Anvil Campground

So far we’ve been here 6 hours. The bath houses are being remodeled so there’s only the men’s open & it’s temporarily a unisex including the showers. The Digital cable is grainy how’s that possible & the train that I was assured wasnt that bad «is» that bad.
On the good. It’s clean & has a very nice staff. It’s Passport American friendly.
I’ll be updating this after our stay is over.
Ok I know it’s a bit early to update but here it goes.
The bathroom issue was improved by the owner offering a cottage that was open for us to shower in.
The cable was ALL MY BAD. I had the cable laying to close to the power cord outside and it caused an interference. Go me
As for the train oh well. I only heard it once last night and yes I’m in a popup camper. I figure if you know going in its your choice to stay. Just don’t stay up against the track line. This place is very nice, clean and the people treat you well. What more could you ask for. I’d come back if I’m going to revisit this area. It’s got the shuttle which im waiting for right now. Oh & it comes a bit early.

We checked in today and the staff are amazing!!! They may be the friendliest people I have ever met. The campground is small and quaint. It’s a little throwback to how life should be. I love supporting a friendly, amazing, knowledgable family owned business. Highly recommend !!

We stayed one night on way to the OBX. Staff was very friendly and helpful. The campground was very clean and well maintained. The restrooms/​shower area was small but updated and very clean. The campground itself is small and sits between a busy road and working railroad tracks. We were told the train does make noise at night while booking. We were able to stay past the checkout time with a nominal fee so we could tour the area before leaving. I would stay a short time again despite the noise (which with our air didn’t seem to bother us) because it was so well maintained and close to area attractions.

Tent sites are way to close to the train tracks. The ground vibrated each of three times a train went by through the night. This led me to sleep entirely poorly.

Stayed here two nights to visit the area. Cannot speak highly enough about this campground. Clean, well manicured grounds and sites. While not paved the rocks on the sites are ample and dust free. The rain came and the site drained quickly.
Staff and owner are friendly, courteous and helpful. In all my years of camping I have not met a friendlier group.
Close to Colonial Williamsburg plus Yorktown and Jamestown.
Highly recommend.

We loved our stay at Anvil. It is a small campground, only six minutes from Colonial Williamsburg. The campground is very clean and well taken care of and the sites are large with beautiful shade trees. We have a large RV and would definitely recommend this campground for others who are sleeping in similar accommodations. However, if you are planning on sleeping in a tent be aware that the campground is surrounded on one side by railroad tracks. They are very loud and very busy. 24 – 7.

The Anvil Campground was WONDERFUL. There were many things that were great, but the number one thing was the proximity — right in the middle between Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown. The people from Anvil were super friendly from the person who took our reservation over the phone to the front desk (Chris was awesome and on top of everything!) and even the maintenance man.
— The sites were spacious and easy to navigate.
— The hookups looked new and everything was in working order and
easy to use.
— The restrooms were very clean, and extra heat was brought in
for unseasonably cold weather to ensure campers’ comfort.
— The camp store was well equipped with the little parts you sometimes need.
— With three (3) separate playgrounds, our grandkids were thrilled.
— The teens liked the variety in the arcade room.
— I liked that there were 4 washers and 4 dryers in the laundry room with a
change machine in the arcade room, and that it was open 24 hours
(many laundry rooms close by 9pm).
— The younger ones were enthralled with the Amtrak and coal trains on the
nearby tracks (some might mind the noise, but our RV is well insulated
so we didn’t hear the trains when we were sleeping). The kids enjoyed
counting the passing cars.
Did we mention the smiling faces of the staff? This is a family-​owned campground and you can tell that they love what they are doing and focus on keeping their customers happy. We were very pleased with this campground and will return!

Absolutely exceptional customer service.

This is NOT a campground for those who are using tents. It is very clean and the staff is exceptionally friendly and helpful. But, tents are placed literally 20 – 30 feet from an active train track. Try sleeping through trains blasting through every other hour. You can’t. I did not like the lack of privacy in the camp sites either.

We thought the Anvil campground was great during the day. Yes, the sites are close but the manager was very accommodating and gave us two sites for the price of one. The pool is small but clean. The service was exceptionally friendly and the store and arcade were good diversions in the evening.
However the train tracks are a killer! Unless you are a very heavy sleeper (I’m talking like a drug induced coma) you can’t get more than an hour of sleep at a time.
I also agree that you should not be fooled into thinking that the public transit is a «shuttle bus»
The day time was nice but don’t expect to get any sleep!

Called to stay Thursday night. I was told since it’s memorial weekend I needed to book 3 nights. I said it’s Thursday and they said that the weekend… who has heard of that? Drove by later and saw tons of spaces open. Doesn’t make any business sense since we were only one night.
06−09−14 update
The owner contacted me to make things right. He said he has instructed staff to change the policy Since I will not be back through there I will assume the best and figure that the policy has been changed.

Nicest family own campground we’ve been to. Very clean and helpful. The location is perfect to see Busch Gardens, Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg. I would agree with most, the train is close to the sights, bring ear plugs if you are a light sleeper. This is the only reason for not five stars!

It’s hard to find anywhere that excels at customer service and the folks at Anvil have it down! We came up from Virginia Beach for two nights during the winter. It’s hard to find any campgrounds that are even open during February. I called the same day, spoke with Chris and he was very pleasant and welcoming on the phone.
We arrived pretty late but had no problem getting into the site and getting hooked up. The new super sites are really nice. The new utilities pedestals are great. Nice new gravel, landscaping cable and pretty fast wifi. It’s nice to be able to check email and keep up with family when out on the road.
It is a small campground but has quite a lot to offer. There s a pool, arcade, playgrounds laundry and camp store. They also offer discount coupons for local attractions. I’m sure it’s busy during the summer months but for a winter retreat to just get out of the house we were more than satisfied.
As for the train complaints, I could see it being pretty loud is you were tenting or a popup buy it was not loud in our travel trailer. No issues sleeping. We will be back and look forward to it.

LOVE this place! Family owned, friendly folks. All sites shaded, very well kept. Pool, lots of play areas for kids. Bus service to all attractions and all of Williamsburg stops here. $ 1.50 gets you an all day bus pass and kids ride free.
Next to a train track. If that bothers you, it may be an issue. But, I love the clackity clack sound of a train and found it peacefully soothing. I also loved the nesting Robins and baby birds in the trees and on the playground equipment. Site #77 is next to a play area and it’s like having a huge site with a private play area.
One of the best campgrounds I have stayed in!