Category Archives: Camping

Camping at Sherando Lake – July 14-16, 2021

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Sharon

We greatly enjoyed our recent 2-night stay at Sherando Lake in the George Washington National Forest. While we prefer even-numbered sites in the shadier section in River Bend (B) loop at Sherando, we couldn’t complain about the size of site … Continue reading →

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Camping at Douthat State Park – May 21-23, 2021

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Sharon

Thanks to a last-minute cancellation, I was able to make weekend reservations at Douthat State Park near Clifton Forge, Virginia. We’ve done two day trips to Douthat for First Day Hikes, but we’d never camped there. We were packed up … Continue reading →

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Camping at Powhatan State Park – April 23-25, 2021

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Sharon

After doing a day trip to Powhatan State Park on the James River earlier in the month, we knew we wanted to camp there as soon as we could. A lot of campgrounds are booked solid on weekends, but when … Continue reading →

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Powhatan State Park, Powhatan, Virginia – April 11, 2021

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Sharon

We’ve visited most of Virginia’s state parks that are within a couple of hours of our house, but somehow we’d missed this one! With another beautiful spring day on tap, we started our day trip to Powhatan State Park by … Continue reading →

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Camping on Gwynn’s Island – August 11-14, 2020

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Sharon

Tuesday – August 11, 2020 From our campsite right on the Chesapeake Bay, we were able to watchthe Perseid meteor shower and the rising red quarter moon.What a magical experience! Wednesday – August 12, 2020 The swing bridge was closing … Continue reading →

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