Office personal not very- grumby in fact- friendly. Sites are nice and access to river is nice. Campground is over priced . They are adding more sites so someone must like the high prices. Probably will not go back. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Staff was friendly but not outgoing. Busy on weekends but sparse on weekdays. There are two CG, an upper and a lower. The lower is on the river with little shade and no electric nor sewer, this area is used by tents and small RV's. The upper Cg has wooded sites with shade but the best sites have RV's permantly affixed. Pull thru sites are between the upper and lower CG's and offer no shade. Well off the beaten path the park is quiet day and night. They have a fishing pond, pool, good store, laundry and game room. Open Mar 15-Dec 3 The description of the Yogi Bear park in this area is quite similar, but I beleive is a separate facility. I could be mistaken and Yogi Bear may have bought this CG. I stumbled over this CG by word of mouth, as I never saw it advertised. 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.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
May 2005
$53
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.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
2004
$36
Stayed there 3 days in August 2004, 37ft 5er. Nice park, family oriented. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
2003
$25
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.
Review Rating
[ 5 / 10 ]
2003
$27
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.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
2002
$22
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.
Review Rating
[ 6 / 10 ]
2002
$27
Nice quiet campground. Owners were very courteous. We camped here in a camper.
Review Rating
[ 5 / 10 ]
2000
$20
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.