There were both positives and negatives to this campground. First, we camped here during Labor Day weekend. It was booked up well in advance and we were put onto a waiting list. To be honest, I did not give it much hope, but they called us a few weeks before and gave us a site. The setting is nice, with the river views on the lower campground and the wooded sites in the upper campground (they are separated by a road). There are tons of things to do and in general, the campground is well maintained. The river access is just super. There also seemed to be more than sufficient staff on hand to make sure that everything ran smoothly. Our site was not level and required about 30 minutes of messing around with blocks to raise one side of the camper 10 inches. We were directly across from the sewer dump station (not more than 10 feet from my site) which was gross. To be fair, we were on a waiting list and beggars can’t be choosers, but it was a bad site. The golf carts were annoying. It was crowded, so they were even worse than normal. I got to witness my first golf cart accident, where an 8 year old boy was mowed down while riding his bike, by a golf cart that was flying down a hill. The kid was pinned under the cart…thank God he was wearing a helmet. My biggest complaint about this campground is the fact that they nickel and dime you for everything. The water park was extra. Cable TV was extra. It cost $60 to use one of their tubes and have them drive you up river. There were tons of planned activities for the kids, but most cost money. I get that campgrounds need to raise revenue, but this is the worst I have seen yet. I will end with a positive story (sort of) that illustrates some of my experience this weekend. On Saturday night a domestic disturbance broke out at a campsite. The people were low-life trash and they were cussing at each other and threatening each other at 1:30am. They woke everyone around them up! Someone called the emergency number at the campground and the owner was there is a flash. He threw them out and sat there while they packed up and left. I appreciated this level of attention in an attempt to make this campground family friendly. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We were intrigued by the Yogi Bear chain and spontaneously chose this RV park. Our initial site was in the middle of an open field. We then asked to be moved to the river area, and it felt much more like a campground. The river was lovely and added a beautiful dimension to the evening. I was really disappointed that there were lots of added charges for the activities listed in the campground book. It is a great place if you have little kids and are willing to spend for the extras. We camped here in a Motorhome.

It seems fairly obvious that you don't go to a Yogi Bear's if you don't have kids or grandkids. This was our 1st visit at this Yogi's and we hope to return next summer. There are many family things to do, both inside and outside of the campground. The campground is divided into 2 sections: river side and upper side. The sites in upper section appeared to be more spacious and private than the river sites. If you have children, you'd probably prefer being on the river side where the pool, swimming beach, and other activities are. Otherwise, you'll want to rent a golf cart. A previous poster incorrectly stated that full hook-up sites are only available in upper section. Full hook-ups are available right by the river now (new this year I was told). We were in site 107: one campsite from the James River and we loved hearing the sound of the river rushing over the rocks! The kids enjoyed hunting for crawdads and splashing in the river. Cable TV was not available at our site, but I'm not sure if it's the whole river side area or just the newer sites by the river. The Wi-Fi was reliable. I didn't see any bath houses: we don't use them, but I wondered where the facilities were for tent campers. For a fee you can purchase wristbands for putt-putt, water slide, and splash-down area. Activities were planned almost every hour during the weekend. We were impressed by the friendliness of most of the workers and fellow campers. We can't wait to return next summer! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

This was our first time at a Yogi Bear campground, and my expectations were high. I can't say they were met. First of all - the office, pool, lake, waterslides, gameroom, activity room are all on one side of the road with the water and electric sites and the full hookup sites are across the road and down the road about 50 yards. That makes a long walk for the kids to get to any of the activities. Also our site was very tight. The tent next to us was less than a foot away from our campfire ring. They did offer to move their tent, but I wasn't going to make them do that. As far as activities go, there is plenty to do and lots of organized activities for the kids including tubing down the James River. We visited Natural Bridge and the Caverns which is just a couple of miles down the road. I would not stay here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

You may want to take my review with a grain of salt, since this is my first time staying in a commercial campground. I’m used to state or national parks, so I experienced some “culture” shock. My first reaction, when we pulled in, was that I have never seen so many fifth wheels in all my life. This site has over 200 sites and every single one of them was booked! The campground is spread out over 2 main areas, the lower river site and the upper sites. If kids could rate it, they would give it a 10, most likely. Here are some things I liked about it. 1) There is a site for just about everyone. There are wide-open spaces, shaded spaces, river sites, etc. 2) There is a spray park, a pool, and a beach. 3) Lot’s of kids activities and people directing the activities. 4) Lots of area attractions such as the Natural Bridge, Zoo, etc. Unless you have elementary/middle school kids or are very young at heart, you will probably not like this campground because it is so big and so spread out. Here is what I didn’t like. 1) Too crowded and too noisy. 2) Very little privacy and sites are too close together. 3) Bathrooms are not in walking distance from most sites unless you cut through other campers sites, which is not cool. So, you need a golf cart to get to the bathroom, or you have to drive to it. You can get some sites close to the bathrooms, but then they are not as private. 4) Most sites seemed level, but ours was not level and we had several things tip over as a result. 5) Some sites, like ours, had really big gravel, and kids can’t walk on it with bare feet. 6) The picnic tables are junky. 7) They don’t take debit cards unless you buy something over $5. 8) They need to put a ton of mulch into the playground, because kids will get hurt when they slide. 9) They need benches around the playground so that parents can watch while the kids play. We will return to this park in about a year. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

We stopped here for an overnight stay, and I didn't realize how far off the freeway it was...this is a destination park, primarily geared to children. No negatives regarding sites, amenities, etc. It is clean and well kept. I picked it because it was a PPA park, but failed to notice they do not honor PPA between May and Labor Day...I would not recommend this park as a place for adults without children. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Great campground. We were in the upper section – site 101 and friends in 102 – loved having the large open field area between our campers – was great for the kids. Lots of scheduled activities run by friendly staff. Kids enjoyed all the water features – spray ground, slides, pool and swimming pond/beach area. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Stayed there the weekend after Memorial Weekend and was very pleased. This was our second trip to this Yogi and with the way we were treated and the good times our son had, we will more than likely return the next chance we get....They have great activities for the children and the new water park was my son's favorite part .... We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Stayed on a riverfront campsite and we were the only campers on that side. Great campground w/river and mountain views. Owners very nice and they just installed new waterslide and water playground .Looks like a great family place with plenty of activities. You have to visit the natural bridge and you must see the safari park where the animals eat right from your hand! Camels, deer giraffes etc. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Great campground. The "Hauntoberfest" activities during the month of October are excellent. There was trick-or-treating, costume parties, campsite decorating parties, free crafts for the kids, karaoke, haunted hayride, etc. Fun for all ages. We were in site U45 and it was great! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

This is a nice campground. The sites are gravel, pretty level with lots of room between sites which is covered with grass. 50amp, water, electric, Cable TV and Wi-Fi were all good. Once I was at the site I liked it better. AT&T cell phone does not work here. We would stay here again. My biggest complaint is that some of the tree branches were too low as we came into the park and as we went to and from our camp area. We stayed in U111. 800-258-9532 We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

My family and I stayed hear for 5 days and had a nice time. I would have scored the campground a solid 9, but we had one major problem. Let me say the setting was beautiful. The mountain setting was gorgeous. The staff was mostly very friendly and helpful. My big problem was with the river tubing operation. The flow of the river was very slow which made for a very long 4 mile trip. The people here know the river conditions and said nothing to anyone about just how long the trip would take. I've been tubing many times before and have never had such a bad experience. I ended up having to backstroke the entire trip to make it back to the camp site in 5.5 hours. I was exhausted!! It should have been a relaxing trip!! There was no one to check-in with upon returning, no accountability for any one's safe return!! I made a 28 mile round trip to town for groceries and found a family of 5 walking the main road to the camp, still 2 miles away!! They had 2 small kids and no one at the camp office even knew people were still out! I find this extremely unacceptable! I picked them up and drove them to the office and all the owner was concerned about was the location of his equipment!! I was in shock!! We had a nice trip, but I had to comment on this subject. Despite the tubing experience, I would probably return to this location in the future. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Fantastic campground. Owners are friendly and helpful as well as staff. If you have kids, this is the place to go. Activities daily almost on the hour. Never a boring moment. Sites are level and roomy, interior roads are average, pool is nice and swim lake is fun. The James River runs by the campground where tubing and canoing is easily accessible. My family considers this our home campground, even though it is three hours away from where we live. I highly recommend! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Big rigs - be careful driving the last 2 miles to this park. Fairly narrow road into & out of park. Two 40 footers meeting head on could be ( I think WOULD be) a problem. I'm having my wife follow me out in the toad in case I have to back up somewhere on my way out. I was not too impressed with this "resort." Camp host gave us a map and pointed "..that way ->" & and it took us 15 minutes to find our site. Glad we took the car to look for it because we ended up at tent sites and wouldn't have been able to turn our MH around. This place desperately needs a host to guide you to your site. Sites pretty close together; no antenna TV and if you get shade - no satellite TV so they charge you $4 a day for cable because they can... and the reception of the cable TV is fuzzy. Bring your extra leveling blocks cause you will need them on some sites. It's pretty hilly. Nice pool, nice gift shop and there's local general store a couple of miles from camp. Major grocery store is 13 miles away. We won't stay here again though. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Wonderful campground! Staff was very nice, the park was very clean and they had many activities for the children to do during the day. Everyone is very helpful. I would fully recommend this campground! We camped here in a Motorhome.

We stayed here for 2 nights. This campground is great if you plan to stay at the campground the whole time. The rate they charge for the campsite does not include cable, you must pay extra. By the time we got cable with our site and with the charge for one extra person, it was $51 a night. They had a lot of activities for the children like a scavenger hunt, art activities, and movie time. Clean bathrooms and clean sites. Gravel roads that were bumpy at best. Overall it was a nice place to stay, but expensive if you take advantage of other area attractions. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

The swimming lake is very clean. They need to watch for people bringing in alcohol in concealed containers to the beach area. Plenty of employees to help with activities etc... Our bathhouse had NO hot water in the ladies section for over 24 hours...Definite downside. Hope they get that fixed. Lots of activities for the kids etc...well managed and clean. We will be back in August. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

Rate was for Passport America. Windy narrow going to park. About 5-6 miles off I-81. Charged $4.00 a night for cable. Nice view of mountains. Peaceful at this time of year. Only 3 or 4 other campers here. Could be busy in season. We where here 1st week of April. Staff was friendly. We where in the upper area in the open, few trees. There are many wooded sites. Sites are gravel. Ours was not level. With the park being this empty you would think they would put you on one of their better sites. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

We were in the upper park and everything was pretty normal. The site was fairly level and wide. Being early in the season all of the activities were not in full swing, but there was still plenty to do. The WiFi worked, but had to drive to the "red barn" to get a signal, as we had no signal from the campground. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Very clean and friendly campground. Lots of great scheduled activities – loved all the Halloween themed games and events. Close location to Natural Bridge and Virginia Safari Park. Can’t wait to visit again. (Rate is full hookup pull-thru with charge for 2 additional people & good sam discount) We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

This is a great campground for families. I would not recommend it for overnight stop overs as it is located about 5 twisty, frequent road change miles off of I-80. The staff were a mix of friendly and not overly friendly types. The $4/night extra cable TV worked good as did the free wifi. There was not an extra charge for running the air conditioner and the voltage stayed at around 116 V's during high air conditioner use in 90 degree + weather. The $31/night rate was obtained by combining a Passport America and Good Sam discount over a multiple day stay. I would stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Absolutely lovely park. We were at the "upper" campground where we were under a canopy of trees. Our site also was at an angle where you couldn't really see anyone next to you - very nice! Would recommend. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

This is a good place for kids as there are a lot of activities going on, a swimming pool, swim lake, and the James river. We asked for and got a wooded site up on the hill. The site was on a dead end road so very little traffic, it was a little difficult to get into and out of and to level but ended up being very quiet and secluded. We had a very relaxing time. We took the river float trip...it was fun but way too long for us. The staff was polite and accommodating, the place was clean and maintained. I think the new owners (it's been a few years) have done a lot of upgrading and expansion. We will return with the grandchildren. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

The only thing at this campground that there isn't an extra charge for is to take a walk. If your child catches a fish they say you have to keep and and pay for it, most of the listed activities had a charge!! Pool closed at 8:00 before the sun set! Rest rooms were adequate. If money is no object and you have kids that you want to be kept busy this probably is a good campground. There were some nice sites in the upper part of campground but it is a bit far from the pool and store. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Nice park, friendly staff. We only stayed here one night on our way to DC, but we got here early in the day. Laundry sites are large and work well. The pool and swimming lake were refreshing in June. The river was nice, I didn't play much in the river. I tried my luck at their fishing pond or lake with no luck. We stayed at site 129 directly across from the pool and close to the lake. Lots of families around. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

This is a very nice park. My kids both loved the swim lake and the river. It has a lot of amenities and a lot of activities for kids. The only downside is that if you say in the upper campground (we did) and you do not rent a golf cart (we did) it is quite a trek down to the lower campground that has the swim lake, pool, river, fishing pond, game room, camp store and recreation hall. The only thing the upper campground has (as far as amenities) is a playground. I would recommend they put in another pool maybe in the upper campground area. The game room was not that great - a couple of the games were out of order and another took my daughters money. The bathhouses were clean and the activities were well planned. I would recommend this campground and will probably plan another trip there again in the future. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We stayed at the Yogi Bear Jellystone park in Natural Bridge Station, Va just last week. We were there for five days and had a wonderful time. It's a great family place, with lots of activities for the kids on the weekends. The staff seemed very friendly and helpful. We would definitely stay here again. We camped in a 40' Holiday Rambler without any problems. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We came here on opening weekend. I will give that to our rating of the bathrooms. I have friends who go here on a regular basis and like it well. I will go back at special events for my children only. If you want a nice outdoor secluded place, this is not it. If you want something that has a lot going on for everyone it may be for you. The people were nice to us. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

We stay here usually twice a year. This is a very family oriented place. And the sounds of children playing all day is refreshing. The costs for the Cable TV is expensive. But otherwise we always enjoy our stay. We usually stay here in March & October yearly. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This is a PA rate. Regular rate is $38.00 for pull thru site. Lovely location. They also have some cabins that looked nice. River rafting and inner tubing available. Very helpful and friendly staff. We stayed in the Upper Campground and found it very nice. The only drawback was a very unlevel site. The free Wi-Fi was working just fine while we were there. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We stayed in the Upper full hook up and was very pleased with the sites. Only problem was that the WI FI server was down and we had to go to the office and use the River Campground Server. We would stay again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We arrived at campground middle of week and had no problems checking in. However, on Friday, they had campers backed up waiting to check in. The campsite was suitable size for our 19ft Bantam, somewhat level on gravel, firepit and picnic table. Campground was clean, trash was picked up daily, beaware of ants going up the your connections to inside trailer. Camp store was okay, but not a wide selection of items - stores in Glasgow and right on 130 have more selection. Pool was clean but very heavy on the chlorine. We like the little swim pond they had with a beach. Overall, not a bad campground...I rated this only an 8 because upper campground is a decent walk to the pool, pond, River, and store. They do rent golf carts for $45 a day - which we did not do. I would visit this campground again We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Staff is pleasant but not what I call friendly. Was quoted $130 for three nights. Switched to two nights and it went down to $64. Why???? No response given. Extra fees for everything!! Stayed in the upper campground. Only place where there is shady sites. Half in open field and half in wooded setting. Bath house sits between the two. They really need two in the upper camp due to the number of sites. I would not want to try and get into the bath house on a busy weekend. Workers were busy constructing new sites and adding new cabins. Think they should improve existing facilities before adding new. We used it as a base for site seeing. Noticed those who remained in campground gathered at the pool. Based on reviews I took extra blocks for stabilizing and used every one I had. On many sites the water/electric is at one end and sewer is at the opposite end. Make sure you have extensions. Sewer connection was just a pipe sticking up with jagged broken end. It was covered by a rock. Good thing I had a donut connection to use. Lower campground mainly for PUPS or small TT. Long walk on road or up about 50 steps to the bath house in that area. If I were to come again I would bring my own canoe and play n the river. But not on a weekend. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

I would love to rate this campground better then 6 overall but this campground is a work in progress. We stayed with 3 other families one other pop up camper a 30' fifth wheel and 30' travel trailer. we had site A which was in the upper park. To get to the rest rooms required planning on using them or driving to get there. I was fortunate enough to have a porta pottie or we would have had serious problems. The facilities were not clean in the upper campground where we were staying and to boot there was a lot of mold. The pool and most of the amenities are located at the lower campground which is quite a hike so you must drive, ride a bike if you have one or rent one of they're golf carts. In the parks defense I had a long discussion with one of the seasonal Workcampers and they are planning on doing a lot of updates to include new rest rooms in the upper campground and possible a swimming pool also. I think I will wait a couple of years and give this campground another try since there is plenty of fun family events in the area to keep you busy!! We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

The park was nice and clean, we met plenty of very nice fellow campers. The office staff was not friendly at all and at first I though it was just me but after watching, it seemed to be everyone. The spot where we were located was very cramped and not layed out very well....our sewage drain was at the front door while the utilities were behind the unit. If we were driving through we would stay again, but would not go out of our way. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We camped here for 5 days in July and had a blast. Campground had lots for our daughter to do, but she mainly spent her time in the pool with her mommy. This is a larger campground than we are used to staying at. With the sheer volume of campers, I realize the task that the owners have of trying to keep up with the overall maintenance of the campground. However, I do feel that this aspect prevents this campground from being a 10 in our book. Some money could be put back into a new and larger bathhouse in the upper level as mold and mildew has taken over in the old one. Also, some time spent levelling the campsites would be an added improvement. Despite, the needed maintenance, we did have a great time on the James River and will return in the future. The owners put on a fantastic fireworks show complete with music. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

This place is pretty good! some of the roads coming in were tight, but not bad at all! The park is very clean and easily managed with a big rig. The office was freindly. We are in the upper campground which is open field with pull thru sites made out of crushed stone and we have full hook up. No privacy. Also I have a Cingular cell phone and a Verizon phone. the Cingular phone has ne service at all. The Verizon phone has 3 bars and connects good but drops every call! I will come back when I do not need phone. We stayed in a 40' Motorhome. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We camped at the upper campground and found this area to be less then what we would expect for the prices they charge. It's also quite a distance from the campground facilities. The lot (U111) was unlevel and the patio was pathetic. It was basically an unlevel, washed out gravel mess. If they spent a little money putting down some rail road ties or something, and added some nice gravel rather then busted up mountain rock they would have a nice campground. We were surprised to hear that they rented out golf carts but were shocked to learn of the price (45 dollars a day. yikes). They also charge a ridiculous price for cable. If your looking for a campground with some trees, shrubby or green something other then grass, nice and level patio areas, then this is NOT the campground for you. If your on a family budget, I would consider a different campground as they seem to grub money from all directions. As for ourselves, we camp in this area a great deal but wont be back. I personally feel that while its a decent campground (it is not dirty) it is way over priced for what you get and at every turn they are trying to extract more money from you. We came, we experienced and we left and wont be back. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Very nice campground. lots af family activities. Canoeing and tubeing down the river right into campground, nice way to entertain older teens for the day. You can rent or bring your own equipment, rental rates were very resonable. They also have rental golfcarts, also very resonable. Only draw back was the size of the sight, very obvious where older single sight where turned into two sights, not leaveing much elbo room. With all the activities you dont spend much time in sight. Other down fall is its a hike to the bath house up hill. We will go back We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

Very nice campground! Enjoyed our stay. Made reservations for next year's Memorial day weekend. Had some roudy neighbors that were camping with other friends/family members and played loud music and loud talking pass quiet hours. The water in the pool was mighty cold. Enjoyed the different activities for the kids and adults. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

The sites were quite small for the most part and the gravel they had put down was extremely unlevel. The bottom of the road was in poor repair and many units were badly scraping on the way out. The site was not clean and the fire ring was a torn down pile of rocks that was filled with cigarette butts. The electrical hookup was in poor repair and very rusted. The fees were also much higher than listed in guide. There was new playground equipment but the old equipment was in very poor repair and had not been removed. This is not a campground I would visit again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Stayed there 3 days in August 2004, 37ft 5er. Nice park, family oriented. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Campground was very clean, and staff friendly! View of the river was awesome from our pull thru site. Only drawback was the sites and access roads where a little hard to navigate. But once in and setup, it was a fine weekend getaway! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Stayed at this CG Summer 2002. The James river in this area is beautiful! But don't eat the fish. The sites along the river are the most popular. The shady sites are rather cramped, except for site 109 which is always booked! The (rather remote) upper areas of the CG are beautifully shaded with lots of space. Probably very peaceful. The fishing "pond" no longer exists and is a dangerous roped off mudhole. The pool is new and ample in size. The swimming lake is pretty neat, but the fish will attack any mole on your skin, and boy it can hurt like the dickens! The facilities were clean. The new owners seem to be making every effort to be accommodating. But, I'll wait another couple years before giving this one another try. Oh, yeah, the fish! (.. that's if you catch ANY!) The locals will tell you the paper processing plant up-stream is dumping contaminants in the river that are apparently harming the fish. They caution you to eat no more than "one a month". Go figure. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Very nice campground. Staff very helpful and friendly. Bathrooms were mostly clean but I didn't like that they have curtains instead of doors for the toilets. The drought is taking a toll on the fishing pond but the swimming pond is fine. Very nice new pool. Clean laundry and fun game room. Close to attractions and easy to get to. Would recommend it to anyone. We camped here in a camper.

Nice quiet campground. Owners were very courteous. We camped here in a camper.

Nice and cool. Has a great small lake/pond for swimming, with sandy beach. Restrooms clean. Laundry room clean, with arcade for kids while Mom washes clothes. Close to lots of fun things in the area. We camped here in a camper.