Once again Tim and I have found a lovely state park. We're headed north to Washington, D.C., for a visit with our children and a week of routine doctor appointments.
By making camp for a few days at Pocahontas State Park, we are almost there. Plus, the park's location midway between Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia, gives us an opportunity to follow the final events of the Civil War. More about that in forthcoming posts. Today I'd like to share a little of the beauty we discovered at this park.
The wide roads leading to this campground were a bit of a relief. Before I made our reservations last fall, I checked our truckers' atlas to make sure the road leading to the park was navigable by our big rig, the Dawntreader. That research was inconclusive. On the one hand, the route was not highlighted by yellow in the atlas, a sure sign that taking our big bus in that direction was not a good idea. Yet, when I made our reservations on Reserve America, there were plenty of big-rig-friendly campsites in the park. Clearly, previous rigs had navigated the questionable road into the campground safely so we decided we could, too.
And are we glad we did! This park was perfect. Big pull-through campsites with water and electric hook-ups, a dump station easily accessible and plenty of hiking trails to explore.
Our favorite was the 2.5-mile trail around the pretty-as-a-picture Beaver Lake.
We were almost sorry to leave, but Washington awaits and I'm looking forward to spending time with our family.
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