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4 Budget Beach Escapes

The rustic state park cottage has gone upscale―just in time for deal-seeking travelers.

Courtesy of Kiptopeke State Park, Writer Larry Bleiberg

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Kiptopeke State Park, Virginia

The southern tip of the Eastern Shore has always had scenery aplenty. Now it has five family lodges, each sleeping as many as 16.

A summer weekly rental runs $2,226 for out-of-state visitors (less for Virginians). Fill it up for a family reunion, and it comes out to less than $20 per person per day; 800/933-7277 or dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks.

Published August 2009