Virginia - Stay At Home till June 10th

NoVa RT wrote:

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.

page 2. item 4...worded as my original post.. Not sure the difference,.. The way I read it is any stay under 14 days in not allowed.... Im not traveling so I don't care....

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ok 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:

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.

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

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.

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