We camped at Kiptopeke State Park in a Super C Dynamax DX3. We enjoyed this park a lot because we had a great site. The majority of the sites in the Kiptopeke State park are on the open space. All sites are spacious, clean and green, but there is nowhere to hide from the sun. There are very few shaded ones and we were lucky to get one of those. Kiptopeke State park has two unguarded beaches on the Chesapeake Bay. Kiptopekes northern swim beach is nearly half a mile long. The south beach, which is even longer is open to swimming, fishing, boating and dogs are allowed on leash. And its absolutely beautiful! We have a video about this park in our YouTube channel - Summertime RV Rovers - RV Campgrounds in Maryland and Virginia: Kiptopeke State Park and Outstanding Dreams Alpaca Farm. Please check for yourself.

We stopped here on the Wed after labor day in our 38ft MH for a couple of nights on our way from NC to DE. I had found pictures of most of the sites and selected on that looked level but when we arrived it was too sloped to get completely level with our rig. It was a comfortable quiet place to stay and we had enough privacy because there were several sites either side of us that were empty. With the lack of trees here it would likely be more noisy and feel more crowded if sites on each side were occupied. Overall we had a good stay. The trails are clear and easy hikes there are many places to access the beach and the cement ship breakwater is a unique feature as well as a great place to see so sea birds if you have decent binoculars. There is also a boat launch and a place to put in a kayak or canoe or similar personal craft so you can go right out to the ships. The people fishing from the pier were having some luck and there was good beach combing for shells. If you want larger shelly you may need to walk past the last boardwalk on the south end of the park as it is a less traveled area. The only real negatives were the levelness of the site and a slight septic odor in the outside air when we were there. We stay in a lot of state parks and this is the first VA state park we have stayed in overall if is pretty typical of parks in other states but the pricing is quite a bit higher than average. Still less than most private campgrounds and the dump site is good and right next to the trash dumpsters so leaving with a fresh rig is easy.

I try to be positive, but we had a few issues with this campground. First the good. This appears to be a fisherman's paradise. If you have a boat, or a pole, this is the place. Also, tent camping is looks good too. The employees are nice as well as the Rangers. Plenty of trails for bikes and walks. Now the negative. On the booking website it showed our site as E/W/S. However they must of had issues because any site A or B as far as I can tell has no sewer. It appears the sites in C do but you need to dig into the VA parks website (not the booking site) to find the spread sheet to make sure. In all the camping loops there appear to be only 2 pet pickup (bag/can) stations and 2 recycled 40 gallon trash can's. No regular cans. You have to haul your trash to the 8-10 dumpsters at the entrance. Surprisingly, I would think this would encourage liter, but I didn't see any. The beach is small but nice. South beach you may take a dog, north beach you can't. The beaches needed to be raked. Lost of seaweed. Water is calm and you can walk or swim way out and its still shallow which is nice. Pics are deceiving because the sites are very close to each other. The sites in the pines are all uphill. All 3 cell carriers have great signals. Going to eat in Norfolk has the extra cost of the bridge/tunnel and there are not a lot of choices close by on the peninsula . Food Lion and a few stores are right up the road as well as a few places at Cape Charles. It was full during the weekend but not too bad during the weekdays. It's an okay state park but just know what to expect.

The RV section is crowded and half the sites have little to no shade. Thank goodness for airconditioning in the camper, because it was dripping sweat hot and humid, and we showered a lot. By Virginia state park standards, the RV section of Kiptopeke is below average, but I hear the tent sites are shaded and very nice. The bath houses were not spotless. But, we had full hookups!! Pretty awesome for a state park. It was so hot that we didn't even want to cook, but luckily there are plenty of wonderful waterfront towns on the Eastern Shore for eating out. We even got to see the premiere of the 2016 Virginia Experiemental Film festival for free at Cape Charles. The park has some nice trails, picnic and playground area, beautiful lodges to rent, and a large boat ramp, fishing pier, and small beach on the Chesapeake Bay. Also some odd historic concrete war ships that were once used as a sea break for a ferry, but are now a place for fish and birds and a destination for kayakers. We kayaked the wild barrier islands. To me, this campground is just for an inexpensive place to sleep at night in an amazing area, but the park itself is just ok.The Eastern Shore of Virginia is still very uncommercial and charming, but keep in mind that all ocean beaches are boat access only. Only bay beaches are easily accessible. If you are a coastal kayaker, this area is your Disneyland. I also hear it is fantastic for fishing and crabbing. If you are looking for big white beaches and beach towns, go to First Landing State Park near Virginia Beach or NC ocean campgrounds instead. Plenty of cell service, but data was pretty slow. Reservations a must in the summer.

50 amp FHU which is nice for a state park. It's in a quiet and peaceful area with not much around. To get to shopping you have to cross a toll bridge/tunnel that will cost you $18/trip. The sites are pretty close together. The ones that back along the road (like we had) were a little more private and had some shade. The ones in the middle were in full sun and you had people in front of you or behind you as well as to your sides. The hiking/biking trails were a nice perk and the swimming beach was nice. The non swimming beach (where dogs are allowed) had multiple dead fishes, birds etc which made it not really a good place to walk. I know this is nature and dead animals will happen but this was excessive and I've never seen anything like it before. Sites are pretty unlevel so choose wisely. Ours was impossible to level w/out blocks but not as bad as other sites we saw. The sites are also grass so it's going to get muddy during rain. The only trash dumpsters were by check in which was a good .25 mile walk from the campground and not convenient at all. The bathrooms were nice and very clean. I didn't check out the showers. OTA channels were plentiful and Verizon was 22 d/l and ATT was 31 d/l unboosted.