Campground and park are an unexpected gem in the middle of a highly traveled and congested area. NN is to be commended for maintaining this park! Blacktop on many sites is broken and needs repair. Traffic noise from nearby I-64 can spoil an otherwise perfect solitude. Lake does not allow gas motors (good). Bike and hiking trails in good shape. Civil War earth works preserved in campground are interesting. Other historic areas close by. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We have a 45' motorhome and we stayed in the "B" loop to get 50 amp electric. Campground is lovely, older city park with nice facilities. Some low branches which the staff removed. Some very unlevel sites near the lake we could not park in, unfortunately. But many nice level sites throughout. Could be very tight turning in some sites. We reviewed prior to parking and choosing a site. Note: Entrance to the entire park is very hard. Very tight right hand turn then another right hand turn in a few feet. You almost have to go over the curb to get in. Having said all that, we'd stay again. Wish they had sewer hookup's however. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We absolutely love this park and camp here all year long every other weekend. It's our favorite and we brag on it often. Our favorite of course are the waterfront sites which are a good size, perfect for large family cookouts. They are the best sites but the pads need some work, they are getting smaller every year. Sometimes it's frustrating that they will let a tent reserve the best waterfront sites and they don't even use the utilities or need the space . The larger trailers have to squeeze in smaller sites. We feel that they should restrict these sites to no tents and with a minimum of a 2 night stay. A tent will reserve the waterfront campsite for just Saturday night and spoil it for others that want to stay from Friday until Sunday. We love the security of the Rangers and most are friendly and will leave you alone unless you are absolutely breaking the law, but there are a few that nit pick and look for things. For the most part we love our local park and will continue to camp here and will continue to recommend it to all campers we meet. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Campground is far better than most "local" parks. Heavily wooded and the trees kept the park much cooler – especially during the recent heat wave. Big rig access is reasonable up to about 40'. About 1/3 of the sites can accommodate big rigs. Chose carefully since many sites are not very level. We were given "waterfront" site A8 and told it was on the water and level. The site actually sloped downhill; the water was about 100' away and couldn't be seen because of the trees. But the personnel gave us a list of the available sites and we were free to pick one out. You can rent boats, go hiking or biking, frisbee golf and fishing. Playground is next to B Loop, no pool and no swimming allowed in the lake. Some hiking trails had information on civil war battles and civil war embankments can be found running through the park. There was noise from I-64 and Jefferson Avenue that run in front of the park, but not enough to bother us. The main roads are in good condition. Pavement on camping loop roads and sites is beginning to deteriorate along the edges. Bathroom buildings are old but recently painted and clean. It appears the toilets, sinks and fixtures are recently replaced. There was a four trailer back up on Sunday waiting to use the dump station. Sewer hook ups would be appreciated. No cable but the moho antenna worked well for about six local stations. Too many trees for satellite TV. Electrical (30 amp only) and water near the front of sites required extra cable and hoses. For the price the park was a bargain compared to others in the area. We will return. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We spent two weeks here in May 2006. Overall, a very nice CG; rangers made regular patrols, nice and safe CG. The kids loved the playground at the entrance to the B-Loop. Only drawbacks were lack of a sewer hook-up and lack of internet access. Cable hook-up would also have been nice. However, rates were considerably cheaper than CG's that provide more and cost more. We will stay there again if I have to travel back to Fort Eustis. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Nice campground, large shady sites, lots of beautiful trees. Only reason I didn't give it a 10 was the fact that it was very noisy (from nearby freeway) and the fact that the sites were not very level. Shower and bathrooms were clean. There are plenty of nice paths for walking. Great place for a stopover on your way through the area. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We are regulars to Newport News Park, Campsites are very large, The bathrooms have all been redone for 2006, A major improvement over last year. Rangers are very friendly and helpful. Very nice place to relax and have a good time. For the kids not much to do unless you rent or have a canoe or have bikes to ride. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We stayed overnight at this campground on our way home from Florida after picking up our new motor home. It is a easy and short drive from the main road. On our way down we had looked at other campgrounds in the area and this one was by far the best. As we plan to stay in the same area again we spent sometime the morning before we left walking around the entire campground and checking out the various sites. We did not ask about any activities and so can not comment on what is available. Camp fires were allowed while we were there. There are several hiking/biking trails that look very inviting. There is no pool and while it was not needed in November, summers in Virginia are very hot. We had little interaction with the staff, but they seemed normal. Overall, this is a very nice, clean campground and I would have given it a "10" except for the bathroom issue. It isn't so much that the bathrooms are not clean, as they are old. Paint is peeling, metal things are rusted, and locks do not work on all the doors. Nature seems to be taking over and winning. The sites were wooded, roomy, and paved. The interior roads were paved and in very good shape. Trees were cut back from the main road and it was very easy to get our motor home (28-feet) in and out. Larger rigs would have no problems. Good surfaces are important to us as my husband runs and I walk every day. Many of the sites are level, but the ones on the water were not. If you are in a tent, this will not be a problem as while the paved part is not level, there always seemed to be a level spot elsewhere on the site that would fit a tent. If you are in a recreational vehicle check out the sites first to see if you will be able to adjust your jacks sufficiently to be level. We could hear some highway noise when we were outside, but it was faint. It seemed louder near the second loop of sites on the lake. There was a very nice playground located in a shady area and the dump station was clean and easy to get in and out. We look forward to staying here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Our Good Sams Club camped here and had a nice weekend. The people were very professional and friendly. We used the meeting room for breakfast and dinner. We stayed on section B, nice area and I would come back again and I think our club will come back again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Newport News holds its' annual folkfest first of October and this is the second year we've camped here. Campground was fairly full due to the festival, but the sites are spread out over the campground, allowing you not to be "cramped" as some of campgrounds are. Water and Electricity are the only provisions the sites provide. We used the restrooms and showers because my water heater didn't work, and that's the only reason I gave this campground ranked a 7, the facilities are old, concrete, and need of updating. I saw no signs of cleaning while we were there. Otherwise, mild temperature days, cool nights made this a wonderful weekend. We will camp here again next year. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

This is a great park except for the restrooms. The sites are huge and beautiful. There are fantastic walking trails and biking trails. There are civil war earthworks throughout the campground and the people are very nice. The restrooms, however, are an absolute disgrace. They are the worst that we've seen, period. One of the two stalls in the ladies room on loop C was clogged and gross and we reported it early Saturday. Their solution was to block it off with a trashcan. That left only one working stall - and the door wouldn't shut on it because the hinges were falling off. One shower had no lock on the door and the latch on the other shower door fell off each time you tried to lock it. We left Sunday afternoon and nobody had done anything about the toilet. If you can do without the restrooms, you'll like the park. If you have to use the restrooms, you'll be disgusted. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

Nice for a city park, pretty quiet, we had a BIG colony of ants climb up our shore power cord. Needed extension cords to make power reach, but would definitely stay again. Good dump station, clean restrooms. We camped here in a Motorhome.

I have to come to the defense of this campground. Newport News City Park is the largest public park on the east Coast (8,000 acres). It is estimated that the park (including the campground) lost 12,000 trees during Hurricane Isabel (Sep 03). City employess are working hard to clean up the park and make it a better experience for campers. I do not think it is at the top of the city's prioities, because the entire area was hit hard by the hurricane. The bath houses are old but are cleaned daily. This is close to our home so we camp there several times a year. It is located on a lake. If you have a Virginia fishing licence, boat rental is just $4.00 per day per licenced fisherman. It is also close to Colonial Williamsburg and Busch gardens. Give them a chance to get their act together. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

I chose this park because of reviews I have read on this board, and I was very disappointed. Half the park is closed because of last years hurricane. The sites are very wooded and gravel. Baths are nasty. They allow dogs to be kept in pens. One site had 3 tents, a inflatable swimming pool and a dog pen containing 4 dogs, including a Rotweiler. I checked out and went to the Williamsburg KOA, which turned out much better. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We just got back from a three night stay at the Newport News Campground. I know that lots has been said about the campground previously, but thought that I would add just a few comments about it . First of all, we really enjoyed our stay. The sites in B Loop are large and spacious (where we were). It looks like loops E & F might get a little tight, but still not at all bad. We were right on the water, sites B44 and B46 (with friends). These were great sites in that they were huge, right on the water, & very level (some sites in B are not so level). The bad thing is that they are just across the water from I64 & the road that goes through Newport News which made the traffic noise pretty bad. We were in a pu with no a/c, our friends were in a hardside with a/c. The traffic noise bothered us, but not them so the noise level will depend on what you are camping in. We noticed that the sites away from the water did not have as much noise (which makes sense since water does make an excellent sound carrier). A Loop is pretty close to the road, too, so road noise may be an issue there as well. It is in the woods (which may deaden the noise) so I'd hate to say. All of the sites are well shaded. The bathrooms were as clean as could be expected with a rainy weekend. They are old, but very serviceable (the shower stalls are huge - wish more were like them). The kids had a ball fishing from both boats & the shore. They caught some nice fish, which we released. John boat rental is $4 per hour if you are "just riding around", $4.22 per day if you are fishing. Now for a couple of what we considered to be fairly bad things. First, my son is very much into archery. The campground offers an archery range - terrific! My son packs his archery equipment and is all set to shoot. Oops, you are only able to use the archery range if you take their 1 1/2 hour safety course. Well, that still wasn't a problem - we were more than happy to have him do that... After all rather safe than sorry... Oops, the safety course is only offered certain days and the next one isn't for 2 weeks... Okay, on to the next activity that we planned to do - model airplanes. My son has an Air Hog model airplane (for those that haven't seen these, they are airplanes that use air to make the engine work, really neat!). We ask where the model airplane field is so that he can fly his plane. Oops, it is only available to members of the area's model airplane club. Now to be honest if those are the rules for those activities, fine. I have no problem with that, but, it should be addressed in the brochure and their website, rather than saying they have these activities & then for young people (can't say kids anymore - my 15 year old doesn't like it ) to be all set to do them and then find out they can't. It kind of takes some of the fun out of the weekend especially when they have planned to share the activity with a friend. On the upside, the bike trails and walking trails are really nice. There had been a lot of rain down there this week (including several hard downpours while we were there) so part of the bike trail was underwater. Which didn't matter, the bike trail was still open anyway. If you go down there now, be prepared for the skeeters! Lots of rain = lots of water = lots and lots and lots of the monsters! Of course there is nothing the park can do about that, just something to be aware of. Also, if you have used this park alot & have specific sites you use, be sure to ask about water before you reserve. Lots of the sites had large amounts of water standing on them. Again this has nothing to do with the park - just something to be aware of. Overall, we would certainly go back to the campground as it was nice and we didn't get to do the walking trails. It is a super place to stay if you want to do Busch Gardens, Water Country, or any of the historical things in the area! I would just say that if you plan to do any of the stated activities, call before you go to make sure of the rules involved with the activity so you don't get disappointed. I rated the campground at an seven because of the activities being listed, but not available because of rules. If the problem with the activities had not been something within the campground's control, I would have felt differently and would have rated the campground higher. An example would be that they had to close boat rentals on Saturday because one of that day's storms had knocked a tree over onto the boathouse! That was out of the campground's control (they fixed it as quickly as they could) and I certainly would not "knock" the campground for that. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

This is a very nice, heavily wooded campground. Sites are spacious, but trees many interfere with deployment of slides and awnings. Electrical and water service was toward the front of the site. Consider bringing an extension cord and extra water hose. No fire rings, but campfires are allowed on the ground. Bath houses are old, but cleaned daily. Dump station was full due to the high rainfall experienced in this area the past several months. Park officials were prompt in calling in septic service to correct the problem (we did not wait around). Great place to walk, bike, or fish. Near interstate, but noise is not a problem. Road construction on I-64 is an ongoing nightmare (12 years) and driving to and from the campground was stressful. We will return to this park. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Our family us this park for weekend getaways. the sites are large with water and electric , but sorry not sewer, but with easy access to the dump station it evens out. there are trails for walking, biking or a romantic stroll with your better half in a peaceful rual setting. all sites and roads are paved. the rangers will allow you to go select a site and then come back and register. rangers patrol all campsite areas throughout the night for security. We love this place. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Very wooded but clean, well laid out sites with room between sites (not right next to each other). Lots of biking and hiking trails. Many sites are NOT level. Fishing from shore virtually impossible with trees and debris, but boat rental is 4.20/person/day. Noise from I-64 on other side of lake. Beautiful place, will be back again for sure. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

The park has easy access from Interstate 64. Access to the park is hard paved and the (Ranger) clerks at the registration desk are very friendly, Your information is placed on computer for ease of registering during a revisit. All roads are paved and all sites are level and paved with tables and grills, large sites with plenty of room between sites, very shaded,has 5 mile bike & hiking trails, archery range, boating, fishing, washers & dryers at office, pay phones, bike, canoe, paddle boat rentals. close to tourist areas and amusement parks in Williamsburg, Newport News, 40 miles from Va beach. Wonderful campground your kids will love it. Without sewer hookups I still rate it a 10, a San-I-Tote is a must for more than a weekend stay. There is a dump Station with cover and hose for cleanup afterwards. We camped here in a camper.