Lawrence Lewis Jr., Park — Attraction in Virginia

The fishing pier and boat ramp ($5 that needs to be paid to a machine that looks over 30 years old) are nice and look to be in fairly decent shape. There is a nice little stream that empties into the James River. That’s about all this park has. The board walks, steps, and “lookout towers” are rotting away and appear/feel unsafe. I was expecting some hiking trails, but all they have is a 2 minute walk.

There is trash EVERYWHERE! I’m surprised some high school kids or boy scouts can’t do it for community service, but based on what I saw it would probably need a full time staff…

The parking area, which is horribly designed, has fading signs EVERYWHERE. Every few feet there is a sign that say don’t do this, or don’t do that. The actual park rules are posted way off in the corner, at the start of the fishing pier. Most visiting for the 2 minute walk wouldn’t even see it.

Why would you have a park that doesn’t allow dogs? Ridiculous!

The primitive campground was a nice idea, but with the pure mud sites and walkways, plus the endless roots on the sleeping pads, I wouldn’t stay there. One of the sites has a dead tree beside it that looks like it’s going to come down at any time.

This park could be really amazing, but Charles City has squandered its opportunity thus far.

There is tons of erosion that the county refuses to do anything about. The path from the campsites to the closest “lookout” has the dirt running all over the path due to the counties apparent refusal to plant vegetation, which would tremendously help. Such an easy fix, and the counties refusal shows how little they care.

I hope one day a boy scout group adopts the park and turns it into what it has the potential of being. Obviously the county doesn’t have the ability...

This is a nice site with basic amenities! We were canoeing down the James River and this was an overnight camping spot. Booked one of the primitive campsites, which were exactly what you would expect. Travelers beware, the sites are a long walk uphill (about 1/4 mile... maybe more), so if you are expect to take multiple trips with your gear and leave your boat down on the shore. It was not the most convenient, but we would...

We love coming here when in Charles City visiting our friends. Today there was a lot of people fishing off the pier. They blocked it off from others being able to go all the way down to the end but we’ve been here before so all good. There are public bathrooms if necessary and picnic tables. Great spot and I look forward to another visit when it’s...