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twinoaks207

twinoaks207

Having Fun!
bcp said:
I prefer my metal box
If I wanted to sleep where some stranger splooged the night before, I would curl up on the floor of an adult theater and take a nap.

next time you put your head down on that pillow at the hotel just remember, last night, that pillow was most likely being used as a butt brace for a 900 lb woman while she was getting porked by some guy she just met at the bar... Im sure none of that stuff leaks through the pillow case and into the pillow itself.

different ways to look at things I suppose.
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:barf::barf::barf:

Well thank you very much! Thanks to you and my sister (who tells horror stories about hotel bedspreads every time we travel), I may never be able to go anywhere again since hubby hates camping and refuses to try it with me! (I know, but what am I gonna do, it's really his only fault...)












...maybe he won't read this thread -- quick, somebody post after me so he doesn't see my name pop up.....TIA!!
 
JMILL24

JMILL24

Cubscout MoM
JMILL24 said:
Wish me luck, I'm hoping I found a diamond in the rough. Found this campground through the "Virginia is for Lovers" website. Didn't see it on any of the other searches for Campgrounds in VA. Looks great, great price, has everything we want and more. And to top it off we were able to book it for
4th of July weekend. It's called " Chickahominy Riverfront Park". If you've ever been there let me know how it went. If your still searching for a great place for the 4th, check this place out.
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Chickahominy Riverfront Park, was very nice.

Pros- nice wooded site on the water, bathhouse was clean, pool was big and clean, Playground was great and new, saw a paved bike trail across the road from campground, hubby really enjoyed the fishing (we took our canoe, but can fish off pier if you want), roads not too busy, kids can ride bikes back and forth in front of site.

Neg- (1)There are crazy angry squirrels who stealthily brake into your camper every chance they get, (2)although on the water, most sites on a cliff, so dangerous for little kids (although my 4 year old had no trouble, I just told him to stay away and he did), (3)no camp activities for the kids and (4)no provided camp fire rings (we got there early before the sites around us filled and were able to collect stones from other sites to make a camp fire ring)

Overall I would go back and I would recommend- Happy camping!! :)
 
bcp

bcp

In My Opinion
Beth Page jacked up their prices so high this year that most people I know have decided to look elsewhere for their camping.
Nice place, but it is now way over priced for what you get.
 
ginwoman

ginwoman

Well-Known Member
bcp said:
Beth Page jacked up their prices so high this year that most people I know have decided to look elsewhere for their camping.
Nice place, but it is now way over priced for what you get.
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Beth Page's prices are nuts. (I know this is an old post). We're going to BP in October but only because its a "family" camping trip with a bunch of us with campers. At least I think the rates drop a little bit in Oct.
 
blazinlow89

blazinlow89

Big Poppa
We went to BP last year it was about $65 a night, pricey for a campground but still had fun. We have been to some bad KOA's, and some really nice ones.

A realy nice campground within a decent drive to Hershey is a place called Starlight.
 
Softballkid

Softballkid

No Longer the Kid
I've been to BethPage, Shenandoah Crossing, Kings Dominion, American Heritage and Yogi Bear in Hagerstown.

Shenandoah Crossings has been my favorite so far. (Northern-ish Va)

Bethpage, I only spent 1 night at, we were supposed to go this weekend for 3 nights, but, hurricane + tree ontop camper = no camping

But we enjoyed our day/night their as well.

Both of those are in the $80 some a night range. full hook ups, water parks, etc.

Out of the 2, Shenandoah has A LOT more to offer though. (horse back riding, kayaking, little party boats, all sorts of activities and what not)

Kings Dominion was good, but we had a great group and we spent most of our time at Kings Dominion. Not a lot on site, but full hooks up avail, and it is pretty cheap a night.

American Heritage is small, but I think it's claim in being so close to Williamsburg and Busch Gardens. Wasn't a bad place, but very small sites.

Yogi Bear - we were dissapointed. But others have loved the place. We went on July 4th weekend, so it was expensive. Sites were ok in size, full hook ups, etc.. The camping aspect was good. But the Yogi expierence was crap, and that is why we were there, for the kids :ohwell:


Other than that, I'm no more help :lol:
 
dave1959

dave1959

Active Member
GWguy said:
I'm jaded towards KOAs. The KOAs where I used to live were the absolute pits, kinda like your description of the adult theatre floor, bcp. I usually opted for state parks.
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I agree, Most KOA'a are only about the money..The sites are small and they
stuff as many in as they can.

DO'NT GO TO ONE ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND ..!!
 
dave1959

dave1959

Active Member
bcp said:
state parks are ok in most states, Maryland state parks are for the most part the worst places you can think about camping.

Ive been to a few KOAs that I would not return to but most are good.
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Maryland has some VERY nice st parks...

point lookout, cunningham falls, elk neck...Very nice, not crowded

Va's Westmorland state park was a national winner some years back. Very nice place.
 
bcp

bcp

In My Opinion
dave1959 said:
Maryland has some VERY nice st parks...

point lookout, cunningham falls, elk neck...Very nice, not crowded

Va's Westmorland state park was a national winner some years back. Very nice place.
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We might just have to disagree on this one.
Maybe you have been camping in more states than I have and have more of a knowledge base to make your statement.
 
dave1959

dave1959

Active Member
bcp said:
We might just have to disagree on this one.
Maybe you have been camping in more states than I have and have more of a knowledge base to make your statement.
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Have you ever camped at any of the mentioned parks ???
 
bcp

bcp

In My Opinion
dave1959 said:
Have you ever camped at any of the mentioned parks ???
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most don't have full hookup, but yes I have.
I have no excitement level in Maryland campgrounds. Gave up on them years ago.
Now I go into Virginia if Im just looking for a weekend.
 
dave1959

dave1959

Active Member
bcp said:
We might just have to disagree on this one.
Maybe you have been camping in more states than I have and have more of a knowledge base to make your statement.
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... I guess we just look for differnt things in a campground.

Full hookup not nesecery, My camper is self contained.
Large/level sites, Nesecery.
Not crowed, Nesecery


I agree to diassagree.
 
bcp

bcp

In My Opinion
I agree with Westmorland in VA, that is a nice campground, a little shy on the things to do but its nice. Sites are big and set up in a way that you dont feel like you are crowded in.

Cunningham falls would be nice, but according to their web page their sites are only 23x23, that is not going to work well for me. unless they have some bigger sites and they just dont mention them.
 
dave1959

dave1959

Active Member
bcp said:
I agree with Westmorland in VA, that is a nice campground, a little shy on the things to do but its nice. Sites are big and set up in a way that you dont feel like you are crowded in.

Cunningham falls would be nice, but according to their web page their sites are only 23x23, that is not going to work well for me. unless they have some bigger sites and they just dont mention them.
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Cunningham falls, very nice..I don't know why they list the sites @ 23x23
my camper is about 35' tip to tip and it fits with room left...:confused:
 
bcp

bcp

In My Opinion
dave1959 said:
Cunningham falls, very nice..I don't know why they list the sites @ 23x23
my camper is about 35' tip to tip and it fits with room left...:confused:
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Then I would fit, Mine is a 36. as long as they have room for the truck to park too, then Im good to go.

My other problem is that I do like to drink my beer while perched about the campfire, unless they changed the rules, Maryland does not allow such things.
 
dave1959

dave1959

Active Member
bcp said:
Then I would fit, Mine is a 36. as long as they have room for the truck to park too, then Im good to go.

My other problem is that I do like to drink my beer while perched about the campfire, unless they changed the rules, Maryland does not allow such things.
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Oh yeh I fprgot about that...

Maryland Campgrounds suck !!!
 
bcp

bcp

In My Opinion
dave1959 said:
Oh yeh I fprgot about that...

Maryland Campgrounds suck !!!
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Actually, its really just Maryland that sucks.

Since I bought the current camper Ive only camped in two campgrounds in maryland. Take it sleazy and a KOA on a return trip from Yellowstone.

I did take the pop-up to a couple MD parks.

I prefer to camp in areas that have something of interest for the whole family.
 
M

Mabus

Free Rent
I've camped at Killens Pond in Delaware several times this summer. I think it's a great place. Not sure what the full hook up sites have or how big they are, I went primitive and ate whatever I caught out of the lake.
 
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