Thousand Trails Chesapeake Bay Preserve

This place it OUT OF THE WAY, but that makes for a nice secluded area in which to camp. However, the lots are right on top of each other and there isn’t much of a camping feel to it. They have a camp store (with ice cream by the scoop), a pavilion that hosts events (like dancing, games, etc), two pools, fishing lakes, and a boat ramp that provides access to Piankatank River (who knew this even existed, it’s a direct link to the Chesapeake Bay though). There are some lots that have permanent residents, but most of the people that come here are staying temporarily. When you get there, they let you look around and choose your site before committing to anything. Overall, a nice clean campground.

Here we are back again. The people are as friendly as ever and the grounds are well kept. Last year they had a Jazz festival here and this year a chili BBQ cook off. Not to many showed up for the cook off. This is really a great park and we look forward to coming back in the future.

Had a great three day weekend at thousand trails. The campground has Nice mix of wooded and full sun sites to accommodate everyone’s tastes. Almost all are full hookup and quite a few are right on the water. The entire campground is well groomed. They have a pretty nice game room with all the staples (Ping pong, Pool, Foosball, Arcade games, Air Hockey). My wife was really happy to find a kids free pool to relax next to. They also have a separate family pool. They have a fully stocked store that sells hand dipped ice cream and a kitchen that, As far as I could tell, Only sells Pizza and Salads. I didn’t get a chance to sample it though. There are plenty of places to go fishing including a couple nice docks. There are about 40−50% seasonal campers here. They can get a bit rowdy at night but quieted down around quiet hours. Really friendly staff also. Only disappointments are its location. There is literally nothing around it for miles. Closest thing I could find is Gloucester Courthouse which is about 25 min away. Everything else is a hike. so be prepared. If your looking for a place to relax though. This place fits the bill perfectly.

First, this is a membership RV park. Typically you can’t stay there unless you are a member so this will be of little interest to most people.
Second, most who stay there stay in their RV’s, but there are cabins and we stayed in one of those. So this is a review of staying in one of their rental cabins for a week.
You should expect rustic but it was in many ways a good rustic. Good bed. Clean. Adequate room. There were no screens in the windows but there was a good air conditioner. We had a nice view of a small lake with lots of turtles and some fish, which could be caught and released.
You can go to their website to see what amenities they provide so I won’t list them, and we didn’t use a lot of them.
People were friendly. There’s room to hike and a river and small lakes to enjoy.
We did encounter two problems. First the appliances are old and didn’t work so well. But they worked. Second internet access is only in the «lodge». There’s wi-​fi there but it’s slooow. I expect when a lot of people try to use it, it’s terrible.
But we had a pleasant week there; got a lot of reading done and saw some sights. We may well go back.
Btw the map provided here is off just a little, but if you get the larger map the Thousand Trails Preserve is on it, close to the pin.

Traveled from NY with 3 kids as a family vacation. When we arrived, although a beautiful area, it was a disaster from the start. I would pay zero attention to the other review if you have children. First off, there are no activities during the week. (staying for a week that matters) Both pools were closed down for maintenance (you would think they would have told us this before we made the trip upon reservation) I inquired about the lake and i was told that it is infested by jellyfish and chances were high that my kids would get stung. I brought my children down to the lake and i saw a three jellyfish within 3 ft of their fake «shore». I checked in by 9am and checked out by 12pm. We traveled to the sister resort in williamsburg where it was amazing. It was small, but family oriented. My recommendation is that if you have never been there, it is not worth going. Heed my warning! This place is not for children!