It's a pretty large park with water and electric on each site. There's also a dump station on the way out of the campground.
After we were all set up I got on the internet to find another place to camp after we leave here. We've got reservations at yet another Virginia State Park for 3-nights, but these $40 per night camping fees are ruining our budget.
We would like to average $15 a night, but after 6½-years on the road we are averaging $19.41, that's still not too bad.
That equates to our monthly "rent" being just over $582, that pretty affordable.
I knew there was an Army Corp of Engineers reservoir down at the Virginia/North Carolina border, but they close all 4 campgrounds there on November 1st, or so I thought.
I noticed one of them actually only stops taking reservations on November 1st, and then transfers over to becoming a First Come First Serve campground.
Just to be safe I called and spoke to the Camp Host to get details of what the situation actually is. He informed me that yes, on November 1st there are only 25-sites that remain open on a First Come First Serve basis, but the other 175+ sites are indeed closed for the season.
He also told me that the park was more than half full today (100+ sites occupied) and that people who were already on Sites 78-103 on October 31st would have the first chance of simply extending their visit.
I immediately booked Site #78 for October 31st for just one night at $17, thanks to our Lifetime Senior Pass, and will simply stay another 4-nights after that at $10 a night, thanks to the off season price reduction.
That will mean a savings of $150, minus the $10 cancelation fee for each of the two State Park reservations.
THURSDAY - WE don't have to be off our campsite until 1:00PM, so we have a little time to take care of a few chores this morning.
As soon as Tricia got back from her morning walk (sorry no photos) we threw the dirty laundry into the truck and headed out, but first we need some breakfast.
The only place that can put a smile on Tricia's face that comes anywhere close to her "Publix smile" is a "First Watch" smile. We saw this place on our way into the campground and I knew we would be having breakfast there before we left town.
After breakfast it was time to drop Tricia at the laundromat and for me to head out to the hardware store and gas station.
I need to find a solution to keep our GPS unit in it's dashboard holder when we hit large bumps in the road. I've got an inexpensive idea in mind, let's hope it works out.
I'm going to end this post here and just so you know we made it off the site with 30-minutes to spare.
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