Reviews

Renee KH

It's nice to see that if a county doesn't want to maintain a fairgrounds property for its community than at least the local chapters of the VFW & American Legion are willing to try their hand @ it.... It's basically a huge 44 acre property that is a majority grassy field for local event activities co-owned by the local VFW & American Legion chapers. They have some pretty basic & sparse agricultural fair amenities here (such as a basic livestock fair barn & exhibition building) + bathrooms with showers & a concession stand. They also have (what we visited especially for) multiple hook-ups for campers & RVs that they also rent out to tourists/visitors & those just passing through. As far as a campgrounds go, we loved the quiet (well, most of the time - I'll explain in a bit) & absolutely private we had staying here during a non-event weekend as there were only ever 3 other campers there; but I will say we've stayed at other fairgrounds throughout the country as travelers-through & honestly this place was a bit pricey. They charge $40 for full hook-ups, $30 for water & electric, $20 for no hook-ups (to boondock in the field), or $10 to just dump your tank & go. It's also all on the honor system, as the park is not attended. You fill out an envelope & drop payment in a lock-box. Most other fairgrounds we've encountered in the last few years charge anywhere from $25-35 for full-hook-ups , & frankly many of those fairgrounds were much better up-to-date facilities. They also didn't mention anything about VFW or American Legion members, disabled veterans, military personnel, retired military, or senior discounts. Most public parks around the country offer at least one if not all of these, & considering my hubs & I each fall into at least one of those categories each it would have been nice to get a break. Specifically in NC the parks offers a $6/night discount for seniors or disabled veterans or retired military. As far as facilities a camper may use go, people complain about the bathrooms & showers being dirty. They really weren't. I thought they were actually fairly clean - considering, but it's just **very old fairgrounds** facilities that are being kept together on a periodic & shoe-string budget by a **non-profit organization** (in other words, not a city or county government, like most) - like they are in many fairgrounds throughout the country....So don't expect the nicest & most modern facilities. I give them credit that they recently seemed to have cleaned & put a great coat of paint on the cinderblock walls & re-roofed much of it. The shower-head pressure left much to be desired, but the water was hot, so that's all I cared about. As far as the quiet part: For the most part it was except you are right next to the high school, so expect to hear & watch football games & practices. Also, there is a 6' fence with barbed wire that divides the hook-up area we were camping from a city walking path that runs along a stream (the school is on the other side of the stream), so expect people passing close on the other side of the fence who are walking, running, walking dogs, & riding bikes. Also, we stayed there 3 nights & one of those nights a crazy homeless person was obviously walking the path & shouting to himself at 5:00am that woke me up in a panic as I thought he was right outside the camper! Fortunately, however, he kept walking & we had that 6' chain link & barbed wired fence separating us. We learned during our weekend there that sadly though Mr Airy is only a small town of 10,000 people they have a homeless population too (as it seems everywhere does these days). Anyway, we liked it & would stay here again - in spite of the pricey-ness. Please just consider giving fellow veterans a break in the future.

Lisa Landry

Great place for walking the puppers. Typically peaceful and quiet. Sometimes you can have the place all to yourself. Perfect for cookouts, games, birthday parties, etc.

Stephen

It is a safe place for tent camping but there are no shower or bathroom facilities. It is located near downtown Mt. Airy inside the Veterans Memorial park. It is probably better suited for RV or campers. It is cheap, only $20 cash. Fill out an envelope form and drop it in a slot at the guard shack.

Warrior Knight of Christ

Beautiful, well kept Memorial Park to walk around and have a picnic or event at.

Jonathan Wilson

We came a long ways to come up and see the parks M47 Patton main battle tank on display at the entrance. They have it well maintained and have a sign that talks alot about the information of the tank. The park also appears in good order.

Bruce K.

More of a ballfield park than a playground park as there didn't seem to be anything active here. It is a lovely and huge open space where it would be possible to set up soccer fields or such but they don't have anything for kids to do here and there's no shade. The tank out front is pretty cool!

Kim Surrett

We rode our bikes on the river walk. This is a great place. We rode down town Danville and had a great lunch at The old 97 Tavern. The food was great and the service was great as well. We would definitely go back to the river walk.