Maryland campgrounds and permits

72 facilities, 23 of which we can watch for cancellations.

  • Adirondack Shelters
    Campground · 2 sites

    Overview The Adirondack Shelters, located near the northern most point of Catoctin Mountain Park, provides a destination for true nature immersion and an…

  • Antietam Creek Campsite
    Campground · 20 sites

    Overview The Antietam Creek Campground is located at Mile 69.4 on the C&O Canal Towpath, a few miles south of Shepherdstown on the Maryland side of the Potomac…

  • Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center
    Facility · not watchable

    The park visitor center is a great place to begin your visit. We have a film that runs every 1/2 hour, small museum, book store, and restrooms.

  • Antrim 1844
    Facility · not watchable

    Antrim 1844, built in 1844 and a member of Historic Hotels of America® since 2007, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

  • Assateague Island National Seashore Campground
    Campground · 159 sites

    Overview Assateague Island National Seashore is a 37-mile long barrier island on the Atlantic Coast of Maryland and Virginia.

  • Assateague Island Visitor Center
    Facility · not watchable

    The Assateague Island Visitor Center is located in the Maryland District of Assateague Island before the Verrazzano Bridge entrance into the park.

  • Bald Eagle Island Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 50.3 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Big Woods Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 82.7 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Deer Hunt Permits
    Permit

    Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of more than 560 national wildlife refuges in the United States.

  • Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Turkey Hunt Lottery and Permits
    Permit

    Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of more than 560 national wildlife refuges in the United States.

  • Brunswick Visitor Center
    Facility · not watchable

    The Brunswick Visitor Center is located just off the C&O Canal towpath at mile 55 in Frederick County, MD.

  • Cacapon Junction Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 133.6 - No fee charged; this is a first-come first served walk in campsite. Stay is limited to one night per site, per trip.

  • Calico Rocks Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 47.6 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Camp Greentop
    Campground · 1 sites

    Overview Located on the National Register of Historic Places, Camp Greentop is a perfect location for organized groups to hold large events, retreats, or…

  • Camp Greentop Dining Hall and Rec Hall
    Campground · 1 sites

    Overview Located on the National Register of Historic Places, Camp Greentop is a perfect location for organized groups to hold large events, retreats, or…

  • Camp Misty Mount
    Campground · 29 sites

    Overview This historic cabin camp was completed in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration.

  • Camp Round Meadow
    Campground · 1 sites

    Overview Camp Round Meadow, a four-season camp, includes four dormitories, dining hall, commercial kitchen, gymnasium and conference room.

  • Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion
    Campground · 1 sites

    Overview The picnic pavilion at the Carderock Recreation Area is a large covered pavilion, open on three sides, that accommodates a maximum of 200 people.

  • Chisel Branch Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 30.5 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Cumberland Valley Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 95.2 - No fee charged; this is a first-come first served walk in campsite. Stay is limited to one night per site, per trip.

  • Cumberland Visitor Center
    Facility · not watchable

    The Cumberland Terminus Visitor Center is located at mile 184.5 along the C&O Canal towpath in Allegany County, MD.

  • Devils Alley Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 144.5 - No fee charged; this is a first-come first served walk in campsite. Stay is limited to one night per site, per trip.

  • Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Permits
    Permit

    Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (refuge) is part of the Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

  • Evitts Creek Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 180.1 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Fifteen Mile Creek Campsite
    Campground · 10 sites

    Overview The Fifteen Mile Creek Campground is located at Mile 140 on the C&O Canal Towpath, in the town of Little Orleans upstream of Hancock and downstream of…

  • Fort Washington Park Day Use Facilities
    Campground · 8 sites

    Overview Fort Washington is located 15 miles (24 km) south of Washington, D.C., along the Potomac River.

  • Fort Washington Park Visitor Center
    Facility · not watchable

    Built in the 1820s, this bright yellow building was once the home of Fort Washington's commander.

  • Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center - Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
    Visitor Center · not watchable

    The Great Falls Tavern originally functioned as one of the many lockhouses along the canal and serviced thousands of boats that passed through Lock 20 on the…

  • Greenbelt Campground
    Campground · 157 sites

    Overview Greenbelt Campground is an urban oasis just 10 miles (16 km) from Washington, D.C.

  • Greenbelt Park Picnic Areas
    Campground · 2 sites

    Overview You may book a picnic areas up to six months ahead. Greenbelt Park is an urban oasis just 10 miles (16 km) from Washington, D.C.

  • Hampton National Historic Site Tours
    Tickets

    Hampton National Historic Site preserves 63 acres of what was once the second largest plantation in Maryland.

  • Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center
    Facility · not watchable

    Operated in partnership with the Maryland Park Service, this visitor center considers the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman, born a slave here in Dorchester…

  • Horsepen Branch Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 26.1 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Horseshoe Bend Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 79.2 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Huckleberry Hill Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 62.0 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Indian Flats Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 42.5 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Indigo Neck Hiker Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 139.2 - No fee charged. First come, first served. Stay is limited to one night per site, per trip.

  • Irons Mountain Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 175.3 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Jordan Junction Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 101.2 - THiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Killiansburg Cave Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 75.2 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Leopards Mill Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 129.9 - There is no driving access to this campsite. No fee charged. First come, first served. Stay is limited to one night per site, per trip.

  • Licking Creek Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 116.0 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Little Pool Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 120.4 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Lord Baltimore Hotel
    Facility · not watchable

    The Lord Baltimore Hotel, built in 1928 and a member of Historic Hotels of America® since 2005 was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

  • Marble Quarry Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 38.2 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Marsden Tract Group Campsite
    Campground · 6 sites

    Overview Scouts built the Marsden Tract Group Campground to provide access to larger campsites within easy commuting distance of the D.C. Metro area.

  • McCoy's Ferry Campground
    Campground · 13 sites

    Overview The McCoys Ferry Campground is located at Mile 110.4 on the C&O Canal Towpath, between the towns of Big Pool and Big Spring on the Maryland side of…

  • National Archives at College Park
    Archives · not watchable

    The National Archives at College Park opened for research on January 3, 1994. Records held there include the cartographic and architectural holdings; the Nixon…

  • Nixon Presidential Library and Museum (College Park)
    Archives · not watchable

    Learn about the story of President Nixon's life and career at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, the twelfth Library to join the Federal…

  • North Mountain Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 110.0 - No fee charged. Stay is limited to one night per site, per trip. All sites have a chemical toilet, water, a picnic table, and grill.

  • Opequon Junction Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 90.9 - No fee charged. Stay is limited to one night per site, per trip. All sites have a chemical toilet, water, a picnic table, and grill.

  • Owens Creek Campground
    Campground · 50 sites

    Overview Owens Creek Campground offers families and individuals enjoyable primitive tent camping.

  • Oxon Hill Farm Visitor Center
    Facility · not watchable

    The Visitor Center at Oxon Hill Farm is the first stop you should make when visiting the park.

  • Paw Paw Tunnel Campsite
    Campground · 10 sites

    Overview The Paw Paw Tunnel Campground is located at Mile 156 on the C&O Canal Towpath on the Maryland side of the Potomac River, across from the town of Paw…

  • Pax River Hog Point Campgrounds
    Campground · 4 sites

    Overview Visitors eligible for reservations at this location are limited to Active Duty, Reservists, Retired Military, Unremarried Widow, Veterans and…

  • Pigmans Ferry Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 169.1 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Poplar Grove Youth Group Campground
    Campground · 3 sites

    Overview Poplar Grove offers youth groups and organizations enjoyable year-round primitive tent camping.

  • Potomac Forks Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 164.8 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Purslane Run Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 156.9 - No fee charged. Stay is limited to one night per site, per trip. All sites have a chemical toilet, water, a picnic table, and grill.

  • Rohrbach Group Campground
    Campground · 10 sites

    Overview THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC CAMPGROUND. ONLY SCOUTS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS MAY USE ROHRBACH CAMPGROUND.

  • Sandy Point State Park
    Facility · not watchable

    This 786-acre Maryland State Park is located along the Northwestern shore of the majestic Chesapeake Bay.

  • Sorrel Ridge Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 154.1 - No fee charged. Stay is limited to one night per site, per trip. All sites have a chemical toilet, water, a picnic table, and grill.

  • Stickpile Hill Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 149.4 - No fee charged. Stay is limited to one night per site, per trip. All sites have a chemical toilet, water, a picnic table, and grill.

  • Swains Lock Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 16.6 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Thomas Stone Visitor Center
    Facility · not watchable

    The Visitor Center at Thomas Stone National Historic Site is open Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

  • Town Creek Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 162.1 - No fee charged. Stay is limited to one night per site, per trip. All sites have a chemical toilet, water, a picnic table, and grill.

  • Turtle Run Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 34.4 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Visitor Center
    Facility · not watchable

    The visitor center hosts new exhibits, installed in spring 2019. Learn about the history of Catoctin Mountain and the national park that was created here.

  • Visitor Center
    Facility · not watchable

    A bookstore, public restrooms, and an interactive museum are located within the Visitor Center.

  • White Rock Hiker-Biker Campsite
    Campground · not watchable

    Mile 126.4 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required.

  • Williamsport Visitor Center
    Facility · not watchable

    The Cushwa Basin Visitor Center in Williamsport is located at mile 99.8 along the C&O Canal towpath in Washington County, MD.

  • Williamsport Visitor Center - Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
    Visitor Center · not watchable

    The Cushwa Basin Visitor Center in Williamsport is located at mile 99.8 along the C&O Canal towpath in Washington County, MD.

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