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Camping at Pocahontas State Park

(804) 796-4255

10301 State Park Rd
Chesterfield, VA 23832

Latitude: 37.373973

Longitude: -77.571782

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Camping the park offers 129 campsites, all of which have water and electrical hookups, picnic tables, fire pits, and lantern hangers. There are four bath houses in the campground as well as a coin laundry building. Other overnight accommodations exist in the Algonquian Ecology camp, which consists of four units and a dining hall, and the Swift creek camp, which consists of two units and a dining hall.

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The park offers 129 campsites, all of which have water and electrical hookups, picnic tables, fire pits, and lantern hangers. There are four bath houses in the campground as well as a coin laundry building. Many of the sites allow an RV or pop-up to back in and some sites allow easy pull-through access. Within the campground there are three buddy sites that consist of three adjacent campsites each and can be reserved together by large groups or extended families.

Season/Hours: March 1 through the 1st Monday in December/Call Park
Fee: Park Fees
Location:37° 22.6917 -77° 34.5217

Algonquian and Swift Creek Camp

In the woods, these two camps offer accommodations for groups wanting to camp together. The camps have from two to four cabin groups and an activity-dining hall that has a kitchen. Each cabin group has four or five cabins (each of which can accommodate from four to six people), a leader's cabin that sleeps two, a shared restroom and shower facility, and a lodge. The cabins are rustic and have bunk beds and mattresses only, as well as a ceiling light. The lodge has a fireplace, an outdoor pit grill, electricity and a water spigot. Each building has screened windows and a campfire ring for cooking or a fire. Each cabin group accommodates up to 28 people.

Season/Hours: March 1 through the 1st Monday in December/Call Park
Fee: Park Fees
Location:37° 22.4000 -77° 33.9900

Other Activities At Pocahontas State Park: Hiking, Biking, Boating and Water Sports, Educational Activities, Fishing, Gifts and Shopping, Horseback Riding, Hunting, Picnicking, Swimming, Wildlife Activities and Canoeing And Kayaking

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Camping at Pocahontas State Park

(804) 796-4255

10301 State Park RdChesterfield, VA 23832

Latitude: 37.373973

Longitude: -77.571782

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Algonquian and Swift Creek Camp

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10301 State Park Rd
Chesterfield, VA 23832