American Heritage RV Park

We spend 4th of July 2020 here, our site was in the newer section so didn't have trees really between the sites and no shade. But we were in the back corner so we had a view of the untouched forest and no other campsites - so that was neat! Our son enjoyed the pool. We didn't take advantage of any of the other amenities. The staff was great, they brought a fire ring and set it up when we requested one.

We showed up on a Thursday and left on Sunday. Was a great place to stay. Can't remember the price, my wife booked it. From here, we did day trips to Busch Gardens and Colonial Williamsburg. Both are short drives from this campground. We stayed at a premium site (it was the only thing available when we booked) and I'm glad we did. Big, easy to back into concrete pad. No side to side leveling required. Full hookups at the site with cable available at every site. Quality wifi and a very nice bath house (3 shower stalls - clean and air conditioned, with fully closing doors with a small dressing area and good water pressure). Our site had a nice table with an umbrella and chairs, an outdoor wood fireplace and a grill (with attached cleaning brush). Best part - nothing was broken or non-functional! My only drawback was that there is not a dump site on the property. To me, that means I can't use my black tank flush (because I WILL NOT hook up the potable water to it). However, I'm sure someone has, so I make sure to clean the spigot before I hook up my potable water.

The ONLY negative I can think of is the road coming in to the campground off rt 60...it’s small. I drive an 18 wheeler and am very comfortable with sticky situations, so take that for what it’s worth. When I say small, I don’t mean fall off the side of the road, but what I do mean is if another large trailer was coming out while you’re coming in, or vice versa...you’d be screwed. Pretty sure you’d both fit, but depending on what part of the road you met, you may be taking some branches with you. Your best bet is stay in the center of the road as much as you can, as it’s only about a 1/4 mile long, so not long enough to be a big deal if no other large traffic. The rest of the camping experience couldn’t have been better. Super friendly staff from check in to grounds keeper. I’ve heard of some horror stories of early check-in turn away. Not here...they just smiled and said it was no issue...come on in. This was a winter season stay, so mileage may very on that. Anyway, highly recommended park...about 6 miles from outlets (which is why we came). Time well spent!

Usually when we go out with our trailer, the campground is basically the "destination." In this case, the campground was a place to park our "mobile motel room" so we could explore the area and do a day trip to the beach.

This was our first time staying where full hookups were standard, and we had a pull-through site on a level concrete pad. A picnic table was provided, and a metal "fire pit" will be delivered to your site if requested.

There was decent space between the sites, though of course not like what you find at a state park!

But speaking of which, American Heritage RV Park is just 4 miles from York River State Park. After getting set up, we went there and we highly recommend it for nature lovers. The campground is also close to Colonial Williamsburg, and a little over an hour away (depending on traffic) from Virginia Beach and First Landing State Park.

The bathrooms were clean, showers had hot water, and the campground was very quiet. A train comes through the area a couple of times a day (and night), but we didn't find that to be a problem.

It's close to I-64 (easy on/off) and easy to find, though the actual road INTO the campground is pretty narrow.

We chose to stay here instead of one of the campgrounds in VA Beach just because traffic in and around VA Beach is crazy. Seriously. I felt much better about just driving there with my car instead of towing the trailer through that mess.

We didn't check out the pool, but it seemed nice and we saw people swimming. Some folks we met said they'd been there a week.

Be sure to ask about AARP, Good Sam, AAA, or other memberships you have because they'll give a 10% discount when you check in. While it was the most expensive place we've stayed so far, compared to an oceanfront motel room at VA Beach, it was a very good deal. We'll probably stay here again in the future.