I see that the Governor of Virginia just placed a Stay At Home order that lasts until June 10th... Part of that also includes -The stoppage of ALL overnight stays of less than 14 days at ALL privately Owned Campgrounds..."4. Effective April 1, 2020 at 11:59 p.m., cessation of all reservations for overnight stays of less than 14 nights at all privately-owned campgrounds, as defined in § 35.1-1 of the Code of Virginia."

Two and a half months. Your Governor is serious. Good!

The stoppage of ALL overnight stays of less than 14 days at ALL privately Owned Campgrounds..."4. Effective April 1, 2020 at 11:59 p.m., cessation of all reservations for overnight stays of less than 14 nights at all privately-owned campgrounds, as defined in § 35.1-1 of the Code of Virginia." Read that again. The Order only banned campground reservations of less than 14 days. Stays of less than 14 days without reservations are still allowed. This applies to private campgrounds, State Park Campgrounds were already closed. Not sure what the reservation ban is supposed to achieve, but it gives the appearance of action.

The order also says private campgrounds are closed to short-term visitors.

The order also says private campgrounds are closed to short-term visitors.I don’t believe that is correct. The Order doesn’t include the heading the OP used. The Washington Post also characterizes it as only a ban on reservations:Starting Wednesday, people will no longer be allowed reserve space at Virginia campgrounds to stay overnight. All public beaches will be closed except for exercise and fishing. Residents can still play golf, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) said, but they cannot dwell at a clubhouse.It may not make much sense, but from what I’ve seen it’s just a reservation ban.EDIT: Originally linked to the Governor’s earlier March 23rd Order; link fixed now.

here, page 2 -page 2ok link won't work - NUMBER FIFTY-FIVE (2020)TEMPORARY STAY AT HOME ORDER DUE TO NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)To reinforce the Commonwealth’s response to COVID-19 and in furtherance of Executive Orders 51 (March 12, 2020) and 53 (March 23, 2020) and by virtue of the authority vested in me by Article V, Section 7 of the Constitution of Virginia, by § 44-146.17 of the Code of Virginia, I order the following:

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Hammerboy
Explorer
Apr 01, 2020
Not to be political but I think it's fishy that their ban is until the Republican primary on June 9. At least that is the news I caught on the subject.

Dan
noteven
Explorer III
Apr 01, 2020
Up in Canada signs reminding people to maintain “social distancing” to other people say a good minimum distance is “the length of a hockey stick”.

There might be .0000214% of the population that does not understand what that means.
dodge_guy
Explorer II
Apr 01, 2020
noteven wrote:
Up in Canada signs reminding people to maintain “social distancing” to other people say a good minimum distance is “the length of a hockey stick”.

There might be .0000214% of the population that does not understand what that means.

Smacking them in the head with said hockey stick might help them understand.
Mayor30
Explorer
Apr 10, 2020
So if every state closed every campground, where are full timers supposed to stay?
ford_truck_guy
Nomad
Apr 10, 2020
Mayor30 wrote:
So if every state closed every campground, where are full timers supposed to stay?

VA did NOT close ALL the campgrounds.... They simply said that IF you use one, you need to stay 14 days...
kellem
Explorer
Apr 11, 2020
We stay mainly at State parks when traveling and know for sure that all camping is prohibited in all state parks in VA at present.

BUT,all remain open to fishing and hiking.

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