“with over seven miles of shoreline”
Belle Isle has seven miles of shoreline on the Northern Neck's Rappahannock River and provides access to Mulberry and Deep creeks. The park lets visitors explore a wide variety of tidal wetlands interspersed with farmland and upland forests. It has a campground, three picnic shelters, hiking, biking and bridle trails, and motor boat and car-top launches. Belle Isle also offers overnight lodging at Bel Air and the Bel Air Guest House. Bicycle, canoe, kayak and motorboat rentals are available. Guests also enjoy the park's universal access playground, boardwalk and fishing pier, and educational programs. The Bel Air historic area is ideal for weddings. The diverse habitats found in the park provide homes to many predator birds, such as blue herons, osprey, hawks and bald eagles. White-tailed deer, turkeys, groundhogs, rabbits, squirrels, moles, reptiles and amphibians are also common. There are eight distinct types of wetlands within the park. These diverse ecosystems make Belle Isle an excellent outdoor laboratory for environmental education. Lancaster County on the Rappahannock River. From Warsaw, take State Route 3 East to SR 354. Turn right and follow for three miles. Turn right onto SR 683 at Somers to the park entrance. From Kilmarnock, take Route 3 West to Lively, then left on SR 201 for three miles, then right on SR 354 for three miles and left onto 683 to the park entrance.
Reviews of Belle Isle State Park Campground
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Verizon 4G/5G
Confirmed by 5 users | Last reported on November 02, 2023AT&T 4G
Confirmed by 5 users | Last reported on May 16, 2021T-Mobile 4G
Confirmed by 3 users | Last reported on September 16, 2021We paid $30 per night instate camping fee plus a one time $5 registration fee. Out of state campers would pay $35 plus the fee.
Campsites were large with a lot of trees and vegetation between sites providing privacy. Sites on the outside of the loop are back in with sites in the center of the loop being pull through. Sites 21, 22, and 25 backed in farther providing more privacy. A few sites are close together "buddy sites" by design so that groups can camp close to each other. Each site included a gravel drive, 30 and 50 amp electric, water, picnic table, and fire ring. The bath house was new/modern with a laundry, dish washing sink, and showers. The showers were particularly nice.. each shower had a private dressing area with a bench, towel rack, and several hooks. There is a dump station in the campground. Campground was very dark at night... perfect for star gazing.
Firewood is sold by campground host for .50/stick or log. There is a camp store with regular hours Thurs - Sun. If you need anything from the store at other times you can contact the office or a ranger and they will open the store for you. We rented a kayak by contacting the park office and a ranger met us at the store to arrange for the rental.
Park has rentals for SUP, canoe, kayak, motor boats, and bicycles. Interpretive programs are scheduled on weekends including canoe trips. The park is located on the Rappahannock river.
Nightly Rate: $30.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 21
We stayed at Belle Isle State Park over Memorial Day weekend. We snagged a spot at the last minute! The park itself is on the Rappahannock river but the campground is not. It is a small campground and the sites are basically off one loop. There are some long pull thrus, and the rest of the sites are back-in. All the sites have plenty of space and trees between sites so you have privacy. There is 30/50 amp electric and water. A dump is available as well. Even though the campground was full, it was pretty darn quiet. Most of the activities take place around the park which is huge. There is a small beach, playground and two places to put in boats. One for larger boats and one for smaller ones. It's a great place for bike riding, walking or jogging as the park roads are quiet. Within a short drive, there are wineries and restaurants. We had some excellent fried oyster tacos and raw oysters at The Dog and Oyster winery in Irvington, Va. Also, make sure and have and/or pickup some fresh Chesapeake Bay crabmeat. We would definitely stay here again. We stayed here in a motorhome. The rate listed is a little deceiving as we received a night free from a Virginia State Park rewards program.
Nightly Rate: $24.00
Days Stayed: 5
Site Number: 15
We're a year into our Airstream Experience, and Belle Isle is our favorite state park campground in Virginia so far. Weekend warriors, we try to hit one camping experience per month, within a 4 hour drive of our Gainesville, VA location, for a long weekend. This park has everything we look for in a good campground - not too easy to get to (keeping the sites available for 'serious' campers, it's off the beaten path), spacious sites and friendly camp hosts, access to water for our kayaks, and trails for our bikes and walks with our dogs. Almost every site is completely level, with water and electric. Dump station is clean and easy to access. Rangers are local and knowledgable - sent us into the local town with a recommendation for great local food, and they were right (Car Wash Cafe - Kilmarnock - get crab cakes and any homemade dessert). And while this campground is right on the Rappahanock River, it's away from major development, but close enough to if you want to get back to civilization for the toothpaste or bug spray you forgot. Highly recommend, hope to see you there. (Rate per night includes the $5 transaction fee and tax for 4 nights)
Nightly Rate: $36.00
Days Stayed: 4
Site Number: 29
I continue to be delighted with the VA State Parks. This one was no exception. The sites here are large and flat and very secluded. You either can't or barely can see your neighbor. Belle Isle is on the Rapahannock River. The campground itself would be a long walk to the river. A bike is recommended. Facilities were well kept. The one thing different this time were the Camp Hosts. They were great! They brought us firewood (which is .50 a log), checked us in. In general, just very accommodating. Additionally, they do boat rentals at this park (john boats and skiffs). We rented the skiff which ran great and made for an awesome day on the river. They had it all setup and ready to go. They recommended where to fish, and also sold supplies. One thing I can confirm from the other posters were that the mosquitos where prevalent. I have AT&T cell service and it was spotty.
Nightly Rate: $30.00
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: 2
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AT&T 4G
Incredibly helpful and kind camp hosts & rangers, canoe/kayak rental on the Mulberry Creek just off the Rappahannock River. Spacious RV sites with water/electric hookups. Beautiful Virginia State Park!
Nightly Rate: $30.00
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: 18
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Verizon 4G
T-Mobile 4G
Big, clean, and mostly shielded sites.
Nightly Rate: -
Days Stayed: 12
Site Number: 3, 23
Cell Coverage Rating
AT&T 4G
We came here for a long weekend trip. The campground was well maintained, clean facilities, and friendly staff. Our site was perfectly level and had a lot of privacy, most others looked the same. We will definitely return in the near future!
Nightly Rate: $38.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 2
Cell Coverage Rating
AT&T 4G
Sites are secluded and spread out. Only a few are close together and could be used for buddy sites. Bathrooms were clean and showers were huge. Lots of biking and hiking trails along with access to the river
Nightly Rate: $38.00
Days Stayed: 4
Site Number: 14
Cell Coverage Rating
AT&T 4G
Like others have noted this is one very nice campground. I liked that all of the sites seemed spacious and far enough apart to enjoy a little privacy. Each site has water and electricity. There are two dump stations. My site, 26, was very deep - my little class b looked tiny in it. I was right across from the bathhouse. This is something I usually avoid because of the lights at night. But because my site was so long this was not a problem. The few folks I interacted with were competent and courteous. The bathrooms were clean. The one shower I used was alright... the pressure was a little weak but there was plenty of hot water. I noticed the water was very soft at this campground. There are several trails all around. I walked for miles and loved the fact I had so many options. The rate I posted included the online reservation fee (which probably was not necessary as there were not many campers while I was there).
Rating campgrounds is very subjective... consider that for me distance from home is important. This one is well under 3 hours away and that suits me well.
Nightly Rate: $39.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 26
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Verizon 4G
AT&T 4G
Met some friends here for Father’s Day weekend. Great sites, very level. Easy back in and pull through options. Rest rooms and showers were clean and typical for Va state parks. Very quiet but friendly. Enough shade to give cover in the late afternoon.
Nightly Rate: -
Days Stayed: 3
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- Longest Vehicle Length Reported
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- Lowest Nightly Rate
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