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Nice quiet Navy campground located in the heart of historic Virginia. Very clean with 50 diagonal back-in sites with full hookups including 30 and 50-amp power, water and sewer connections. There is also a picnic table and fire ring at each site. The sites are well maintained with grass being cut at least weekly if not more often. There are walking trails on the base as well as salt and freshwater fishing. A lot of animal life wanders the area. We saw deer, turkeys, groundhogs, ospreys, bald eagles, songbirds and a fox in the area. It is also noted that, being a wetland area, there are snakes and ticks in abundance so take appropriate steps to protect yourself. The campground is very close to Jamestown, Yorktown and Colonial Williamsburg and within commuting distance of Richmond, Petersburg, Washington DC, Virginia Beach and other historic cities. It is also located very close to Busch Gardens and Water Country. There is a shower/bath house is aging but, while not the cleanest I have seen, is at least not a complete health hazard since they try to keep it reasonably clean. There is a laundry facility that has a few issues. There was 1 bad washer and 1 bad dryer of the 3 each and the floor drain backed up a bit when the washing machine emptied but all of that has been reported for repairs. The functioning equipment worked well and costs $1.50 per wash load for 36 minutes and $1.50 per dryer load which lasts 50+ minutes. Reville plays at 0800 and Retreat sounds at 2030. That was the only sounds we could hear from the base. Occasionally you could hear fireworks from Busch Gardens, but not that loud. Overall, a very quiet area. The only real downside we found in the area is very poor cell phone coverage at the site we occupied (#19) only getting 1 bar at most and we never picked up the wifi that was supposedly there although other campers nearer to the bath house said they had fair reception so I would call the coverage spotty. The people at the base were all friendly and helpful. We didn't have a single issue with the people in the entire 2 weeks we stayed. There is a mini NX with gas and diesel and light groceries. They also have ice there. Be aware they are closed on Sunday. This is one of the best places we have stayed, and we will definitely stay again.