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Beautiful park!
Plenty to do.
Great for families.
Side note: make sure your children stay on the trails. Copperheads in the wooded areas.
This entire area is awesome. Great place for the dogs and horses. Lots of areas to picnic. Restrooms are clean. Definitely worth the drive to spend the day.
Pro Tip: If you do the Indian Head Trail, put on bug spray. You will thank me.
Really enjoyed the stay. Had Spot 1. Don't take that spot unless you love hearing kids play all day (from early morning to dusk) at the playground immediately across the road. Decent bathroom and shower facilities. A bit buggy but overall clean and within an easy walk regardless of where your spot is. Electric at sites (30 Amp) but water has shared hookups so bring your longest water hoses. No black-tank hookup but a Dump Station on site on the way out (another reason not to take Site 1). ;) Reasonable rates ($30 per night). Come fully equipped because the Camp Store has none of the usual camping items such as small propane bottles, batteries, camp stove gas, charcoal, or even ice or firewood. Staff is friendly. Canoe, kayaking, and paddle boat rental available. Very nice little lake (no swimming) and a little river that is beautiful for paddling. We enjoyed our visit and will very likely be back.
I didn't explore the trails or anything, but I enjoyed the kayaking experience here. I spent 2 hours traversing the waterway. There were definitely some underwater obstacles that caused a couple of my group members to get stuck. It'd be nice if they did a little maintenance. I certainly understand preserving the natural habitat, but there should be removal of the large fallen branches/trunks. Overall, it was a good time.
This is yet another great free park in Chesapeake, VA. And it doubles as a campground for those of you who are more adventurous and outdoorsie. There is the campground side and the free park public use area which is open until 6:45pm I think. There are a few different parking lots to choose from. I only went on one trail and headed back because this is definitely not a park for those of us who don't get out much. It's really big compared to other parks in the area so that means a lot of walking. There are restrooms and I think a store at the main entrance. They offer plenty of amenities like kayaking and canoeing and paddle boating, but again I only went on one of several trails they have.
If you're looking to branch out into more adventurous parks I would highly recommend this one as I said early It's pretty big so there's a LOT of walking to do.
