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Kennedy Historic Farm

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· Cleveland, Russell, Virginia

165 acres hosted by Daniel K.

8 RV/tent sites

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This camping experience takes place on a 200+ year old farm. We currently offer 8 camping options, 7 of which are all accessible by either all-wheel drive or 4-wheel drive vehicles. The first location (along the main road) is solely for RVs or travel trailers (TT). The other 7 camping locations are for tent camping, and much smaller/narrower and rugged RV/TT with a 4-wheel drive towing vehicle. Daniel and Cherith Kennedy purchased this 164-acre farm in 2014, and Daniel's parents, Brent Rita Kennedy, purchased the 1800's era farmhouse from Daniel and Cherith a couple years later. Together, we have transformed this farm back into a working farm with hay fields, cattle, donkeys, goats, sheep, chickens and any other critters we buy or rescue. We are currently rehabilitating the 1700's era one room schoolhouse at the front corner of our land as well. This farm is full of memories, hard work, and is absolutely stunning. Your hosts on-site are Brent and Rita Kennedy, and they are famous for spoiling our guests rotten. They can give you tours of the farm, some in-season eggs and veggies as they have available, and even throw in some goat-petting opportunities. They love having visitors and are sure to make your trip memorable.

Activities

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20 ratings · 12 reviews

Adam M.recommends

October 19, 2024

#7 The Walnut Grove - Remote

Amazing views with tons of privacy. We really enjoyed our stay up on the hill. Quiet nights around the campfire, very relaxing.

Nathan V.recommends

July 2, 2024

#7 The Walnut Grove - Remote

Great place to camp with great views. Friendly hosts supplied wood, firestarter, and eggs. They also provided a table and chairs, which we weren’t expecting. Unfortunately we didn’t have a chance to avail ourselves of their kayaks, but they were available for our use, and the hosts even offered us free transport to/from the boat launch. We ended up staying in the main site near the barn (I think it’s labeled site #1) for convenience since we were the only guests there. The big grassy meadows can get hot in the sun, but there are good breezes up on the top of the hills, many trees around for shade (or for hanging an additional shade canopy like we did), and nice forested parts right nearby that you can walk through that are much cooler. The nearby porta-potty was very clean and convenient, and the water hose/sink was also not far. Our site was also near the barn porch, which is nice for watching the sunset or escaping the rain. The shed with the showers is a bit farther from where we were (5–10 min somewhat steep walk), but the water heater there provided good showers (not crazy hot, but the warm water kept coming consistently even throughout long showers), and there was one outlet where we could charge a phone. Cleveland VA is located between about 45 minutes and 1.5 hours from a lot of the places we were interested in like the Great Channels trailhead, the Devil’s Bathtub, and Abingdon and Damascus. When planning your routes from the “center” of Cleveland, budget an extra

Ellie S.recommends

June 2, 2024

#6 Stargazer's Paradise

Really beautiful property and friendly animals (baby goats especially)!! Helpful hosts—the gravel road is tricky but the host drove it up for me and my 2WD made it up no problem.

Amy T.recommends

May 5, 2024

#1 Weaver Creek RV/TT Site

Beauty on top of the mountain !

We were joyfully greeted by our hosts and escorted to our site on top of their gorgeous mountain ! Words and pictures don’t do it Justice ! Beautiful scenery! Cattle and donkeys in the near by fields. Shower house with hot water. And a clean cedar chip out house. We slept so well with only sounds of birds and critters ! We hiked the mountain top to see the old homestead and barns still standing . On the way down the next day the black sheep greeted us. It was a wonderful place to camp. We look forward to coming back!

Ashley S.recommends

April 4, 2024

#3 Cedar Ridge

Wonderful campsite

Absolutely wonderful place. The farm is very well kept and the owners are extremely nice. They provided all my firewood for the three days I was there and continuously checked on us. I stayed over Easter weekend and they even invited me to their Easter breakfast at their church. The road to get up was a little tricky, but my Honda civic made it up with little issues and if you don’t feel comfortable driving up, they will take you and your stuff up in their car.

Roger M.recommends

October 12, 2023

#8 Spring Peeper Serenade

This is one of the best campsites I've ever been too. We had the whole 160 acres to ourselves and it is very private. Daniel , the owner is great and his parents ,the hosts were amazing. They made sure we had wood and brought us bread and fresh eggs. I can't say enough and we are already making plans to return. The only negative is the road up the hill to the campsite but we made it. Thanks to Daniel and his parents.

Location

Cleveland, Russell, Virginia, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East) and S’atsoyaha (Yuchi) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking