James River State Park
Virginia State Park
Write a Review 104 Green Hill Dr. Gladstone, VA 24553 434-933-4355 Reservations: 800-933-7275 Official WebsiteGPS: 37.6238, -78.7993
Overview of James River State Park
Last Price Paid: $35
Reported by artrageous on 7/16/2019
Longest RV Reported: 21 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by artrageous on 7/16/2019
Number of Sites 40
Reservations yes
Open Seasonally March - early-Dec.
Elevation 590 ft / 179 m
Tent Camping Yes
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“Beautiful state park!”
Reviewed 7/16/2019
| Nightly rate: | $35 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 16 |
We've done a lot of day trips to James River State Park and finally had the opportunity to camp July 11-13, 2019.
We were able to check in early and chose a site with partial shade close to the bathhouse.
Everyone was very helpful and accommodating, and even though I didn't have (AT&T) cell service at our campsite (we had limited service on our Sprint phone), there's Wi-Fi available at the visitor's center that I was able to connect to. (The center closes at 4 pm, so if you need to check in, do so during the day!)
Our site was huge and level, and it was nice to be out in the middle of nowhere and have water and electric service.
We checked at the canoe livery about renting tubes, but since the river was running fast they couldn't rent them (liability issues?) Lots of other folks who'd brought their own tubes were out on the water.
For more information, you can check my blog post about our experience:
http://www.art-rageous.net/artrageousblog/?p=4374
Only thing really missing was a good place to swim, given that it was incredibly hot and humid when we were there. Having a beach area along the river or a pool would have been perfect!
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artrageous would stay here again
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“Great for Kayaking, Canoeing and Floats”
Reviewed 8/2/2015
| Days stayed: | 5 |
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| Site Number: | 19 |
Just finished five days camping at James River SP. Big draw is the river. Can do a two hour kayaking/float trip without leaving the park.
Campground is small for sites with water/electric (I believe about 28 sites) so fills up quickly especially on weekends. There is also a nice equestrian campground and plenty of trails.
Restrooms/showers in campground were very nice and clean. Daily service was better than most VA parks.
Cabins for non-campers were close to the campground and very nice (we had two families in cabins).
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Gil Frey would stay here again
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Camping at James River State Park, July 11-13, 2019 | Simply Art-Rageous!
After doing many, many day trips to James River State Park, we were finally able to camp there! We left for the park a little before noon on Thursday, July 11th. In addition to numerous “primi...
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- dry camping
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- boat ramp
- fishing
- picnic area
- recreation trail
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- cabins
- dump station
- firewood
- general store
- group sites
- laundry
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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