Lunga Park

 
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Feb 17, 2020
Overall rating
 
2.2
Location
 
5.0
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1.0
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1.0
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5.0
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1.0
When is this campground going to be reopened. It's been closed for several years. Ordnance disposal teams are looking for work to hone skills when back stateside so not sure why Quantico MWR isn't making use of those assets. This park is in a prime location and centrally located to more active and retired military than any other area in the country. Come on Quantico ... get when it.
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March 22, 2023
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5.0
Location
 
5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
I went to the visitor center and spoke with personnel about the bombs they unearthed and was told "the bombs" have been removed from the campground and they are expecting to open the campground on May 1, 2023. The inquiry about this campground came about while staying at Jeb Fort Story. The camp host informed me the campground is looking for a camp host and asked him if he wanted the job. What a small world. FYI the campground is outside the base from the Russell road gate entrance. If your in need of a commissary or exchange, you will need to take the Fuller road gate entrance, an RV will not be able to fit through Russell road gates.
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April 15-19 2010
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4.7
Location
 
5.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
5.0
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3.0
Value
 
5.0
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5.0
Stayed on our way to summer home base. The lake is beautiful and the whole camping area is quiet...except for the occasional "sounds of freedom" training. The staff is helpful and friendly. The camping area itself is about 2 miles from the office, but that's okay. No fully functioning bahthouse (old-fashion outhouses) or laundry available, and the hook-ups are located weird..we lucked out by getting the "rare site" with them located on the correct side of the camper, hence the 3 on amenities/facilities. Be sure to have plenty of sewer hose, water hose, and a long electrical cord. We visited the Marine Corps National Museum...a must if you are in the area. The METRO is located about 22 miles from the campground, if you plan to visit the DC attractions when here. Will stay often when traveling the I-95.
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Oct 6 - 13, 2010
Overall rating
 
2.7
Location
 
2.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
2.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
J.J. left this review using the Directory software: Made reservations about 2 months in advance and asked for satellite friendly site. Upon arrival the girl checking me in was so concerned about feeding herself candy and paying attention to what her co-worker was doing behind her, that we got very little in info. My directions to the site was a map thrown at me and the words, "It is the first one on the right" period. I was assigned to Cedar 2, could not see the sky for trees, had two wheels off the ground trying to get level. I talked to a fellow camper who had sponsored a friend into the campground and he was assigned to one of the best sites in the entire campground. His reservations had been made 3 weeks prior. The worst part was the acorns. Acorns were falling off the trees above our site and they fell 24 hours a day. The fell at such velocity that they made holes in my air conditioner shrouds. There was no other site to move to. Beware of this problem during the fall months. Overall it was an acceptable experience but could have been much better.
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September, 2010
Overall rating
 
4.9
Location
 
5.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
5.0
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4.0
Value
 
5.0
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5.0
Loved this campground. The sites are somewhat rustic and it took some maneuvering to level the unit, but I've seen much worse in commercial campgrounds. Assume the risks of camping in the rough, but with full hookups! Our biggest problem was the large horse flies that are in abundance due to the deer population. Repellents work. The store has rentals for the lake including bait, motorboats, kayaks, canoes, and pedal boats. Fishing licenses can be purchased for state and base at the store. The staff was very accommodating and helpful. We will be back.
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29-31 August 2010
Overall rating
 
4.5
Location
 
5.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
Overall a nice place to camp and close to DC as well as the Quantico Marine Base and the new National Marine Corps Museum. Campsites are large, the one I was on had concrete and was level, Pine 1. The problem with campsite is that they are set up in an odd way to take advantage of the utilities. Make sure you bring extra hose and power cable, some of the utilities may be hard to reach with normal length cords & hoses. The beautiful deck overlooking the lake at our site was at the wrong side of the camper. The roads are fairly level and have few potholes but into the campground is dirt and gravel, dry conditions made it very dusty. Deer were plentiful, especially in the evening and the horseflys were large enough to carry a small dog away. No shower facilities and vault toilets only. We had a good stay here and would stay here again if in this area.
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July 6-13, 2011
(Updated: July 31, 2011)
Overall rating
 
3.9
Location
 
3.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
5.0
Amenities/Facilities
 
5.0
Value
 
5.0
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3.0
This is a beautiful place to camp, but do not plan on sleeping in past 07:00 as some where close by they conducted rapid fire exercises starting at 7 am, then later in the morning the booms from ordinance being blown up shook the camper.....For some reason the TV reception sucked, it would be good at night then during the day it was non existent...from 5 bars to no bars just that quick....I do not know if it was something they were doing at the FBI or DEA academy or not. This is midway between DC and Richmond so turning the antenna did not help..... At night the silence was golden, coming in the Garrisonville gate one night the guard warned us to be on the look out for a bob cat that had been spotted on base.....sure enough the next night my wife and granddaughter saw it running along the lake shore behind our camper... One day I was scared half out of my wits by a raccoon that had gotten closed up in the dumpster and when I started to open the door he jumped at the door and hit it right by my face......... I guess cable tv would be just out of the question.... Getting into DC was not as easy as I had been led to believe... The Marine Corp Museum was awesome even for this salty dog....
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July 20 through August 11, 2011
(Updated: August 14, 2011)
Overall rating
 
5.0
Location
 
5.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
5.0
Amenities/Facilities
 
5.0
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5.0
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5.0
WHAT A GREAT CAMPGROUND!!!! We wanted to visit the Washington DC area and do some sightseeing and Lunga Park was the best campground to do that. We were amazed at the amount of traffic on I-95 ALL THE TIME! So, we took the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) train from Quantico to Union Station in Washington DC ... then walked outside to get on our "Hop On, Hop Off" tourbus for the Washington DC tour. No traffic headaches. This campground is without doubt the best military campground we have ever stayed at. If you are planning a visit to Lunga Park, ask for Site 37 (the best site in the campground) or Site 16 (the second best site in the campground). [The last 4 pictures are of our RV on Site 16 and Site 37, respectively.] We experienced "brown out" conditions while on Site 16 and our 50 Amp surge suppressor saved the day. Recommend you get one if you don't have one. The lake is beautiful and the wildlife will amaze you ... deer are everywhere. The Marine Corps Base Exchange and Commissary are also fantastic. The MCB is 8 miles from the campground, so it was inconvenient when you make several trips to and from the campground to the MCB. While there, we visited Mount Vernon and it was great. As was the Marine Corps Museum. You can buy all of your tickets at the MCB ITT office for sightseeing trips. I give this campground our highest rating. The staff was very nice, too.
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July 4th weekend - 2010
Overall rating
 
2.8
Location
 
5.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
3.0
Amenities/Facilities
 
2.0
Value
 
3.0
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2.0
Have stayed in approximately 40 military FamCamps from Hanscom AFB to Ft. Lewis to MacDill AFB to San Onofre at Camp Pendelton and this has to be the worst FamCamp I ever visited. Sites are not level and hookups are all over the place but where they should be. I was promised an open site when I made reservations the middle of March but was put in Ceder new with no explanation why I was under the umbrella of trees. The RV behind me had his front wheels over a foot in the air to get level. Others in the Cedar area were on lots of blocks to get level. Speed limit in Ceder is 5MPH while in Ceder New it is 10MPH. No wi-fi or CATV but plenty of ticks. If you like ticks and roughing it you will like it here. If visiting D.C. and the surrounding area and you only plan on sleeping in your RV it might be okay. I will gladly pay the going rate of about $50 a night at private campgrounds in the area before I would ever stay here again.
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May 1-2, 2009
Overall rating
 
5.0
Location
 
5.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
You have to have a VA license and base permit for anywhere you fish on base, not just Lunga. They sell both at the store though so it's very convenient. Families walking their dogs, people running,fishing, it was nice to see people were taking advantage of this beautiful park and how friendly it is. Katie in the store was very helpful and nice and the men running the boats were too. The whole staff just seems to really care about their customers. Definitely a great family place to go!
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12-23 October 2011
(Updated: October 18, 2011)
Overall rating
 
4.9
Location
 
5.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
5.0
Amenities/Facilities
 
4.0
Value
 
5.0
Overall Experience
 
5.0
Superb campgrounds, very clean and the folks that work at the office will do anything they can to make your stay comfortable, a truck comes by each morning to pick up trash along the roads. I actually saw the lady that works there step out of her vehicle to pick up a piece of plastic someone had thrown out.If you have stationary satellite, I would not recommend staying at the Oak Area, it is a heavily tree area. The best sites are 12 and 16 in the Cedar Area and 36,37,48 and 49 at the Pine Area. Great Commissary and Exchange can be found at the main side of the Base along with many other amenities. Security on the Base is very high so make sure that everyone has ID cards and be ready to be boarded for inspection. Overall an outstanding camp.
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June 7, 2010
Overall rating
 
4.7
Location
 
5.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
5.0
Amenities/Facilities
 
3.0
Value
 
5.0
Overall Experience
 
5.0
This was by far one of the nicest camp grounds we have stayed at. The sites are over sized. Most are on the lake, or have a decent view of the lake. Wildlife was all around. The location was amazingly close to DC but you would never know it. We took our 5th wheel so we used our own facilities for the most part. The bathrooms are pretty rustic, but that only added to the experience for us. Others may not agree. Keep in mind that not all the facilities are on the correct side of the site for a travel trailer. Many of the sites were made with Class A pullins in mind. So you may want to be sure you have a long enough sewer hose or electric hook-up. We have learned to travel prepared for such issues - so this was not a problem for us but would be for others not prepared, so that is why we gave it a 3 there. We were traveling North and stopped there on the way up, and on the way back. We enjoyed ourselves so much we cut our trip north short by 2 days to come back to Lunga Park. You can fish at the lake - which we loved. You have to have a state and Lunga Permit. Both of which you can get at the Walmart near-by or the MCX. The MCX was also one of the largest and nicest we have ever been to. DC is extremely easy to do if you ride the VRE, the Virginia Rail Express. Ask about it instead of driving your car into DC. The kids enjoyed that train ride. We can't wait to go back.
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Nov. 6-8, 2011
Overall rating
 
4.7
Location
 
5.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
5.0
Amenities/Facilities
 
3.0
Value
 
5.0
Overall Experience
 
5.0
We absolutely loved our stay at Lunga Park. We were in Pine 37 with our full hook-up pop-up. We were there Nov. 6 thru 8 so it was cold and the park was almost empty. The mist over the lake in the mornings was amazing! I rated the amenities/facilities as a three due to the fact that the restrooms are either outhouses or port-a-loos, plus there are no shower facilities. All that is fine if you are in an RV but if you are tent camping it could be an issue. We will definitely come back here again.
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May 25-30, 2011
(Updated: June 07, 2011)
Overall rating
 
4.2
Location
 
4.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
5.0
Amenities/Facilities
 
3.0
Value
 
5.0
Overall Experience
 
4.0
What a gorgeous campsite. The base is very camper friendly and most sites are big rig compatible. The RV sites were first constructed in the 60’s and the upgrades were evidently done by non-campers as the utilities are located in a manner for ease of installation not ease of use. Some of the sites with “sewer” hook-ups are actually dumping to a holding tank at the site so be mindful not to overfill it. We pulled in with our 30’ class A pulling a 24’ enclosed motorcycle trailer and we didn’t have to unhook during our stay. The deer, foxes and turkey are plentiful so be careful driving.
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6 June 07 - 16 June 07
Overall rating
 
4.2
Location
 
4.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
5.0
Amenities/Facilities
 
3.0
Value
 
5.0
Overall Experience
 
4.0
Great place to camp and use as your base of operations for the Northern Virginia visit. Campground is clean and the spaces are large. There is a camp store with a few items on the shelf, daily or seasonal fishing licences, bait, gear and boat rentals and the staff is GREAT. There are playgrounds and picknic pavillions. Use the Virginia Railway Express in Quantico Town on main base to visit D.C. as I wouldnt recomend driving into D.C., the train is covenient and inexpensive and connects you to the metro train system that can literally get you anywhere you need to be. Fredricksburg and Manassas battlegrounds are nearby, Kings Dominion is a short drive, PX, Commisary, shoppettes and other post services a short drive on main post. There are no public showers and many clean outhouses in the grounds for those who camp in small units or tents, but water and electric at most every site. Careful when foraging for wood, the chiggers (red bugs) are very agresive, I know, I look like I have the chicken pox from all the bites! Still an outstanding experience that I WILL definately do again!
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Overall rating
 
4.0
Location
 
4.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
4.0
Amenities/Facilities
 
4.0
Value
 
4.0
Overall Experience
 
4.0
I have noticed that several people had some reservations about this campground. We found it to be really a nice place. If you are looking for a lot of amenities then you will be disappointed. The only restrooms are pit toilets and there are no camp showers. However, for scenic beauty and wide open spaces in the woods this is the place. The campsites are quite spread out around the Lunga Resevoir. Many of them are on little peninsulas sticking out into the lake. Wildlife abounds (deer, wild turkey, squirrels, water fowl and beaver are all there. The sunset yesterday afternoon was beautiful. We had reservations but the office was closed when we arrived (USMC Birthday). Never saw a campground manager, but did not need one. The campground is patrolled by military and FBI police (FBI Academy beside the campground). You feel like you are in the deep woods but I-95 is only seven miles away. If you go out the Garrisonville gate and turn left on Garrisonville Road, you will find yourself in a huge shopping area. The new USMC museum opens tomorrow at the next exit north on I-95. If want peace and quiet and close proximity to Washington, DC, Lunga Campground really fits the bill. If you need a lot of hand holding go north of DC to the Fort Meade campground. If your unit is self contained, stay at Quantico.
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Nov. 13 to Nov.23, 2008
Overall rating
 
3.9
Location
 
5.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
3.0
Amenities/Facilities
 
3.0
Value
 
4.0
Overall Experience
 
4.0
We have stayed here before and would stay again...however a warning for Pine area- we had electric problems and ended up on 20 amp the whole stay vs 50 amp!! When we arrived the kids in the office did not make us aware of problems in the pine area...The next day when I went to pay the manager Judy asked me if we had problems with electric as she had been gone for a few days. We hadn't been around enuff the evening before to know about all the power surges we must have had-by Friday night we were on 20 amp! Someone that came in that night had been there last month and said a camper had blown his AC and someone else the microwave. We never saw a truck/repair person or any attempt to fix. We told others as they came in before a surprise. There was a planned power outage on Saturday before we left but we found out it was to fix the FBI academy problem not campground. I will definitely ask and double check three times before plugging into 50 amp again. Other than that it is beautiful and peaceful and we were sorry no FBI practice water rescues or exercises going on!! Spacious sites, no recycling and no diesel on base. If you are there in winter get the boys on guard duty a hot chocolate from Starbucks-it was cold!
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15 Aug - 26 Aug 2009
(Updated: August 24, 2009)
Overall rating
 
3.2
Location
 
4.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
3.0
Amenities/Facilities
 
3.0
Value
 
3.0
Overall Experience
 
3.0
I guess I don't understand why others rated it so highly. We obviously missed the "great staff" experience as the young girl that checked us in was discussing her personal life with a co-worker the whole time she waited on us. When I interrupted her to ask questions, she was friendly enough. We were in #2 in Cedar and it was one of the few campsites NOT on the lake. It was roomy enough but situated weird-we should have turned our trailer around to be facing the lake area. We enjoyed watching the plentiful deer in the area. The commissary and BX are nice sized. No diesel at the base gas station. Could only get a few stations with our antenna and they were worthless-either in another language or just plain weird. We heard big gun fire, but with the air conditioning running, we couldn't really hear it till we were outside the trailer. Hated having to do our laundry off base. DON'T make the mistake of going to the Taylor Coin Laundry that they mention in the brochure they give you at the office. There is no a/c and it's filthy and more washers/dryers DON'T work, than work. There was one street light outside our trailer but it never worked so it's pretty dark at night-I only mention this because someone noted that a streetlight annoyed them in their trailer at night. We have good "blackout" material in our bedroom area so that would never be a problem for us. They have a beautiful library on base and you can get a library card to check out up to 30 books and 5 DVDs for up to 30 days. The National USMC Museum is a MUST SEE! I don't know that we'll come back here, as Camp Meade in nearby MD is MUCH nicer.
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April 15 - 19, 2009
Overall rating
 
2.7
Location
 
4.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
3.0
Amenities/Facilities
 
2.0
Value
 
1.0
Overall Experience
 
3.0
Not very 5th wheel friendly, but was told that when we made reservations. Any site would be hard to get into, but with a good driver like my husband it can be done. It is close to I95, has a great base exchange. We heard some BOOM's,and saw a lot of FBI students running. I think the price is steep for no more than you get. If you fish you have to have VA license and base permit. It's a shame retirees have to pay for license in every state they go in. I was also annoyed by the dogs barking, not being on a leash, and people not picking up after their pets. However, people using this campground seem to be of the younger generation, not the usual considerate retirees I am used to camping around. Maybe I was just there on a bad weekend. If in the area we might give this campground another try but I would not go out of my way again to stay here.
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August 20-23, 2008
Overall rating
 
4.7
Location
 
5.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
 
4.0
Amenities/Facilities
 
4.0
Value
 
5.0
Overall Experience
 
5.0
We have been here several times and it is always a delight to be here. The weather was fantastic and the views from our campsite (Cedar 6) were marvelous. I have uploaded three new pictures of the sunset from that site. On a related note, we went to the new Marine Corps Museum and found it to be tremendous. It is a better military museum than any other I have visited. Go see it. You will not be disappointed.
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