The Chantilly Farm office building provides several important functions for the farm. The office provides a guest check in and
information source on the entrance road to the farm. A convenient stopping/parking area for cars or large RV's with easy access to the office building is provided. The building has farm and county business information available inside and outside for guests. The outside display of rack cards and posters makes available information about the campground, upcoming events & festivals, as well as rack cards about other local attractions when the office is closed.
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Campground and other guests register inside with our camp host. Our guests can also register and pay for camping during hours when the office is closed by using the honor system and leaving their
payment in the box by the front door. This makes the campground available 24/7 for campers that arrive any hour of the day. The honor system works well and is used often. When the office is closed, guests can call our number and reach a staff member during day and evening hours. The combination of a phone call and the honor registration system is convenient, and campers are pleased to always have an opportunity to speak to a real person at odd hours.
The camp store located in the office building has available some basic camping supplies for tent and RV guests. Also available are t- shirts, hoodies, baseball caps and other camp memorabilia. Drinks and snack food are available in the store and outside the
building in the refrigerator. The outside purchases can be paid for by using the honor system cash box by the front door or in the refrigerator. A telephone is also provided for guest use at no charge just outside the main door, making it available 24/7. Calls may be made to any US or Canada number free of charge. The telephone function is especially useful if our guests have a cell phone that does not operate well in the area. Most cell phones work just fine, though we have no AT&T service in the county.
The office building has a large surrounding deck that can be used to view
most of the farm, or for just enjoying the beautiful view while relaxing in a chair. One end of the deck is used for the outside snacks in the refrigerator, firewood and fire pits for campers.
A fully functioning amateur radio station N4USA is located in the
office building and is used by licensed radio operators. This is a very popular activity for our local radio operators and camping guests who are amateur radio operators.
One of the farm's internet feeds is in the office and provides good data and computer operation. The internet is used with a computer for store sales and campground reservations. Campers can make reservations online from any location and often use the reservation system while on the Blue Ridge Parkway for overnight stays. The office internet also feeds a WiFi that is available for this part of the farm and covers many camping areas. The WiFi is extended into the RV campground with a WiFi extender located at RV site 8, and provides internet service to the whole RV park and tent campground B. We often get reports from campers that we have the best WiFi system they have ever used. The whole farm has WiFi available with this system and a second internet source in the middle of the festival farm that also has an extender service to the RV park and campground B. The 2 WiFi systems operating in the campground provides excellent service and backup system if one system encounters a problem. A telephone is provided for our guests 24/7 outside the office door, and is free for calls in the US and Canada using the internet.
The office building security is enhanced with a dedicated video surveillance system with 3 cameras in the office and 5 cameras covering areas outside the building. The system is on-line and can be observed from any remote location with internet service. The farm has 5 independent video security systems providing excellent surveillance of the farm and buildings.
Attributes of the Chantilly Farm office.
- Large deck surrounding the entire building.
- Information about Chantilly events and campground activities are available in the office and in displays on the outside. The outside card racks gives drive up visitors Chantilly Farm and other local information at all times.
- A video display viewed from deck outside the office 24/7 gives visitors an excellent view of the whole farm. We also welcome visitors to do a drive though and see the farm from the internal farm roads.
- Building size including deck is 28x40 feet. The office building is 12x24 feet.
- Office has a bathroom with shower. The hot water is provided by an on-demand electric water heater.
- Well provides all the potable water for the farm. Controller for well pump is located in the building. The well provides 100 gallons
per minute of high quality potable water. The well and water system is a private public water system licensed by the state of Virginia Health Department and can provide up to 39,000 gallons per day.
- The building is insulated and easily heated with electric and an electric space heater.
- Electric breaker box is located in the building and controls all the electric circuits in the building and power to RV park spaces 1-5.
- Outside lighting includes dusk to dawn lights on each end of the building and a convenience light on each side of the building for the deck. Front convenience light has automatic control to turn on at dusk and stay on all night for visitors arriving after dark.
- The building and deck are well preserved with several coats of cedar colored stain and water repellent. The decks and all of the outside construction are pressure treated lumber for excellent long life.
- Cell telephone service is generally good on the whole farm using Verizon or US Cellular.
- Firewood, fire pits and snacks are available on the outside deck
24/7 and are paid for using the honor payment box at the front door. The ability to get fire wood at all times, even when the camp store is closed, is very popular for campers.
- AC outlets are available on the outside deck allowing tent campers to charge their cell phones or other portable equipment. The bath houses also provide outlets for tent campers to charge cell phones.
- The office is cooled in the summer with a small window air conditioner, providing a comfortable environment.
Photo Album for Office/campstore
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Chantilly Farm web site
One of the farm's internet feeds is in the office and provides good data and computer operation. The internet is used with a computer for store sales and campground reservations. Campers can make reservations online from any location and often use the reservation system while on the Blue Ridge Parkway for overnight stays. The office internet also feeds a WiFi that is available for this part of the farm and covers many camping areas. The WiFi is extended into the RV campground with a WiFi extender located at RV site 8, and provides internet service to the whole RV park and tent campground B. We often get reports from campers that we have the best WiFi system they have ever used. The whole farm has WiFi available with this system and a second internet source in the middle of the festival farm that also has an extender service to the RV park and campground B. The 2 WiFi systems operating in the campground provides excellent service and backup system if one system encounters a problem. A telephone is provided for our guests 24/7 outside the office door, and is free for calls in the US and Canada using the internet.
The office building security is enhanced with a dedicated video surveillance system with 3 cameras in the office and 5 cameras covering areas outside the building. The system is on-line and can be observed from any remote location with internet service. The farm has 5 independent video security systems providing excellent surveillance of the farm and buildings.
Attributes of the Chantilly Farm office.
- Large deck surrounding the entire building.
- Information about Chantilly events and campground activities are available in the office and in displays on the outside. The outside card racks gives drive up visitors Chantilly Farm and other local information at all times.
- A video display viewed from deck outside the office 24/7 gives visitors an excellent view of the whole farm. We also welcome visitors to do a drive though and see the farm from the internal farm roads.
- Building size including deck is 28x40 feet. The office building is 12x24 feet.
- Office has a bathroom with shower. The hot water is provided by an on-demand electric water heater.
- Well provides all the potable water for the farm. Controller for well pump is located in the building. The well provides 100 gallons
- The building is insulated and easily heated with electric and an electric space heater.
- Electric breaker box is located in the building and controls all the electric circuits in the building and power to RV park spaces 1-5.
- Outside lighting includes dusk to dawn lights on each end of the building and a convenience light on each side of the building for the deck. Front convenience light has automatic control to turn on at dusk and stay on all night for visitors arriving after dark.
- The building and deck are well preserved with several coats of cedar colored stain and water repellent. The decks and all of the outside construction are pressure treated lumber for excellent long life.
- Cell telephone service is generally good on the whole farm using Verizon or US Cellular.
- Firewood, fire pits and snacks are available on the outside deck
- AC outlets are available on the outside deck allowing tent campers to charge their cell phones or other portable equipment. The bath houses also provide outlets for tent campers to charge cell phones.
- The office is cooled in the summer with a small window air conditioner, providing a comfortable environment.
Photo Album for Office/campstore
Return to Home Page
Chantilly Farm web site
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