About this campground
Start your visit at Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center. Get oriented, see exhibits, and pick up visitor guides. Find national park passport cancellation stamps. Kids can ask for Junior Ranger Activity Books, and dog owners for BARK Ranger programs. The building has public restrooms and a water filling station. Admission is free. Park in the rear.
Getting there
Take exit 268 from Interstate 64 in Hampton, Virginia toward Fort Monroe. Turn left from the exit ramp onto South Mallory Street. Turn right at the second light onto East Mellen Street. Cross the bridge and bear left at the light onto Ingalls Road. The Visitor & Education Center is on the left after about two-thirds of a mile. Park on Ingalls Road or in the lot behind the building.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Casemate MuseumFort Monroe National Monument0 mi
- The Colonies RV Travel Park & Country StoreFort Monroe National Monument2 mi
- Yorktown BattlefieldColonial National Historical Park19 mi
- Yorktown Battlefield Visitor CenterYorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park19 mi
- Historic JamestowneColonial National Historical Park29 mi
- Historic Jamestowne - Trail HeadquartersCaptain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail29 mi
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Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Virginia campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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