UPDATE AUG 14: The applicant has withdrawn their request for a special use permit for the proposed RV resort on Naked Creek Road.
We want to extend our sincere gratitude to the community members who showed up, spoke out, and stayed engaged, to the Page County Planning Commission for their careful, diligent consideration of the proposal and to the applicant for listening to community feedback and making the decision to withdraw.
UPDATE JULY 16: Page County Planning Commissioners tabled the special use permit for the large RV resort located on Naked Creek Road at the request of the applicant. This means there will be further discussion before the commissioners make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to either approve or deny. The commission will reconsider the proposal on Tuesday, July 28. While there will be no public comment opportunity at this upcoming meeting, you can always send additional comments to your commissioners and planning staff in the meantime.
On July 14, 2026 at 7pm, Page County Planning Commissioners will be considering a special use permit for a campground located on Naked Creek Rd., Elkton, but located for the most part in Page County.
The Alliance wholeheartedly advocate for outdoor recreation infrastructure to boost the local economy and help folks connect with our iconic natural resources, but we are concerned about the scale of this project.
The layout and high-impact amenities associated with the Naked Creek proposal are similar in footprint to Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park and the recently expanded Luray RV Resort. However, while those existing developments are situated on divided, four-lane primary highways, the Naked Creek proposal sits in a much more rural area served by a narrow, two-lane secondary road.
The applicant is proposing a total of 192 total camping sites: 91 pull through sites, one ADA pull through site, 44 back-in sites, one ADA back-in site, 15 luxury cabin sites, 12 standard cabin sites, one ADA cabin site, 10 primitive structure sites, 13 primitive tent sites, and three ADA primitive tent sites. This campground is planned to be a part of the KOA franchise.
The plan also includes two wells, a septic system, an RV washing station, and multiple commercial buildings including a guest services building, a camp store, a clubhouse, and a spa. Recreational amenities would feature a putting green, a pool area, a zip line, picnic areas, and a playground.
Public Hearing
Tuesday, July 14
7:00 pm
County Administration Building
103 S. Court St., Luray
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Too Large to Fit Page’s Comprehensive Plan
A commercial resort village of this magnitude—introducing dense traffic, substantial impervious surfaces, and heavy daily groundwater draws via private wells—stands directly at odds with the Page County Comprehensive Plan. The plan explicitly charges the county with:
- Preserving rural character and natural viewsheds from commercial encroachment.
- Protecting Page’s fragile water tables and sensitive watersheds (like Naked Creek).
- Directing high-intensity, high-traffic uses toward established primary transportation corridors rather than rural secondary roads.
We support campgrounds, but we believe commercial-scale resorts like this proposal would be more appropriate on primary highway corridors equipped to handle them, not tucked into pristine agricultural and woodland zones.
We urge Page residents to contact your planning commission members and copy county planner Josh Hahn (jhahn@pagecounty.virginia.gov), to ensure your response is part of the public record. Also attend the meeting to provide your feedback on this proposal.