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Jellystone Park™ Harrisville

162 RV Sites, 40 Cabins, 4 Glamping Sites, 41 Cottages, 2 Yurts, 1 Treehouse, 1 Lodge

Jellystone Park Harrisville in Pennsylvania offers 162 full-hookup RV sites, 83 cabin, cottage, lodge, and treehouse units, and six glamping sites and yurts beneath tall hardwoods, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 70 feet. Red Carpet and Preferred Premium categories join premium back-in tiers, alongside a water park, splash pad, laser tag, and mini-golf. One hundred sixty-two sites span premium back-in, preferred premium back-in, preferred premium pull-thru, and Red Carpet categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Eighty-three cabins, cottages, lodges, and treehouses and six glamping sites and yurts make the lodging inventory far larger than the RV side. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. Pet-friendly cabins are marked as such; pet owners must bring a crate. A water park, splash pad, and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with mini-golf, laser tag, a jumping pillow, gem mining, gaga ball, sports courts, pickleball, basketball, horseshoes, corn hole, a fitness center, recreation center, craft room, golf cart rentals, a playground, pavilion, dog park, and on-site dining filling the rest. The park took Camp Jellystone's Park of the Year award in 2025 and has five separate Outdoor Hospitality Industry recognitions. Butler County's rolling hills sit about an hour north of Pittsburgh. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $57/night

Hickory Hill Camping Resort

130 RV Sites, 9 Cabins, 4 Tent Sites, 6 Cottages, 5 Lodges

Hickory Hill Camping Resort in Bath, New York, offers 130 RV sites, 20 cabin, cottage, and lodge units, and four tent sites in the Finger Lakes Southern Tier, with 30 and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 60 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. A dedicated Big Rig back-in category joins premium sites, alongside a splash pad, mini-golf, and fitness center. One hundred thirty sites span 30/50-amp back-in, 50-amp back-in, premium back-in, and Big Rig back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The dedicated Big Rig category removes the guesswork for large coaches. Twenty cabins, cottages, and lodges and four tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and a concierge handle the practical side. Reach the resort at [email protected] or 607-776-4345. A splash pad and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with mini-golf, a disc golf course, fitness center, recreation center, craft room, sports courts, basketball, bocce ball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, and a jumping pillow filling the grounds. A lake, pond, and creek support fishing, with walking trails, hiking, golf cart rentals, a pavilion, and community fire pit besides. Live music and planned activities run through the season, and the resort operates as a wedding venue. Watkins Glen, the Corning Museum of Glass, and the Finger Lakes wine trails are all close. Summer and fall foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $55 $48/night

Sun Retreats Lancaster County

67 RV Sites, 26 Cabins, 24 Tent Sites, 1 Glamping Site, 1 Yurt, 2 Motel Rooms, 1 Tipi, 1 House, 1 Wagon

Sun Retreats Lancaster County in Narvon, Pennsylvania, offers 67 RV sites, 29 cabin, house, and motel-room units, 24 tent sites, and four glamping, tipi, wagon, and yurt accommodations around a six-acre lake, with 30 and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Red Carpet categories join standard full-hookup sites behind a gated entrance. Sixty-seven sites span 30-amp and 50-amp full hookup, Red Carpet 50-amp full hookup, and Red Carpet pull-through categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The lodging range is exceptional — 29 cabins, houses, and motel rooms, plus tipi, wagon, and yurt options and 24 tent sites. A general store, boutique shop, laundry, propane exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The property was formerly Lake in Wood Camping Resort. The six-acre lake anchors the recreation, with boat rentals, boat docks, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and boating from the shoreline. An outdoor pool and splash pad, hot tub and sauna, mini-golf, a game room, arcade, recreation center, fitness center, and clubhouse cover the rest, with sports courts, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, and shuffleboard outdoors. Golf cart rentals, walking trails, a dog park, barn, and on-site dining round it out, with live music and planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Narvon sits in the working Amish farmland of eastern Lancaster County, in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $46/night

Pymatuning Adventure

Pymatuning Adventure in Williamsfield, Ohio, offers full-hookup RV sites near Pymatuning Reservoir, with an outdoor pool, fitness center, library, and game room in Ashtabula County. A dog park, laundry, and general store serve guests exploring one of the largest inland lakes in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Full-hookup RV sites carry water, sewer, and electric. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and WiFi handle the practical side. Pets are welcome. The amenity set is broader than the site infrastructure suggests. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with a fitness center, library, arcade, billiards, and ping pong covering indoor hours and basketball, horseshoes, and corn hole outdoors. A dog park serves pets, and planned activities run through the season. Swimming and state park access are close at hand. Pymatuning Reservoir is the draw. The lake straddles the Ohio-Pennsylvania line as one of the largest inland waters in either state, and the Pymatuning State Park system sustains a freshwater recreation economy built on fishing, boating, picnicking, and wildlife access. This is the most fish-dense and waterfowl-concentrated large inland lake complex in the Lake Erie drainage basin, which draws the northeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania leisure camping market consistently through the season. The campground serves the Ohio and Pennsylvania lake season. Summer fishing and boating drive the heaviest demand, with waterfowl migration bringing birders in spring and fall. Reserve ahead for summer weekends.

Sun Retreats Sherkston Shores

66 RV Sites, 29 Cabins, 46 Tent Sites, 55 Cottages

Sun Retreats Sherkston Shores in Port Colborne, Ontario, offers 66 full-hookup RV sites, 84 cabin and cottage units, and 46 tent sites across 560 acres on four kilometers of Lake Erie beachfront, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 70 feet behind a gated entrance. Waterfront and premium full-hookup categories join a 30-amp tier, alongside a water park, splash pad, and mini-golf. Sixty-six sites run in full hookup 30-amp, premium full hookup 30/50-amp, and waterfront full hookup 30/50-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The waterfront category is the one to request. Eighty-four cabins and cottages and 46 tent sites make the lodging inventory far larger than the RV side. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, firewood, boat storage, recycling, and food trucks handle the practical side. The property was formerly Sherkston Shores Beach Resort & Campground. A water park and splash pad anchor the summer, with an outdoor pool, hot tub, sauna, and the beach alongside. Mini-golf, a fitness center, clubhouse, game room, arcade, sports courts, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, golf cart rentals, a playground, dog park, and bar fill the rest, with boating, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, hiking, biking, live music, and Niagara wine country nearby. The scale rivals dedicated resort destinations. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $37/night

Cherry Hill Park

304 RV Sites, 19 Tent Sites, 6 Glamping Sites, 4 Yurts

Cherry Hill Park in College Park, Maryland, offers 304 full-hookup RV sites, 19 tent sites, and 10 glamping and yurt units 17 miles from the National Mall, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Premium and mini back-in categories join a pool, splash pad, hot tub, and guided DC tours behind a gated entrance. Three hundred four sites span standard back-in, premium back-in, premium mini back-in, and premium pull-through 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. The mini category suits compact rigs. Nineteen tent sites and 10 glamping and yurt units round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, showers, a pet washing station, business center, concierge, and recycling handle the practical side. The park is open all year and LGBTIQA+ friendly. An outdoor pool, splash pad, and hot tub anchor the recreation, with a fitness center, game room, arcade, mini-golf, clubhouse, and pavilion besides. Pickleball, basketball, ping pong, gaga ball, corn hole, and gem mining fill the grounds, with a pond for fishing, biking, a playground, and a dog park. Pets are welcome. The park runs guided tours and an express shuttle toward DC, which removes the parking problem that otherwise defines a capital visit. Spring cherry blossom season and summer drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

Country Acres Campground

40 RV Sites, 15 Cabins, 33 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Country Acres Campground in Ravenna, Ohio, offers a comprehensive family lake resort camping experience in Portage County where Cuyahoga Valley National Park's northern boundary lies within day-trip distance and the campground's private lake, fishing pier, boat docks, and splash pad create a self-contained water recreation environment suited to multi-generational family vacation stays. Positioned in the northeastern Ohio lake and rolling hill country where Portage County's kettle lakes and glacial terrain provide natural water recreation resources complementing the campground's own developed facilities, the resort serves families from the Cleveland and Akron metropolitan areas seeking accessible camping with genuine lake recreation without the travel demands of more distant destinations. The campground's recreation infrastructure is comprehensive for a Midwest lake resort: a private lake with fishing pier, boat docks, boat rentals, and paddle boats, an outdoor pool, splash pad, a jumping pillow, gaga ball, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, fishing, paddleboarding, and planned activities serve the full age range of family camping visitors. Cabin rentals, full hookup big-rig-friendly sites, golf cart rentals, a snack bar, fitness center, sports courts, dog park, laundry, propane fills, dump station, and Wi-Fi collectively deliver the complete resort service roster for extended stays. The lake's nearby connections extend the fishing and paddling options beyond the campground's own water for guests who want to explore the surrounding Portage County lake system. Ravenna occupies the Cuyahoga River's upper watershed in Portage County where the river's glacially carved valley begins its northward journey toward the national park that protects the river's most dramatically incised valley section between Akron and Cleveland. The Portage County landscape's glacial kettles, moraines, and lake-studded terrain reflect the Wisconsin Glacier's most recent passage 12,000 years ago in a topography that has kept the northeast Ohio landscape more rural and forested than the flat till plains of western Ohio's agricultural counties. Cuyahoga Valley National Park, approximately 30 miles north via OH-43 and I-480, protects 33,000 acres of the Cuyahoga River gorge between Akron and Cleveland in Ohio's only national park, where the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail's 87-mile multi-use path, the Brandywine Falls waterfall, and the scenic railroad excursion of the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad create an accessible urban-fringe wilderness experience unique in the eastern United States. Mosquito Lake State Park, approximately 15 miles northeast of Ravenna, adds a significant reservoir fishery to the outdoor recreation options available to campground guests within the northeast Ohio region's lake country. Country Acres Campground operates seasonally from spring through fall in Portage County's four-season continental climate, with the summer family vacation season from Memorial Day through Labor Day driving the campground's peak activity and the lake's swimming, paddle boating, and jumping pillow entertainment reaching maximum attendance in July and August. The spring bass fishing season from April through May and the crappie fishing in October extend meaningful lake recreation into the shoulder seasons beyond the swimming peak, and the campground's proximity to Cleveland and Akron creates consistent weekend demand from northeastern Ohio families whose lake access requires no more than an hour's drive from the metropolitan core.

from $40/night

Sun Retreats Geneva on the Lake

80 RV Sites, 6 Cottages, 1 House

At 4710 Lake Road East in Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio—the oldest summer resort community on Lake Erie's Ohio shoreline, established as a vacation destination in 1869 when Cleveland industrialists discovered the lake breezes that Geneva-on-the-Lake's North Shore position generates, on 110 beautifully landscaped acres directly across from Lake Erie in the Ashtabula County wine country—Sun Retreats Geneva on the Lake, formerly Indian Creek RV Camping Resort, provides full hookup pull-through RV sites accommodating rigs to 75 feet, cottage rentals, three playgrounds, heated pools, stocked catch-and-release fishing lakes, 18-hole miniature golf, an on-site restaurant and lounge, a gas station with diesel and LP service, and the complete resort infrastructure that 110 acres and a Lake Erie position support at the premier size in the Ohio Great Lakes camping market. The Lake Erie proximity, the 18-hole miniature golf, the on-site restaurant, and the 110-acre scale define what differentiates Sun Retreats Geneva from a standard Ashtabula County campground. Full hookup pull-through RV sites with 30 and 50-amp electric, water, and sewer connections on grassy or gravel pads accommodating up to 75 feet with slide-outs, plus picnic tables and fire pits, serve the core RV market in configurations scaled for the largest modern coaches. Cottage rentals provide the fully appointed lodging alternative for guests without RVs. Heated swimming pools provide aquatic recreation through the Lake Erie shoreline's cooler late spring and early fall temperatures when an unheated pool would be unusable. Stocked catch-and-release fishing lakes provide the immediate angling access without requiring a Lake Erie charter or a walleye license. Three large playgrounds distribute the family recreation infrastructure across the 110-acre property. Miniature golf's 18-hole course, bocce, volleyball, horseshoes, and a climate-controlled pavilion provide the organized recreation calendar. A grassy off-leash dog park with benches and disposal stations serves the traveling pet population. An on-site restaurant and lounge—The Loft—provides full dining service. An on-site gas station with regular, diesel, and LP service handles the fuel and propane need. A grocery store, ATM, coin laundries, and soft-serve ice cream and concession stand complete the self-sufficient resort infrastructure that a 110-acre property sustains. Geneva-on-the-Lake's position on Lake Erie's Ohio shoreline places the resort in the Lake Erie Wine Country—the appellations stretching from Euclid east to the Pennsylvania state line that produce Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Cabernet Franc in the lake-effect growing climate that Ashtabula County's moderating influence on temperature extremes makes viable. More than 30 wineries along the Lake Erie Grape Trail provide the wine touring infrastructure that the campground's position at the heart of the appellation makes the most accessible wine country in Ohio. The Historic Ashtabula Harbor—a working commercial fishing port and the historic maritime community that the deep-water port at the Ashtabula River's mouth created in the 19th century—provides the covered bridge touring that Ashtabula County's 17 historic covered bridges (the most in any Ohio county) makes the dominant heritage tourism activity in the region. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland—45 minutes west via State Route 2 along the Lake Erie shore—provides the cultural day trip that converts a weekend Geneva-on-the-Lake camping trip into the complete northeast Ohio cultural tourism itinerary. Sun Retreats Geneva on the Lake is open seasonally through the Lake Erie vacation calendar. Summer from Memorial Day through Labor Day fills the 110 acres with the family camping and extended-stay population that the lake breezes and the winery access draw. Reserve early for summer weekends, book the miniature golf round for the evening, and let Lake Erie's Ohio shore earn the century-plus resort reputation that Geneva-on-the-Lake has been building since 1869.

from $63/night

Countryside Campground

Countryside Campground sits at 2687 State Route 43 in Mogadore, Ohio—a Summit and Portage County border campground in the greater Akron metropolitan area that has built its appeal around a comprehensive family recreation package in a setting adjacent to the Mogadore Reservoir, one of the Portage Lakes chain that defines the outdoor recreation geography of northeastern Ohio's lake-country corridor. The campground's combination of pools, gemstone and gold panning, planned activities, and a lazy river makes it a destination in its own right rather than simply a basecamp for regional attractions. Ninety-five RV sites with full hookup and water-and-electric configurations, alongside cabins and tent sites, provide the camping infrastructure. A swimming pool and lazy river provide the warm-water recreation, complemented by a playground, a mini-golf course, a recreation center, and a game room for indoor activity. Planned activities and hayrides structure weekend programming into a social calendar that gives families with children genuinely planned entertainment across the campsite stay. Gold gem mining — a popular family activity where guests pan for gemstone specimens in a sluice — provides a distinct and hands-on experience that few northeast Ohio campgrounds offer. A dog park, laundry, and general store round out the facilities. Mogadore Reservoir, adjacent to the campground, provides additional outdoor recreation context in a reservoir fishing and water access setting that complements the campground's on-site water amenities with a larger body of water for kayak touring and fishing. The reservoir is managed by the Akron Metropolitan Area water system, and the surrounding reservoir land provides a buffer of green space around the water that gives the Mogadore area a more rural feel than its proximity to Akron would otherwise suggest. Fishing in the reservoir targets largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, and channel catfish. Akron is the nearest city of scale, about 10 miles northwest, with its Cuyahoga Valley National Park trailhead access in the Cuyahoga River gorge, the Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Tudor Revival estate, and the National Inventors Hall of Fame museum that reflects Akron's industrial heritage in rubber manufacturing and polymer chemistry. The Portage Lakes State Park chain south of Akron provides additional public lake access to the interconnected lakes that make this corner of Ohio a genuine lake country destination with a density of public water access that distinguishes it from the less-developed lake regions farther east. Cleveland is approximately 40 miles north, with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Great Lakes Science Center access for day trips. Countryside Campground operates through the Ohio camping season, typically May through October, in a northeast Ohio climate where the lake-influenced moderate temperatures extend the comfortable outdoor camping window somewhat beyond the more continental interior. Summer weekends fill quickly for a property this close to the Akron-Cleveland metropolitan area, and the planned activities calendar reaches its peak from Memorial Day through Labor Day when the full programming schedule runs. Spring and fall visits offer the campground's recreation infrastructure at reduced density, with the Portage Lakes fall fishing season in September and October providing particularly productive angling.

from $60/night

Rocky Fork Ranch

1 RV Site

Rocky Fork Ranch in Kimbolton, Ohio, offers a ranch-themed family camping experience across 850 acres of southeastern Ohio’s scenic hill country. Surrounded by wooded ridges and quiet creek valleys, the resort combines horseback adventures with a wide variety of campground amenities and organized recreation. Accommodations and guest services include: - Full-hookup RV sites - Cabin rentals - Laundry facilities and showers - Propane filling station - Wi-Fi access - Clubhouse and outdoor pavilion - Dog park - Wedding and special-event venue Horseback riding is one of Rocky Fork Ranch’s signature experiences. Guided trail rides take guests through the property’s rolling woodland, providing an authentic ranch adventure for families seeking something beyond a traditional camping trip. Resort activities include: - Guided horseback trail rides - Outdoor swimming pool - Hiking trails - Mini-golf and disc golf - Basketball and gaga ball - Horseshoes and other outdoor games - Game room with billiards - Planned family activities - Live music and entertainment Rocky Fork Ranch is located in Guernsey County’s unglaciated Allegheny Plateau, where forested hills and winding valleys create scenery more reminiscent of Appalachia than the flat agricultural areas of central Ohio. The surrounding region provides additional opportunities for boating, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, and sightseeing. Nearby attractions include: - Salt Fork State Park - Salt Fork Lake - Cambridge Glass Museum - Historic downtown Cambridge - Regional hiking and mountain-biking trails Located approximately eight miles from the ranch, Salt Fork State Park encompasses about 20,000 acres surrounding the 2,952-acre Salt Fork Lake. Visitors can enjoy hiking, boating, fishing, swimming, mountain biking, and wildlife viewing. Rocky Fork Ranch is open seasonally from spring through fall. Summer is the most popular time for horseback riding and family activities, while spring brings woodland wildflowers and October offers colorful fall foliage. Its combination of equestrian recreation, resort amenities, and Appalachian-style scenery creates a camping experience unlike others in eastern Ohio.

from $61/night

Shady Shores RV Resort & Campground

6 RV Sites

Shady Shores RV Resort and Campground in Sterling, New York, delivers waterfront camping along the south shore of Lake Ontario and the Blind Sodus Bay inlet in Cayuga County's lakefront countryside — a resort with breathtaking Great Lake views in the Sterling and Fair Haven area that has served as a favorite destination for families and friends seeking the specific combination of Lake Ontario's open-water beauty, the Fair Haven Beach State Park's sandy shoreline, and the world-class trophy trout and salmon fishing that the lake's cold, deep waters produce in the remarkable fishery that has made the Lake Ontario south shore one of the premier sport fishing destinations in the Great Lakes system. The resort's bay and lake frontage gives guests the multi-aspect waterfront experience — the protected Blind Sodus Bay for calm-water recreation and the open Lake Ontario shoreline for the full Great Lake experience. RV sites and camping accommodations with the shoreline positioning on Lake Ontario and Blind Sodus Bay give guests the comprehensive waterfront access that the Sterling-Fair Haven corridor provides for boating, swimming, fishing, and the specific sunrise-over-the-lake experience that a western New York Great Lakes shore campground delivers on clear mornings when the lake's unobstructed northeastern horizon lights the water in the specific quality of Great Lakes dawn light. The resort's decades of serving returning family guests reflect the depth of loyalty that a well-positioned waterfront campground sustains from year to year. Pets are welcome. Lake Ontario's sport fishery is one of the most productive trophy trout and salmon fisheries in North America — a legacy of the Great Lakes restoration programs that began stocking chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead rainbow trout, brown trout, and lake trout into the lake system in the 1960s and 1970s, creating a sport fishery where the open-lake trolling for chinook salmon in the summer months and the bay and stream steelhead runs in fall and spring sustain a charter boat industry of significant regional scale. The Wayne and Cayuga County Lake Ontario ports — Sodus Point, Fair Haven, Port Ontario — provide the charter fleet access to open-water fishing that produces the trophy catches that the Great Lakes sport fishing industry specifically markets to anglers from across the northeastern United States and Ontario. Fair Haven Beach State Park, two miles west of the resort in Cayuga County, preserves a mile of Lake Ontario sand beach and the Sodus Bay inlet's bay beach in a state park that gives public access to the shoreline that private resort development has claimed along most of the Lake Ontario south shore. The park's swimming beach, pier fishing access, and the dune-backed natural beach character give families the public waterfront complement to the resort's private amenity infrastructure. Shady Shores RV Resort and Campground operates through the upstate New York camping season from spring through fall, with the summer months from mid-June through Labor Day representing the peak family camping demand and the spring and fall fishing seasons for steelhead and brown trout drawing the angling-focused visitor market that extends the resort's effective season into April through May and September through October. The Erie Canal's cultural and cycling tourism, accessible 20 miles south via the Cayuga County trail network, gives the resort's inland neighbors a heritage tourism dimension that complements the lakefront recreation. Reserve sites well ahead for summer holiday weekends and the July salmon-fishing peak when Ontario south shore accommodation fills from the New York and Ontario markets.

from $35/night

Misty Mountain Camp Resort

92 RV Sites, 16 Cabins, 15 Tent Sites

Misty Mountain Camp Resort in Greenwood, Virginia, is a full-hookup camp resort with RV sites, tent sites and cabin rentals, an outdoor pool, a fitness center and a clubhouse, set half a mile off Interstate 64 at the eastern foot of the Blue Ridge. The property is big-rig friendly and takes coaches up to 90 feet, which makes it one of the more accommodating options in the Rockfish Gap corridor between Charlottesville and Shenandoah National Park. Full-hookup RV sites handle rigs to 90 feet, with a dump station on site for guests who need it. Tent sites suit campers who want the mountain setting without hauling a rig, and cabin rentals provide enclosed lodging for guests traveling without either. A general store covers basics, propane is available by both fill and exchange, and firewood is sold on site. Bathrooms, showers and laundry are available throughout the season, and WiFi reaches the sites. On-site recreation is unusually deep for a campground this size. An outdoor pool anchors the summer season, with a fitness center and clubhouse open year-round and a recreation center for indoor gathering. Sports courts host basketball and volleyball, and horseshoes and corn hole fill the space between. A playground serves younger guests, a fenced dog park serves the four-legged ones, and walking trails run the property past a pond and the creek that crosses the grounds. A covered pavilion hosts planned activities, live music and visiting food trucks through the summer, and the resort also operates as a wedding venue. Gem mining and gold panning round out the on-site programming. Pets are welcome. Shenandoah National Park's southern entrance at Rockfish Gap is 20 miles north, where Skyline Drive begins its 105-mile run along the Blue Ridge crest and the Blue Ridge Parkway heads south toward Cherokee. Charlottesville lies 15 miles east on I-64, putting Monticello, the University of Virginia and the Downtown Mall within a half-hour drive, and the Greenwood-area wineries sit closer still. Misty Mountain operates through Albemarle County's four-season climate. Spring wildflowers from April into May and fall foliage from mid-October into early November are the two peak windows, and both draw heavily from the Richmond, Northern Virginia and Washington markets. Book well ahead for fall color weekends and for the summer live-music calendar.

from $44/night