Cheatham Annex Recreation Cabins and RV Park

Having stayed at this campground before and noting the same problems, our most recent visit found little had changed. The dumpster stunk to high heaven and the flies were horrible. The bath house was at least clean but very smelly. The bathhouse is advertised in their brochure as having a TV lounge but there has been no TV there for years. There were 3 pieces of fire wood when we arrived and no more was delivered during our stay. This campground seems to be the poor orphan child of the Greater Tidewater MWR campgrounds. Too bad, it has so much potential with its beautiful location.

We were assigned spot 18. The spot was level and fairly easy to back into although my 39 foot motor coach barely fit on the concrete pad. The only problem we had was the low voltage. Several times a day it would register 102-103 on my meter and this made it difficult for my air conditioner to keep up with the 99 degree temps encountered during our stay. Otherwise a great bargain for the price.

We were in spot 10. The shade of the spot was great but the two trees that I had to navigate the Travel Trailer in was a little nerve racking. If you have an option when booking your reservation I would pick either site 5 or 6 as you have a beautiful view of the lake. However, if you want to be by the playground you would want to be in the higher number spots. The location is great for touring the Williamsburg area, Water Country USA is less than 5 minutes down the road, Busch Gardens about 15 and the Colonial Village of Williamsburg is right down the colonial parkway. There is a community fire area and the campground provides the firewood which is nice. The playground is sufficient. Lastly, the cleanliness of the bathhouse is iffy because it is infested with spiders and gnats. There are 100s of dead gnats surrounding the sink area and the live ones were flying around the shower. Other than the bathroom, the location and safety is top notch plus the grounds are well maintained therefore I would stay here again.

Now our 8th year here. Still a great location but seems MWR has forgotten that this campground is here. Full up during the holiday weekend but no service. The dumpster was not emptied for the entire time we were there - got pretty ripe! Also bath house not touched from Friday until Monday. No toilet paper, and floors very dirty. MWR staff are very nice but need more help to service the campground better.

Please tell me your kidding about this campground. My husband and I are from this area and decided to check out this campground, In the past we have stayed at some great campgrounds, mostly state (they don't try to pack everyone on top of each other) anyway.. we decided to check this campground out, wasn't sure if this was a trailer park or what... the only thing it might have going for it is the price and the golf course, that's it, no trails, swimming pool not in walking distance, nothing around but Williamsburg, Bush gardens, and we have been to both. If you don't plan on staying around during the day, fine, but I don't think I would call this a campground, more of a trailer park. I like places with woods, trees, trails, camp fires... this is not it.

Our first time here. Great for visiting the historical sites of Williamsburg, Jamestown & Yorktown. 15 mins. from Colonial Williamsburg and 10 mins. to Busch Gardens and Water Country USA. Found this CG right of the interstate easy enough, right on the York River. Stopped at the small NEX annex, it’s a typical limited selection, gas, bread, soda and cigarettes, so it’s best to stock up before arriving. We tried to fit our 35ft rig into site 6, but moved over to site 15. The loops are a little narrow and we had to do some jinking to get in, (most are back in sites). Sites11-19 are best for big rigs and at least all pads are cement pads and are level. Bring 50 ft. of cable if you want cable TV. H20 pressure is VERY high, I measured 80 PSI on hook-up, bring your pressure controller! Only complaint was the power went out a couple of times at the pedestal, breakers and 30A connections etc. are in very bad shape.

Had made reservations 6 months out for a specific site for 1 week. During this time, plans changed and I requested an additional week on the front side of my original reservation. Was given it, but it was for another site, which was ok. 3 hrs. into the start of our trip, I got a voice msg. stating that there had been a canx and I would be placed on the 1st week site for the entire time. Since I did not have the number to the base, I could not call them. Upon arrival the next day there were no additional sites to be had as they had already assigned my 2nd week site to someone else. This whole thing would not have been a problem IF the assigned site had not been a MUD HOLE!!! Another thing that made things less tolerable was the fact that the bathhouse was only cleaned TWICE the entire time we were there. We had a great time last year, but I guess that we will write this one off as DO NOT COME BACK

My wife and I were down visiting my parents and this was the first time that we used the facility. Fort Eustis did not have any available spaces. The check in is easy, unlike Eustis it is manned 7 days a week. We were given a spot along the lake that was very pretty. We have a 30 foot trailer that we tow behind a Crew Cab 8' bed pick up. This makes the length close to that of a tractor trailer. The loop that we had to pull in was very narrow and we had to do some maneuvering to get set up. Once in everything worked great. (Water, Sewer, Cable TV, Electric). One night there was night fire on the range until midnight other than that it was very quite. The county park charges 32.00 per night so this is a great value at $20.00 per night. We will be back.

Our first time here. 18ft travel trailer, concrete pads, full hookups, right on the York River. Most are back in sites. Bring up to 75 ft. of cable if you want to hookup to cable TV. Small BX annex has limited selection, no bread today or cereal, stock up before arriving. Very nice and close to Williamsburg, it is a keeper.

What a wonderful experience! This was our first time visiting Cheatham Annex and will go back. We had site #6 and it overlooked a bay off the York River. We were able to witness an Osprey family and their clutch in a huge nest in a tree behind site #5. The other campers were great; all Navy retirees who took pity on an Army family and made us feel right at home. Great people at MWR check in, NEX shoppette, gas station had gas and diesel, pool for kids and adults, I should have brought my golf clubs. 10-15 minutes from Colonial Williamsburg and less time to Busch Gardens. Water Country USA right outside the gate. You can get reduced price tickets at the MWR store. They are planning on expanding the number of RV sites and cabins. This place is the place to stay while in Williamsburg.