We stayed at Cape Charles / Chesapeake Bay KOA Resort in Cape Charles, Virginia. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A decent RV park with a private beach and restaurant. This was a last-minute change to avoid traveling on the Memorial Day weekend; amazingly, we were able to get a reservation just a few days before the holiday, despite it being packed with holiday campers.
Dates:
- Check in: 2024-05-24
- Check out: 2024-05-28
- 4 nights
Weather:
- Partly cloudy on first days; thunderstorms and rain on last day
- High temps 69-73°F, lows 65-69°F
- Little wind, gusts to 24 MPH
Noise:
- No road noise
- No train horn noise
- Lots of neighbor noise during Memorial Day weekend; quiet after everyone left
Site:
- #513, back-in, grass
- Needed to disconnect toad, parked beside coach
- Mostly level site, slightly high in the back; used hydraulic leveling
- Grass site about 45 feet long by 30 feet wide
- Picnic table
- Fire pit
- A few trees
- Clean site
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, conveniently located
- 60 PSI water, conveniently located
- Good sewer connection, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe needed)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 20 Mbps down, 5 Mbps up, 50 ms ping
- AT&T: 250-285 Mbps down, 40 Mbps up, 50 ms ping
- Verizon: 15-25 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up, 70 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters by exit
- Pools
- Onsite restaurant
- Beach
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Like being in the Keys on the Chesapeake
This was a last-minute change for Memorial Day weekend. We were surprised there was availability the week before the holiday, and there were even a few empty sites all weekend. The campsites themselves were pretty basic (bare grass with a fire ring and picnic table), but the amenities were top-notch. We had dinner a couple of times at the beachside restaurant and enjoyed it both times. With a rum drink in hand and a salt breeze off the water, it was very relaxing after a long day of driving and the stress of getting over/through the bridge tunnel. Being a holiday weekend, it was pretty rambunctious in the campground, but it really cleared out on Monday, and it was pretty much just us and the long-term residents. We camped at Cape Charles / Chesapeake Bay KOA Resort in a Motorhome.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site:
The sites were fairly tight back-to-back:
A large gathering on our driver side:
Other sites:
Tight roads, with everyone parked on the edge of the road:
Pool area:
We appreciate it when there’s an onsite restaurant, especially on travel days, so we don’t have to cook. This park has the Sunset Beach Bar & Grille:
Private beach:
A nice KOA. We’d be happy to stay here again, but probably won’t, since access via tunnels under the bay is a bit harrowing in our big rig.