoiled as the North Carolina coast still gets, and the ferry landing for Ocracoke. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. Waterfront back-ins are the premium spots and book first.