Son, soon to be Captain, is coming stateside for a couple weeks for some sort of training before going back to South Africa. We would like to find a campground nearby. Any ideas?Thanks

There's Aquia Pines Camping Resort in Stafford, VA about 8-miles from Marine Base Quantico.

Type in QUANTICO VA in google and bring up the map... Then type in CAMP GROUNDS in the search window. You will see several camp ground south on US 1 and OFF I95... I just saw five or six...QUANTICO BASE must have a local MWR camp ground as well... Have no idea where that might be but since you are military might check it out. Might even be FREE to military folks...Our close by home camp ground is WESTMORELAND STATE PARK and we seem to see alot of ARMY MILITARY there... It is a nice place for us and only 25 miles from King George VA.DAHLGREN BASE MWR Camp site is located at near PAX RIVER...Pretty long drive from here and Quantico...Roy Ken

Not sure if t is open back-up yet, but there is an RV park there on post, Lunga Park. Been closed since they found some un-exploded bomb near there. Might give them a call: 703-784-5270 and get up-date, explain about your son and you may be able to stay right there on post, Good Luck, Semper-fi I think is the way they all it.

There is a KOA here in Fredericksburg that gets really good reviews. About 30 min to Quantico from here.

Thanks all for the quick responses. I'll check out all suggestions.If there are more feel free to post.Thanks again

Need Campground near Marine Corp Base Quantico, VA

RayUSMC
Explorer
Jul 19, 2014
Congratulations to your son! OOHRAH AND SEMPER FI!

All the suggestions are good. The area around Quantico has a lot of visitors so pick one and make your reservations ASAP.
magnusfide
Explorer II
Jul 19, 2014
oldchief7155 wrote:
I completely forgot about them closing it. They found sone unexploded ordinance in the area.

Sounds like that would make an "exciting" camping trip.:E
oldchief7155
Explorer
Jul 19, 2014
I completely forgot about them closing it. They found sone unexploded ordinance in the area.
gjcummings
Explorer
Jul 19, 2014
Thanks again to everyone. We'll check them all out. To bad about Lunga Park sounded perfect. Quite a story if you google it.
oldchief7155
Explorer
Jul 18, 2014
Your son can get you into Lunga Park, right n the base near the FBI academy. Nice setting and pretty good sized sites. Prices are cheap.
lucy6194
Explorer
Jul 18, 2014
pulled into Auqina Pines on way back from NC to Cape cod this spring. It rained so hard washed out under our 5th wheel. Washed away the levelers that were not held down by the wheels. Horrible site. Owner (manager) new we were to get heavy rains but still but us in the gully. Needed 4 wheel drive in truck to get us out. When I stopped in morning to tell him he should examine the site he got beligerant yelling at me saying he was glad we were leaving. Guess he either is rude or just hadn't had his second cup of coffee. We have camped from east coast to Alaska and east to west north and south have NEVER had anyone treat me like that. I thought my husband would get out of the truck and then there'd be worse trouble. Just plain rude. Regarding Quantico we were disappointed we couldn't stay there as we love the Famcamps.
suprz
Explorer
Jul 18, 2014
Tell your son I said thank you for his service and Semper Fi
TripleE
Explorer
Jul 18, 2014
Lunga Park on the base is still closed with no re-open date. Too bad, it was a great place
NCWriter
Explorer
Jul 18, 2014
We stayed at the Prince William FP RV campground (on PWFP border, not the dry CG inside the park) a few days ago. They are a concessioner for the National Park. Good experience. The pool sure felt good.
LarryJM
Explorer II
Jul 18, 2014
4 mi from Quantico

We stayed there back in '83 for a month when we first moved to the area.

There are also several good county CGs in Prince William and Fairfax counties that you can search to see if any are close enough and meet your needs.

Larry