Ed Allen’s Campgrounds

Great Rustic Campground on nearly 100 heavily wooded acres, on a peninsula probing the Chickahominy Lake, run by a great young couple living the legacy of their Granddad — Ed Allen. How proud he must be.
A little probing of my own, during my 2 week stay here, revealed that Brock and his wife Whitney purchased the campground having undergone a state of about 10 years of deterioration.
It’s more than obvious to the casual observer that there has been a lot of work, that continues to be accomplished, upgrading the campground.
I understand that by spring, there will be a new swimming pool and splash park to complement the large playground and play area they have for the kids — this is very definitely family friendly. In addition to the outdoor activities, there is a full game room adjoining the camp store as well as a Pavilion where they show outdoor movies and hold other special events.
Other improvements for the new year include upgrading about 50 sites to 50 AMP full hookup that will include Wii-​fi and Satellite Dish Network TV.
Even without the improvements, this is one of my favorite campgrounds and most beautiful places I’ve been camping in my Class A Motorhome since I took off from California on June 1^st. I took the time to go fishing on the Chickahominy Lake — the first time I’ve fished in over 20 years — and caught 4 Large Mouth Bass… Set a small one back into the lake but sure did enjoy eating the others.
Great nearby activities, including Colonial Williamsburg where every American should visit to get a taste of Colonial America — something most Californians don’t really comprehend or appreciate I’m afraid.
The locals are a great group — I got to hang out with about a thousand of them at the GOA Oyster festival, hosted at the campground. It was a fundraiser for a recent widow with 4 small children at home — a great sense of community here.
Perhaps, what makes this campground the most special is the couple who own it and run it hands on. I have never been made to feel more at home or comfortable in a campground before. The certainly know the meaning of ‘Southern Hospitality’.
I’ll be back the first chance I get and will highly recommend this place to everyone I meet before then.
Granddad would be proud… Now go and enjoy!

Had a great 3 day weekend here at Ed Allen’s. was nice and quiet and couldn’t have asked for friendlier folks. If your into rustic camping this is the place to be. Trees all over the place and has a nice natural feel to it. Great fishing spot. Has a full bait and tackle shop and boat launch down the road. Also has rentals if you don’t have your own. Full hookup for the trailers to boot! If your into super sites, this isn’t a good place for you. The sites were gravel covered though and had a good amount of room to them Not alot to do for the kids unless your out on the water. They have a playground and pool but the pool was not open. We could not find the bathrooms. No game room that I could see. The place looks like it is int he process of being renovated after a long time of neglect. but is definitely on the upswing. All in all a nice quiet campground.