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DrewE
Sep 05, 2021Explorer II
Shenandoah River State Park, in Bentonville, VA, near the northern corner of the state, is open for camping all year. (According to the sign, its full name is the Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park, or some permutation of that; it sometimes appears on maps with various shortened names.)
Promised Land State Park in PA also has some camping available all year, or very nearly all year; it's maybe 30 miles east of Scranton.
I've stayed at both a couple times during late fall and winter months. Electricity is available, and water hookups at Shenandoah River SP. I think the water was turned off at Promised Land when I was there (or maybe it was an electric-only loop), but I was using my internal tanks anyhow due to it being snowy and freezing.
A little further south, Claytor Lake SP, SW of Roanoke, VA a bit, has very easy access to and from I-81. Once you get into the Carolinas and Tennessee, a lot of parks are open year-round, as you guessed.
Promised Land State Park in PA also has some camping available all year, or very nearly all year; it's maybe 30 miles east of Scranton.
I've stayed at both a couple times during late fall and winter months. Electricity is available, and water hookups at Shenandoah River SP. I think the water was turned off at Promised Land when I was there (or maybe it was an electric-only loop), but I was using my internal tanks anyhow due to it being snowy and freezing.
A little further south, Claytor Lake SP, SW of Roanoke, VA a bit, has very easy access to and from I-81. Once you get into the Carolinas and Tennessee, a lot of parks are open year-round, as you guessed.
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