Campground Reservations

I will say that most Virginia State Parks have this same policy, a non-site specific site, but unless you are HUGE, you will fit in almost all of their spots. It may take some maneuvering around, but the spot will fit you.

just so you know, it is Illegal for them to keep you money regardless of what their policy is. You cannot keep the money without providing a service or product. WOW! that they would even attempt it.

Some people expect the rig to fit also still hooked up to the camper. Some even think the boat should be able to remain hitched too. Just saying...

Move on to another park plain and simple. We have camped at koa's , private camp grounds and state parks. I always make reservations by phone to ask questions. I use google earth ahead of time to pick out specific sites. Most often the person on the phone will ask me our TT length and discuss sites. I usually reserve 3 to 4 months out and have had no problem getting the site I want.

I told the park that I would look else where. That did faze them at all. I was surprised at the we will not keep a site big enough for you attitude.

Merrykalia wrote:
I will say that most Virginia State Parks have this same policy, a non-site specific site, but unless you are HUGE, you will fit in almost all of their spots. It may take some maneuvering around, but the spot will fit you.

VA does guarantee you will. They do not leave size totally to chance.
THey are also implementing more site specific policies as well.

That's like a motel saying they have a room then when you get there, they say the only room is a single bed for a family of 4... AND keeping your money. NO WAY

I sure as the devil would not do business with this place... with the increased number of folks doing the RV thing some places just don’t care because they know the demand is there for a place to park a rig...

I think I would pass on that one.

We have run into the size issue in the past at a Texas State Park. had a reservation and get there and no site is big enough for our rig. Rig size was noted on the reservation, yet, the sites were taken on a first come basis. The larger sites were occupied by pop ups and tent campers. We had to go else where for a site, but after some fussing, we got a refund.

Why ask about rig size when they do not hold a site for a larger rig. Now Texas is moving to site specific reservations. This is not good as you find a site for a day or two and then you have to move. You cannot find a site open for a week to save your life.

It is getting so hard to get sites unless you book at least 6 months out, we are considering coming off the road and parking the rig. Too many people reserve and never show up and the site is wasted. As park volunteers, we have seen people turned away as all of the sites are reserved and the next morning, there are several vacant site due to no shows. The parks need to make a larger fee for a no show that does not cancel...like $50 to $100 for a no show.

Ken