Help: MD Campground for this weekend!

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Rocky Gap in the mountains.
Jane's Island on the shore.

 

[sundaeman]

There was also a Fed campground west of Thurmont . 2nd exit for Thurmont when headed north on 15. My daughter & I went there a few times in the late 90's

 

[clay_shooter]

Rocky gap is really nice with decent bathrooms. They have a lake.

There is a hotel and golf course at the other end of the park.

 

[pitpawten]

Big Meadows campground on Skyline Drive, guess this is VA come to think of it.

But a great place to setup base and has lots of hiking while still having access to facilities and even a convenience store back out by the road.

http://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm

 

[smkranz]

Also, no booze? What?

MD state campgrounds started this BS about 4 years ago. You can only consume alcohol inside your camping unit. How f'ing stupid is that? So, you can go inside your tent/car/camper and get sh!tfaced, then come outside and behave like an *******. Responsible adults cannot even have an open beer around a campfire without fear of the rangers coming by and escorting you out. So asinine.

We used to have about 20-25 peeps go to Cunningham Falls every October for our homebrew club's annual BrewCamp. Then they stared this crap, and we haven't been back since. Now, we take our money to PA and go to Granite Hill Camping Resort outside of Gettysburg. They have a wide variety of sites, and they welcomed us with opened arms.

 

[TripleEight]

Happy Hills, Little Orleans, and Castaways are all great campgrounds.

 

[Streetgang]

Green Ridge. Lots of secluded sites but no toilets or showers.
Shenandoah NP in Va is your best bet for sure.

 

[Old Salty Dog]

Not in MD, but Lake Anna has some awesome campgrounds. The state park is nicer than most private camgrounds.

 

[newmuzzleloader]

I'm gonna second Elk Neck State park. Shenandoah is nice too. Greenridge, if you don't need showers, bathrooms or running water.

 

[TTMD]

Another vote for Rocky Gap.

 

[Pale Ryder]

It's been a long time since we stayed here, don't do much camping anymore, for several reasons. Mainly the kids have grown and have their own families. It was always good for a few weekends back in the day.

http://www.duncansfamilycampground.com/

 

[1obxnut]

MD's Assateague state park (not the Fed's Assateage park..) can walk the beach and get your fishin on as well..

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/eastern/assateague.asp

 

[PJDiesel]

Elk Neck, VERY nice this time of year.

 

[Tommy803]

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=135502

It's a bit late ... we just went here. Gore VA, just outside of Winchester VA

It was fun and with range.

 

[dforeman]

You can camp most any State Park in Maryland that has camping facilities. Check out the DNR Web site for the direction you want to travel.
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/campinginfo.asp
However, you may want to check ahead of time because they do close down in the winter. Most don't have heated bathrooms to keep them from freezing.

If you are looking for something a little nicer, Harrington Manor and New Germany have cabin rentals year round. You just have to check scheduling.

As others have said, alcoholic beverages are not allowed in Maryland State Parks ($55 fine if caught). But, that is not just Maryland. Other states have banned alcoholic beverages in their parks as well (MD, PA, VA, & DE). At Codorus State Park in PA they won’t even let you in the gates with alcohol. And if they do catch you with alcoholic beverages, they will confiscate it or make you leave. Somebody mentioned Granite Hill being ok with drinking. Granite Hill is a private Camp Ground. As long as you are courteous and cordial, they don't care.

There are several very nice Private Camp Grounds in and around the Gettysburg Area. Drummer Boy, Round Top, Artillery Ridge, and Granite Hill are the only ones I know of personally. If you like ridding horses, Artillery Ridge offers Horse Back tours of the battlefield.

 

[ESRob]

I went to Deep Creek with the Domestic Administrator this past weekend. It was a bit of a hump from the Eastern Shore, but worth it. Beautiful fall foliage going on right now.
Didn't camp, stayed at the Inn at Deep Creek, which I recommend. Only about $150 a night, all in, with the dog.
Nice room with a kitchenette, good sized fridge, deck off the room, grilles & picnic tables on site.

As far as camping, I'm also a fan of Assateague, if you're into that sort of thing.
Sunrise over the ocean is surreal, and fall surf fishing should be turning on pretty soon.. I hope. We have the beach tag for our trucks, so you can drive on the 13 or so miles of beach.. love it.

 

[bikerbankr]

Heading up to Green Ridge with a few of the guys this weekend. No facilities though so if you're opposed to taking care of business in the woods, it's probably not for you lol.

 

[tomandjerry00]

Assateague island national seashore

 

[Falkus]

Deep creek has one of the nicest bathroom/shower !

I was floored to see it and its worth the hot shower after all day of fishing in the cold front.

 

[kohburn]

Well, don't take what we crazy floridians call things for fact. We kind of make shit up as we go.

Car camping is really just a way to describe not hiking in to the site. Plus, you can keep the coolers in the car so wildlife leaves it alone.

lived in this area all my life and have always called that car camping

IMO if you need bath houses then shenandoah is the way to go