National Park Service · Virginia
The Colonies RV Travel Park & Country Store
National Park Service · Virginia, United States · in Fort Monroe National Monument
- Sites
- 35
- Hookups
- 23 electric
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Cell coverage
- Verizon good · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Fort Monroe National Monument
- Nearest town
- Hampton
- Phone
- (757) 722-3678
About
The Colonies RV & Travel Park is at historic and scenic Fort Monroe National Monument. The Colonies offers RV and tent camping sites. The country store sells gifts, beach necessities, and RV supplies. The campground has picnic tables and pavilion rentals. Colonies rents pits and charcoal grills for use in the campground. The clubhouse has television and a full kitchen. The bath house has restrooms and showers. There is a 24-hour laundry.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 32° | 16° | 68° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 51° | 37° | 17° | 75° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 59° | 43° | 26° | 78° | 3 of 11 |
| April | 69° | 52° | 35° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 77° | 61° | 47° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 82° | 69° | 60° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 75° | 64° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 71° | 56° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 55° | 43° | 83° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 58° | 46° | 30° | 77° | 1 of 10 |
| December | 52° | 37° | 22° | 73° | 6 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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