Clean, quiet place with several small lakes and plenty of water view sites. No Wi-Fi, no cable TV. They have no plans, according the the staff, of getting either. But local Norfolk stations come in fine on antenna. Very attentive staff. Some sites are really muddy when it rains (it rained several days of our 10 day stay.) Excellent (though a bit rough-hew) clean showers and bathrooms. We'll be staying here again when visiting our relatives nearby. [By the way, the little beach looked clean and water clear to me, despite the other reviewers saying to beware of the leaches!... Hmmm...] We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is a really nice campground and highly recommended. Some of the turns are a little tight, but we managed to navigate the campground with a 41' RV without breaking or scraping anything. Roads and campsites are all gravel and very level. The campground is huge with several lakes to enjoy, including very nice lakeside camping for those who want to enjoy an extended stay. Most of staff was very helpful and all the shopping you could need, including Wal-Mart is just a couple miles down the road. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a very well maintained CG with 3 lakes. You can fish in any of them & there is a swimming beach on one of the lakes. However, you can't really swim there due to the Canadian Geese that seem to use the beach, they really leave a mess. The fishing is restricted to certain areas, not sure why though. The roads are gravel and very dusty, it was cool enough one day to leave the windows open but couldn't due to the dust. A security guard patrols the grounds and creates a lot of the dust with his golf cart, he also takes his job just a little to seriously. He loves to blow his whistle. Didn't happen to us, but saw him several times getting after people. Due to having relatives in the area we would probably stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Davis Lakes Campground in Suffolk, VA was a very nice campground. It was the quietest campground we've stayed at so far. We have 2 children (ages 8 and 5) who really enjoyed the large areas for play. They have a "beach" for swimming which leaves alot to be desired. Be aware of the "fresh water leeches" when swimming. This campground would get alot more business if it had a pool and an accessible playground for the kids. Overall nice camping experience, just make sure if you have younger children, bring lots for them to play with. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
January 2009
$28
I stayed here for Thanksgiving & Christmas. It is a great campground since I am traveling east on 58 and I can stop, disconnect, setup, and drive the tow vehicle into the city to visit family. It is a good price and yes, they keep a close watch on things but it didn't bother me! An excellent place to stay if you want to visit the big tourist attractions without towing your rig through the city traffic. It is family oriented and the person that cleans the bathrooms does an awesome job. I have only stayed at one other campground in my life that had cleaner bathrooms. There are some things to do at the campground but I spent my time visiting family. I will come back. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Park has the basic needs in many spots and many are nice spots under trees. Lakes for fishing and swimming. Access is a little less than perfect going through a residential neighborhood. Security ? Yes, 25 rounds per day, every day. Sounds nice but they want to report each and every little move you make back to office. I travel a lot and stay in about 40 parks per year. Never any problems but not so here. Managers are unfriendly and very demanding of what is proper for their park, including but not limited to, not being able to put down a small door mat. Kills the grass they said. Security follows you on golf carts to make sure you pick up any dog droppings. Key word here is follows you as you walk! Park rating is a 7 and management rating would be a 2. Only one is Suffolk, VA, but my advice would be for overnight necessity only and move on to friendlier parks for any extended stay. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.