RV Rental Douthat State Park, VA

Once you've set up camp in Douthat State Park, you'll no doubt be itching to immerse yourself in the park's beautiful natural surrounds. The easiest way to do that is to set out and explore as much of the 43-mile trail network as you can handle.

If you're looking for something easy, the 0.28-mile Buck Lick Trail near Douthat Lake offers a quick introduction to the park's wooded terrain. For those hikers seeking something a little more strenuous, the three-mile trail to Blue Suck Falls will not only help you work up a sweat but also lead you to a beautiful and secluded waterfall.

Once you've worked up a sweat exploring on foot, you might want to take a swim to cool off. The good news is that Douthat State Park has a lovely sandy swimming beach on Douthat Lake where you can do exactly that. Guarded beach swimming is available here from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, but please note that a fee applies.

Another popular pastime for campers in Douthat State Park is fishing. Douthat Lake covers some 50 acres and its waters are stocked twice a week with rainbow, brown, and brook trout during peak periods. Largemouth bass, sunfish, and several other species can also be caught, and there are fishing piers at the lake's northwestern and southeastern ends. Boat rentals are also available, and there's a boat ramp located near the Lakeside Campground.

If you want to camp with an RV at Douthat State Park, you're spoiled for choice with four campgrounds:

• Lakeside Campground. This scenic lakefront campground offers 19 RV and tent sites with gravel pads. Flushing toilets, hot showers, and dump stations are all provided, but there are no electric or water hookups. Water spigots are available throughout the campground, however, and the maximum RV length is 40 feet.
• Beaver Dam Campground. This equestrian campground offers 14 well-shaded sites, four of which are pull-throughs. All sites have gravel pads and offer electrical (30- and 50-amp) and water hookups. There are no sewer hookups provided, but flushing toilets, showers, and dump stations are available. The maximum RV length in this campground is 40 feet.
• White Oak Campground. Offering 31 RV and tent sites, most of which are shaded, this campground is the largest in Douthat State Park. Sites have water and 30-amp electrical hookups, but sewer hookups are not available. Flushing toilets, showers, and dump stations are available, while the maximum RV length in this campground is 40 feet.
• Whispering Pines Campground. The 23 gravel sites in this Douthat State Park RV campground can accommodate rigs up to 50 feet long. All sites offer electrical (30- and 50-amp) and water hookups but no sewer hookups, but flushing toilets, showers, and dump stations are available. A kids' playground can also be found nearby.

When you've finished tour Douthat State Park RV camping adventure and you're ready to hit the road once again, you might have trouble deciding on your next stop. There are plenty of must-see attractions and must-do activities within easy reach, so take some time to plan your route carefully.

Watoga State Park, which sits on the banks of the Greenbrier River and is the largest state park in West Virginia, is just a short drive to the northwest. George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, which cover some 1.8 million acres of terrain in the Appalachian Mountains, lie just to the north.

If you'd rather head for a major center, you could be exploring Mill Mountain Zoo or the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke in a little over an hour.

Whichever direction you steer your RV, you won't have to travel far before finding something worth seeing, doing, or experiencing. So find an RV rental near Douthat State Park, pack your bags, and head out to explore Virginia's great outdoors.