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Located 20 miles from Winchester and 69 miles from Washington, DC. From I-66, take exit 6 State Rt. 340/522 south to State Rt. 55 west (2nd traffic light). Turn right onto 55 west, go 2 miles and turn right on Homestead Rd. at the North Fork Resort entrance sign.
The resort itself is pretty nice, it’s giant, there are a lot of amenities and seems nice for families. Nice dog park as well. Location is nice as it’s just outside of an entrance to Shenandoah and only about an hour and a half drive to Washington D.C. Only downside is the $17/night cost of electric for coast members. For a 2 weeks stay we paid more than our entire metered monthly electric bill at a resort in Florida where we had our A/C’s running constantly.
Didn't experience anything negative staying here. The bathrooms and showers were immaculate, water nice and hot. Security people at the gate were friendly and happy to answer any questions we had. Our campsite was perfect right along the river! We saw plenty of wildlife and natural beauty all around. It was pleasant hearing the river at night, it lulled you to sleep. I heard people playing music and having a good time, but once it got time to noise cut off time, it got dead silent. We met a few nice people who introduced themselves and talked awhile with as as we were setting up camp. Water and electric hook up was fine. Very close to Skyline drive and all the amenities of Front Royal such as an eclectic mix of restaurants all around. We had everything to choose from Indian food to southern style home cooking. The pools weren't open yet as it was nearing the end of April but there's still lots to do. I enjoyed just taking a nice walk around the campground looking at various plants and doing my plant nerd thing. We saw deer on the other side of the river and horses as we enjoyed our beer and relaxed! I definitely want to return very soon especially when the pools open! Love this place 😍! Wifi is spotty but I didn't come here to stay glued to my phone 😂! I was grateful to just slow down and enjoy nature!
Campgrounds are a matter of perspective and tastes. I didn't mind the gravel lot, lack of trees or shrubs or the closely situated sites. I found washroom #5 to be clean, fresh smelling and attractively decorated. I appreciated Passport America pricing. However, both times I had to interact with staff at the front gate entrance I thought they were abrupt, unfriendly and unorganized. I also thought $10 fee per visitor was quite unreasonable. While I knew that when I made the reservation, this campground was my only real option for a reunion with two couples as it was half way between their homes in PA and VA. They were at our site no more than 4 hours yet it cost me in essence another night's camping fee to have them visit.
Beautiful location. Sites have a good amount of room, though some we’ve stayed at feel like we’re on top of our neighbors.
The guest policy is absolutely ridiculous. I went to visit my family for 1 hour and they charged me $10 to do so. Not to mention I paid the $10 fee two days prior to visit them for 3 hours. My presence at their campground for a few hours does not cost them anything. They’re practically charging me for breathing. Honestly don’t come here if you want anyone to be able to come see you. We are repeat campers here, a shame they bleed repeat campers dry, when the site is already being paid for.
It was horrible we have always taken are kids here to trick or treat we have some family that had lots and you normally pay $10 a car this year we had to $10 a person and not only that they told tried to charge one of are family members $10 a person for use coming too. It's crazy when the people that live there are the ones buying the candy and decorations not the campground it's self and I understand it's a safe place to take the kids but to charge that much that's taking advantage. There wasn't even a many people giving out stuff this year or as many activities for the kids let's just say won't be doing that again.
