Williamsburg RV & Camping Resort, Williamsburg, Virginia

      After a two and a half hour drive from Virginia Beach (70 miles), we were happy to finally get to Williamsburg.  There's an unmanned gate with a keypad to let you in.  Once the arm lifts, you follow the arrows on the road to the very center of the campground to the office.  The office gave us a choice of a couple of sites that didn't work out and then another couple.  On the second go-round, we decide on the least sloping site.  We still wound up with tires off the ground to level. The campground was fine, but felt crowded and could use work on some of its sites.  The office staff was extremely nice and very helpful.  The pool was nice and the lodge was fine, but the games all cost money to play.  Being there in June, the humidity was such that it wasn't comfortable to sit outside.  But with it being so close to Williamsburg, Yorktown Battlefields, & Jamestown, we really didn't spend much time in the campground.

      Williamsburg was very educational.  They offer 50% off on their annual passes for veterans, so it was cheaper to buy an annual pass than a three-day pass without the discount.  They also give 10% off on everything for veterans.  Colonial Williamsburg is separate from the town, there are no cars and everyone working there is playing a 1776 character.  Some of the actors were outstanding, especially the barber.  We did find that eating there was very expensive ($7 for a hotdog) and sit-down dining was even more expensive.  However at the end of the Colony is a William & Mary College store that has a coffee shop/cafe in it, which was very reasonably priced.  I visited Williamsburg in the early 70's and sent my sister a photo of me in a tri-cornered hat and she sent me a photo from that trip.

      We also visited the Yorktown battlefield.  It is a national park so with your park pass it's free.  I believe it was $14 per person without one.  We took the free one hour "Ranger Tour" in which a Park Ranger walked you outside the visitor's center and told you the story of the Battle of Yorktown.  This was very well done and interesting.  Then we took the driving tour of the park that shows the locations of earthworks, redoubts (outposts) the surrender field, the home where the surrender was signed and other interesting historic spots.  We also walked the town of Yorktown that has a nice beach waterfront area along the York River.  After Yorktown, we decided to drive over to the site where the Jamestown settlement was.  We checked out the glass blowing demonstration where the glassworks ruins were found, but when we got to the settlement, it was raining so we opted to skip it.  With your national parks pass it was only $5.  I guess we will have to come back.

Indian Cove RV Resort (The Cove), Virginia Beach, Virginia

      From our last campground in Newport, NC, the drive to Indian Cove was crazy.  I can't imagine how anyone could possibly make the trip without GPS.  The roads are narrow with no aprons on either side, but after hours of white-knuckle driving, we made it to the resort.  Other than the surprise of a $9 per night resort fee, we were very impressed with the park.  The sites had concrete pads to park on and lots of green grass to get out and enjoy.  Most every site backed-up to water and are spaced enough so that you aren't camping on top of your neighbor.  The pictures can far better describe the park than I can.  It has three pools, one is open every day and two are open just on the weekends until the middle of June and then they are open every day as well.  Our visit included a beautiful June weekend, so the park was filled with kids.  Saturday night they had a DJ and a big graduation party.  If you're a boat owner, you tie your boat up at night right at your site.  The park is very well laid-out and all the sites are very nice.  This is definitely a park for us to return to.

     While we were there, we made a couple of trips to the beach at Virginia Beach.  We had to try out my daughter's suggestion of Chick's Oyster Bar.  On the weekend we were there, there was a boardwalk art show/sell.  The boardwalk (paved) runs between the beach and the hotels, there is even a separate path for bicycles just a few feet away.  Virginia Beach is beautiful with lots to see, do, and eat.  When we visit here in the future we will plan on staying longer.

Type: Deluxe

Good Sam Rating: 9.5/9*/9

Address: 
1053 Sandbridge Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Phone: (757) 426-2601

Fax: (757) 721-6029

Reservations Phone: (757) 426-2601

Reservations Fax: (757) 721-6029

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Resort Information: Two minutes from the Atlantic Ocean at Sandbridge Beach, 20 minutes from Virginia Beach. Wooded and open campsites border a freshwater channel leading to the wildlife refuge at Back Bay, with largemouth bass, speckled perch, and channel cat. Nearby: Festival Park, Colonial Williamsburg, Busch Gardens, Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Directions: From I-64: I-264 E to Ex 17A, Independence Blvd S, bear R. L on Princess Anne Rd. L to 2nd light where road becomes Sandbridge Rd. Approx 3 mi to resort. Sandbridge Rd is a narrow, twisting rural road.

Reservation Requirements:

Web Site: indian-cove.com

EMail: jlivingston@indian_cove.com

Full Sites: 300

Check-In/Check-Out Times: 2:00 p.m./ 10:00 a.m.

RV Site Minimum Stay: 1 night

Open: Mar 2 to Dec 31

Maximum Electrical Service: 50 amp

WiFi Available: Yes

Maximum RV Length: 40 feet

Elevation: 0

Amenities: Recreation Hall, outdoor pool (3), adult lounge, shuffleboard, horseshoes, tennis, basketball, boating available, boat ramp with kayaks, canoes, paddle boats, general store, playground (2), tenting, firewood, handicap access, ice available, grocery, fire rings, ping pong, laundry, picnic tables, group activities, pool table, propane, hot showers, game room, beach, tourist attraction nearby, golf nearby, fishing nearby, boating nearby. Nearby: Festival Park, Colonial Williamsburg, Busch Gardens, beaches. Outer Banks of NC, a wildlife refuge.

RV Notes: Additional charges: Park fee $9/night collected in cash or credit card. No gas powered golf carts. No pull-through sites. Drive-ups not accepted.

Rental Notes: Rental units available. Trip Points not accepted. Contact the resort directly.

Restrictions:

Accepts Pets: Yes

Pet Restrictions: Not in rental units.

Visitor Mail Accepted: No

Visitor Mail Restrictions: Fed Ex or UPS allowed.