We visited over the Easter weekend. Very kid friendly park. Staff was very accommodating to the children. We appreciated the staff suggesting our 8 year old put her helmet on when she was riding her bicycle (not in a pushy, but kind way). The Easter family-planned activities were well-conducted and the we all enjoyed them. Wifi was spotty, at best. The sites themselves were relatively small. The cleanliness of the campground, the friendliness of the staff, and the convenience of the sights of Gettysburg combined to make an enjoyable extended weekend.
Lake Anna State Park is a large park with several trails for horseback riding/bicycling/walking. The park is in a rather remote location so be sure and bring all the food/beverages/consumables that you'll need for the duration or your stay. The campsites are large and spaced well away from one another for lots of privacy. Since it was towards the end of the season, the campground was fairly empty. The lake is located adjacent to the campground and is accessible from a paved walkway (downhill towards the lake). It's about a 10 minute walk. It's not listed on any of the pamphlets, so be sure and look for it. The restrooms (2) were large with laundry facilities and 5 showers each. We enjoyed our stay, but may not be back due to the remoteness of the park.
The park itself is beautiful with many shaded sites and a lake with swimming access. The problem lies in the cleanliness of the restrooms, or lack thereof. We had to go out of our way to ensure we had and kept our shower shoes on when showering because the showers appeared that dirty!! If not for this one problem, I would have been inclined to rate this State park much better. Each site has it's own fire ring. Each site has a macadam spot for the rig. The parking was rather lacking though. I would stay here again because of the beauty of the area and would hope that the restrooms were better taken care of by then.
The park itself is located adjacent to the Reston Zoo and a water park is located on the park grounds as well Water park rates are $9.00 per person (camper rates). The campground is in the back of a large county park. The lone bathrooms were dated, but clean. If taking a shower be prepared to swat the nozzle away if someone flushes a toilet (you will get burned if you don't, the water became that hot, that quickly). This was the first time we camped somewhere where there was only electric hook-up. I think we could live without the sewer, but having to refill the water tank is a chore (I purchased two 7 gal. water jugs from Wal-Mart and gravity fed my tank to refill it, on two separate occasions during our 4 day stay). The campground personnel were very friendly. There's a lot to do in the area including Great Falls National Park, the aforementioned Reston Zoo (partial petting zoo for the kids) and the small water park that's located right within the gates of the county park.
I was somewhat disappointed with this park because there was no bathroom within our camping loop. Also, there are no pull-thru sites and the road that the sites are on are rather small. The individual sites themselves are nicely shaded and private, but it rained the second day we were there and the granulated blue chip got all over everything (had to throw the indoor/outdoor carpet away). There's a fishing pier on the water.
This campsite was in a beautiful location nestled in between the Shenandoah mountains. The town of Luray was only a short drive away. The folks running the place were friendly and helpful. There is no pond or lake for fishing. The restrooms were clean, but small and there was a line waiting to use the showers (only two shower stalls). I believe they are in the beginning stages of building new bathrooms in the back of the campground. I would stay here again in the future.
This was our first experience camping in our new travel trailer. The campsite appeared to be a former KOA considering the trademark shape of the check - in building. The folks at the front desk were friendly. We had a pull - through site and it was nicely shaded. The playground had enough stuff to keep our three kids happy. The small lake is just a few steps away from all the sites and fishing is available.
This campground was in the hills of the Blue Ridge mountains. The overall appearance of the KOA was very nice. There's a small fishing pond down a small hill at the back of the campground. The folks running the front desk were very friendly. The RV sites were a little close together, but we managed OK. We would probably stay here again in the future.