Dw wantsto go to Williamsburg between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Any suggestions would be helpful as to where to stay ( must be Big Rig friendly), where to go and what to see. Thanks in advance.
Colonial Williamsburg, of course! Worth at least a full day, maybe more - and make sure to eat lunch or dinner in one of the taverns. Excellent food of the era. Reservations will be necessary, especially around holiday time.
Make sure to visit both Jamestown locations. The original Jamestown is an archeological site, which is interesting from that standpoint, and has some very old buildings that are still partially standing (or being rebuilt - I'm not sure). Then there's Jamestown Settlement, which is a "living history" version of what Jamestown was like in 1605 or so, including 3 full-size replicas of the ships that brought some of the settlers there. (Not sure how active this location will be in the winter; we visited in springtime.)
Also in the area is Yorktown, which was a crucial battlefield in both the Revolutionary & Civil Wars - one of the few places with that distinction. Like Gettysburg, it's a drive-and-stop tour.
The parkway between these locations is a pretty drive but don't take your rig on it (unless you have a smallish Class B)! Bridges over the parkway have very low clearance.
Just came from American Heritage and it is good. Concret pads and our 40 footer fits.
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Steve & Toni__
38 foot Monaco knight with every option available.
2001 Honda CRV in tow.
Wife running the show.
95 pound Golden named Max loving the ride.
FULL TIMING AS OF JULY 13, 2007
American Heratige is OK if you can get one of the front paved sites. Tight turns for big rigs can make entry scary. DO NOT get in the back with a big rig or you might not get out! Gravel/dirt interior roads. Wi-Fi is $1 per day. No cable TV.
Anvil is small and friendly, until the train comes through. Our first night at Anvil was an experience. We had no idea the RR was only a few feet behind us!. I thought the train was coming thru the RV!!!
KOA has two campgrounds. Colonial is the only one open now. They will be open through the Grand Illumination at the end of November. Not sure after that. They have quite a few big rig sites with free wi-fi, small 30 channel cable, 50 amp and of course W&S. Some are pull thru. Interior paved roads but all sites are either gravel or dirt. They have a fenced dog park and a game room, also an "air pillow" to jump on that was fun. Campground is mostly wooded. We were there this past weekend and found a three night $99 Internet special on the KOA website. Saved us about $50.
The Pottery campground is closed for the winter. Jamestown Beach is out of business.
Further on down 64 is the Newport News Park campground. Nice place to camp and convenient to Williamsburg. Sites are blacktop with both 30 and 50 amp hookup and water. No sewer. Great place to hike and bike and canoe on the lake. One of our favorite.
Of all the CG's in the Williamsburg proper I would put the KOA as #1 and American Heratige as #2 (if you can get a front site at AH.)
Take plenty of money with you - the outlet malls at Lightfoot have most everything you can imagine. The Black & Decker outlet store is my favorite!
Professor Randy T. Agee & Nancy Agee. Also Oscar, the spoiled rotten Dachshund, Mechanicsville, VA
2009 Cedar Creek 34SATS 5th Wheel - 2004 Volvo VNL670 HDT Hauler Even a bad day camping in our RV is always better than a good day at work!
Don't go to Anvil! Stayed there several years ago, a lot of run-down permanent trailers, close to highway noise, there are freight train tracks that run almost thru the campground, and when a train passes (about 4 times in a night), you would swear it was an earthquake! Check out "RV Campground reviews" too.
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