Belle Isle State Park Campground

Very quiet and spacious campground. Small with just 30 sites, most back-in but a few pull through. Some sites easily accommodate big rigs. Lots of hiking trails, Kayak/Canoe rentals. Bathhouse was clean and even had laundry facilities. Dump station and firewood are conveniently located right in the campground. Small camp store and a separate Visitor’s Center. My only regret is that we didn’t bring our bikes, but we will next time because there’s lots to explore! Only negative was that my daughter and I didn’t have hot water for our showers at the bath house which is why I did 4 stars.

We enjoyed our stay at Belle Island. It is a wonderful, quiet park. The campground is well maintained with large private sites. We had a huge shaded site with 50 AMP service and water as well as a wonderful area with a picnic table and fire ring.

The staff and camp host were pleasant, helpful and diligent about maintaining the grounds even though they were a small team.

The bathhouse was clean and well cared for, we did not use the showers but they appeared to be in good order. The laundry is quite reasonable at $1.25 per machine. Firewood is available in the campground area.

The park has numerous trails and areas to explore. They rent bikes, canoes and kayaks. There are areas to fish and swim. The only negative issue we encountered were the ticks and mosquitos. Be prepared for both.

Like others have noted this is one very nice campground. I liked that all of the sites seemed spacious and far enough apart to enjoy a little privacy. Each site has water and electricity. There are two dump stations. My site, 26, was very deep - my little class b looked tiny in it. I was right across from the bathhouse. This is something I usually avoid because of the lights at night. But because my site was so long this was not a problem. The few folks I interacted with were competent and courteous. The bathrooms were clean. The one shower I used was alright... the pressure was a little weak but there was plenty of hot water. I noticed the water was very soft at this campground. There are several trails all around. I walked for miles and loved the fact I had so many options. The rate I posted included the online reservation fee (which probably was not necessary as there were not many campers while I was there).

Rating campgrounds is very subjective... consider that for me distance from home is important. This one is well under 3 hours away and that suits me well.

I continue to be delighted with the VA State Parks. This one was no exception. The sites here are large and flat and very secluded. You either can't or barely can see your neighbor. Belle Isle is on the Rapahannock River. The campground itself would be a long walk to the river. A bike is recommended. Facilities were well kept. The one thing different this time were the Camp Hosts. They were great! They brought us firewood (which is .50 a log), checked us in. In general, just very accommodating. Additionally, they do boat rentals at this park (john boats and skiffs). We rented the skiff which ran great and made for an awesome day on the river. They had it all setup and ready to go. They recommended where to fish, and also sold supplies. One thing I can confirm from the other posters were that the mosquitos where prevalent. I have AT&T cell service and it was spotty.