Two families looking for a nice campground with attached waterpark or several pools within a 5-6 hour drive of Bristol, VA/TN area for June of 2019. We have 4 children, ages 12, 13 and 2-15 year olds. If there are site-seeing things close by, that's a plus. We need FHU campground with nice amenities, but we need to have some activities that the teens and tweens can do alone. We have been going to the beach somewhere, each year and have found that we don't spend a lot of time on the beach, so there is no need to drive so long to sit by a pool or outside our campers. We have done the OBX, Hunting Island, Gulf Shores, Jekyll Island and other places.We have looked at both Cedar Point (OH) and Carowinds (NC), but have not decided whether these will suit our needs. Cedar Point is expensive, at $109-159/night at this years' rates and Carowinds will be HOT!! Any other suggestions?

not on your list of states but I-MAX State Park in Michigan has a water park on site.

There are a couple campgrounds within very close proximity of Indiana Beach (Monticello, Indiana), they even offer shuttle service to the park or you can walk. The other one we've been to is Lake Fairfax Park (Fairfax County, Virginia ... Reston, Virginia). Click here. There is a water park right there at the park. It's not anything as large as 6 Flags or anything, but it's a nice park.Not in the campground, but Santa Clause, Indiana has Holiday World and Splashin' Safari. VERY close by campgrounds include Lincoln State Park, and Camp Rudolph. There are several more in the area too.

Again not in the park but Williamsburg Va, about 7-8 hrs away, Busch Gardens/ Water Country USA and a couple of campgrounds very close by.And for a change of pace you can visit Colonial Williamsburg.

Along the lines of Cedar Point etc., I would consider Knoebels and/or HersheyPark, both in PA and both with associated campgrounds. HersheyPark has a sizable water park area, and shuttle service from their campground. Knoebels has a big pool with a few water slides but not really a large scale water park, but it's an awesome place none the less. They have one campground (with basic ammenities and some pretty small sites) that is right at the park and another (bigger sites and a bit nicer overall) that is a few miles away with periodic shuttle service included.In the opposite direction, Disney's Fort Wilderness gets lots of rave reviews, though it isn't exactly inexpensive to say the least.

I second the recommendation for Holiday World / Splashin Safari in Indiana. Great water park and theme park, and Lake Rudolph campground is lots of fun and connected to the parks so teens can go back and forth themselves.

Campground w/waterpark in TN, KY, VA, NC, IN, OH

dodge_guy
Explorer II
Jul 27, 2018
The Fremont IN. Jellysone in is nice.

And if you want to head north the Warrens WI Jellystone is very nice. has its own wave pool, lazy river, waterslides and splash park!
MountainAirMan
Explorer
Jul 27, 2018
You may be interested in the Yogi park in Luray, Va. They have expanded their water park for this year.
Should be 5 hour drive or less from Bristol area.
atomlinson
Explorer
Jul 27, 2018
We're also big fans of Lake Rudolph Campground in Santa Claus Indiana. The campground butts up next to Holiday World Amusement Park/Splashin' Safari Water Park. Free shuttle runs from the campground to the park all day and evening.
Busdriver
Explorer II
Jul 25, 2018
Williamsburg ky has a water park with a campground. Kentucky Splash Park & Campground
Travlingman
Explorer II
Jul 24, 2018
Anchor Down RV Resort in Dandridge, TN on Douglas Lake. Have a pool, lake swimming with toys, 200 foot water slide into lake, basketball, pickle ball, and other games. Less than 10 minute drive into Sevierville by backroad, miss all of the traffic.
loggenrock
Explorer
Jul 24, 2018
x2 King's Dominion in Richmond. Been there twice - been a few years, but shuttle right from CG to the park.
Wild_Card
Explorer
Jul 23, 2018
Bethpage Resort in Urbana Va.
mdcamping
Explorer
Jul 23, 2018
Merrykalia wrote:
Two families looking for a nice campground with attached waterpark or several pools within a 5-6 hour drive of Bristol, VA/TN area for June of 2019. We have 4 children, ages 12, 13 and 2-15 year olds. If there are site-seeing things close by, that's a plus.

We need FHU campground with nice amenities, but we need to have some activities that the teens and tweens can do alone.

We have been going to the beach somewhere, each year and have found that we don't spend a lot of time on the beach, so there is no need to drive so long to sit by a pool or outside our campers. We have done the OBX, Hunting Island, Gulf Shores, Jekyll Island and other places.

We have looked at both Cedar Point (OH) and Carowinds (NC), but have not decided whether these will suit our needs. Cedar Point is expensive, at $109-159/night at this years' rates and Carowinds will be HOT!!

Any other suggestions?

Been 14 yrs since we have been to Cherrystone Camping resort, in VA loads of amenities, pools, docks for crabbing, onsite seafood/restaurant, 1/2 day fishing tours and sunset cruises. I have read the place has expanded much since! :C

Mike
ken56
Explorer
Jul 23, 2018
Dolly Partons Splash Country in Pigeon Forge. Close to Bristol and lots to do for kids and adults. Lots of choices in campgrounds close by.
jasoncw
Explorer
Jul 23, 2018
GordonThree wrote:
not on your list of states but I-MAX State Park in Michigan has a water park on site.

Never heard of this. Is this a typo? If not, can you provide a link?