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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.

River's Rest Marina & Resort

21 Condos

River's Rest Marina and Resort in Charles City, Virginia, offers RV camping alongside 21 condo units across 16.5 acres on the Chickahominy River. A full marina with boat docks and a boat ramp joins an outdoor pool, on-site dining, a bar, playground, and dog park at a water-focused property that opened in 2022. RV sites are available alongside the condos. Contact the resort to confirm hookups, amp service, and length limits for your rig — the published site records are incomplete, and the property is primarily a marina and condo operation with RV camping alongside. Twenty-one condos make up the bulk of the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The marina anchors the property, with boat docks and a boat ramp opening the river for boating, fishing, and swimming. An outdoor pool, playground, dog park, gaga ball, picnicking, on-site dining, and a bar fill the rest. Everything here is new — the resort opened in 2022 — which is a genuine consideration on a river where many marinas date to the 1960s. The address is 9100 Wilcox Neck Road. The Chickahominy winds through tidal woodland between Richmond and Williamsburg in one of Virginia's most historically layered counties — Charles City County holds several of the great James River plantations, and the river itself was central to both the Powhatan confederacy and the Peninsula Campaign. The fishing runs to largemouth, catfish, and seasonal shad, and both Richmond and Colonial Williamsburg are within about 45 minutes. Summer boating season drives demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $89/night

Cotton Patch Landing

3 RV Sites, 5 Cabins, 1 Tent Site, 1 Cottage

Cotton Patch Landing in Chocowinity, NC, offers 3 full-hookup RV sites, 6 cabin and cottage rentals, and 1 tent site, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 80 feet. Every RV site is a full-hookup 30/50-amp back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table, and ADA-accessible sites are available. At 80 feet the sites take the longest coaches — remarkable for a three-site property. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, and propane fills and exchange cover the essentials. Pets are welcome, and there's a playground. The marina carries the property: boat docks, a boat ramp, boat and kayak rentals, boat storage, on-site dining, a snack bar, food trucks, and a pavilion, with fishing, boating, paddling, and picnicking on the creek. Chocowinity sits on Blount's Creek in the tidal estuary country of North Carolina's Inner Banks, where the Pamlico River meets the creek system draining the coastal plain south of Washington. Rates for sites, cabins, and the tent spot are on the booking page. Three RV sites at a working marina means booking early is essential.

from $26/night

Camp Cardinal - Gloucester Point

64 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

Smith Mountain Campground

20 RV Sites, 2 Tent Sites

Smith Mountain Campground in Penhook, VA, offers 20 full-hookup RV sites and 2 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Sites come in three categories — back-in 30-amp water-and-electric, back-in 30/50-amp, and pull-thru 30/50-amp — with full-hookup sites carrying water, sewer, and electric plus a fire pit and picnic table. A bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, a dump station, a recreation center, and cabins cover the rest. Pets are welcome. A stocked fishing pond, private hiking trails, a pavilion, sport courts, bocce, corn hole, horseshoes, a playground, and creek frontage fill the family-owned grounds, with boating, picnicking, and dark-sky stargazing. Penhook sits on Liberty Road in the Blue Ridge foothills of Franklin County, less than five miles from the nearest public boat launch on Smith Mountain Lake, with the Booker T. Washington Monument, The Homeplace Vineyard, and The Coves Amphitheater all close. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Twenty sites near Smith Mountain Lake fill quickly in summer, so reserve ahead.

from $35/night

Indian Heritage RV Park

46 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 12 Tent Sites

Indian Heritage RV Park in Martinsville, VA, offers 46 full-hookup RV sites, 1 cabin, and 12 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 84 feet. Sites come in three premium categories — 30/50-amp full-hookup back-ins, 30/50-amp full-hookup pull-throughs, and 30/50-amp full-hookup riverfront sites — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. The riverfront sites are the ones to request, and at 84 feet the pull-throughs take long coaches. The park is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a dump station, WiFi, and a cabin for guests without a rig. Pets are welcome. Smith River frontage runs the property, with fishing, kayaking, and picnicking straight from the site. Martinsville sits at 184 Tensbury Drive in Henry County on the Smith River, in the Virginia Piedmont where the Blue Ridge's eastern foothills give way to rolling agricultural country. The Smith River is one of the better trout tailwaters in the state. Rates by site category are on the booking page. Premium riverfront sites book first.

from $34/night

Natures Trace Park

17 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 1 Tent Site, 4 Onsite RV/Trailers, 1 Apartment, 2 Tiny Houses

Natures Trace Park in Bayboro, NC, offers 21 full-hookup RV sites, 7 apartment, cabin, and tiny house rentals, and 1 tent site, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 48 feet. Sites come as 30/50-amp full-hookup back-in lots, 30/50-amp full-hookup pull-through lots, and deluxe buddy lots for two rigs traveling together, plus camper rentals for guests arriving without one. All carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi and a picnic table, and ADA-accessible sites are available. The property is gated and rated big rig friendly, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a storm shelter, RV storage, and boat storage on site. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. Fishing guides operate from the property, and a community fire pit, pavilion, corn hole, and wooded grounds fill the rest. The park also serves as a wedding venue. Bayboro sits in the quiet coastal plain of Pamlico County, on the Bay River arm of the Pamlico Sound, with serious fishing and coastal waterway access minutes from the gate. Rates for sites and rentals are on the booking page. Buddy lots are limited — ask for one if you're traveling with another rig.

from $40/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

Dixon Landing RV Resort

28 RV Sites

Dixon Landing RV Resort in Grantsboro, North Carolina, offers 28 RV sites across 130 wooded acres on Goose Creek, with 20, 30, and 50-amp water-and-electric service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 70 feet. Deluxe waterfront and waterview 30/50-amp categories join a standard tier, with a recreation center, walking trails, and pond. Twenty-eight sites span 30/50-amp deluxe waterfront, 30/50-amp standard, and 30/50-amp waterview categories, carrying water and electric, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Plan around the hookups — sites carry water and electric but not sewer, so manage tank capacity and use the dump station. Accessible sites are available, and two of three categories touch the water. Seventy feet accommodates a long coach with a tow. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and recycling handle the practical side. A recreation center, walking trails, pond, dog park, corn hole, and picnicking fill the grounds, with boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing on the creek and genuinely productive birding through the surrounding forest. Pets are welcome. More than 2,000 feet of creek frontage opening toward the broad Neuse River estuary gives the property real waterfront substance. Pamlico County sits on the Inner Coastal Plain about 20 minutes from Oriental, the sailing capital of North Carolina, with New Bern's historic district and the Croatan National Forest close and the Outer Banks reachable to the east. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable coastal plain conditions and the best birding, with summer drawing boating traffic. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $40/night

Montebello Camping & Fishing Resort

38 RV Sites, 5 Cabins, 17 Tent Sites, 2 Cottages

Montebello Camping & Fishing Resort in Montebello, VA, offers 38 full-hookup RV sites, 7 cabin and cottage rentals, and 17 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 40 feet. Sites are labeled by exactly what they deliver: 30-amp water and electric, 30-amp water/electric/sewer, and 30/50-amp water/electric/sewer. Each comes with a fire pit and picnic table, in back-in and pull-thru configurations. Laundry, a general store, firewood, a dump station, and a pavilion handle the practical side. Pets are welcome. Cell service in this part of the Blue Ridge is limited, which is worth planning around rather than being surprised by. Fishing is the anchor — the resort has both a lake and a pond stocked for it — with kayaking, swimming, biking, picnicking, and birding filling out the days. Wine tasting is nearby. Montebello sits high in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Nelson County, less than three miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway, with adjacent trails climbing well above the campground. Rates for sites, cabins, and tent spots are on the booking page. Fall foliage weekends on the Parkway book far in advance.

from $25/night

Jellystone Park™ Natural Bridge

126 RV Sites, 22 Cabins, 23 Tent Sites, 9 Lodges

Jellystone Park at Natural Bridge in Natural Bridge Station, Virginia, offers 126 RV sites, 31 cabin and lodge units, and 23 tent sites in the Shenandoah Valley foothills, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Waterfront back-ins join deluxe, premium, and pull-through categories, alongside a water park, swim lake, and movie theater. One hundred twenty-six sites span 30/50-amp back-ins, deluxe back-ins, premium back-ins, pull-throughs, and waterfront back-ins, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Thirty-one cabins and lodges and 23 tent sites round out the accommodations. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A daily resort fee applies and covers cable and WiFi, aquatic facility access including the resort pool, waterslides, splash pad, and swim lake, the dog park, the movie theater, and 24-hour on-site management. Recreation is the product. A water park with waterslides, splash pad, swim lake, beach, and outdoor pool anchors the summer, with mini-golf, a jumping pillow, gaga ball, arcade, game room, and recreation center besides. Sports courts, basketball, a playground, pavilion, barn, golf cart rentals, and a pond for fishing fill the grounds. Pets are welcome. Natural Bridge State Park — one of Virginia's most striking natural landmarks — is close, with the upper Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge corridor beyond. Summer families and fall foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $34/night

Sun Retreats Shenandoah Valley

52 RV Sites, 10 Cottages, 4 Lodges

Sun Retreats Shenandoah Valley in Stuarts Draft, Virginia, offers 52 RV sites and 14 cottage and lodge units across more than 130 wooded acres, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 76 feet. Full-hookup and water-and-electric back-in categories join a pull-through tier, with an outdoor pool, mini-golf, jumping pillow, and a spring-fed lake. Fifty-two sites span back-in 30/50-amp, back-in water-and-electric 30/50-amp, and pull-thru 30/50-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 76 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. Seventy-six feet is generous for a wooded valley property. Fourteen cottages and lodges round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The property was long established as Shenandoah Acres Family Campground. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a lake and pond supporting swimming and fishing. Mini-golf, a jumping pillow, arcade, game room, barn, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, corn hole, a playground, pavilion, dog park, on-site dining, and a snack bar fill the rest, with planned activities and wine tasting nearby. Stuarts Draft sits in Augusta County between Waynesboro and Staunton, minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway, Skyline Drive, and the Shenandoah Valley's orchards and wineries. Fall foliage and summer drive demand. Reserve well ahead for October.

from $59/night