Little Orleans Campground is located on 222 acres of beautiful woodlands in the Upper Potomac River valley in Western Maryland and provides a total camping experience. There is always something to see and do regardless of the season! The tent and RV campsites are spaciously located within the forest area for your nature enjoyment. Each site has a fire ring and a picnic table, and each RV site has electric, water, and sewer. Full-service cabins are also available for rental. The Chespeake & Ohio Canal is located beside the Potomac River 1/2 mile to the south for additional hiking, biking, and horseback riding. There is also a boat ramp at that point on the river that is ideal for canoeing, kayaking, and other small craft. Both large and small group camping areas available.
Rocky Gap State Park encompasses over 3,000 acres of public land for guests to enjoy. Rugged mountains surround the park which features 243 acre, Lake Habeeb.
Rocky Gap State Park encompasses over 3,000 acres of public land for guests to enjoy. Rugged mountains surround the park which features 243 acre, Lake Habeeb. The lake is fed by Rocky Gap Run, which winds its way through an impressive mile-long gap displaying sheer cliffs, overlooks, and a hemlock forest dense with rhododendron.
Overlooking the lake is Evitt’s Mountain, named for an early settler in Allegany County, Maryland. Rocky Gap Campground offers 278 individual campsites (including 30 equipped with 30 amp electric hook-ups, Mini Cabin and Yurt Options), a family group site and two youth group camping areas.
The campground also features a dump station, bathhouses with hot water in each loop, the Scales & Tales Aviary, canoe/kayak/SUP board rentals (Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day), a nature center, a private swimming beach, a playground, trail access, Snack Shack and a camp store.
Pets are allowed in Camp Loops Ash, Birch, Chestnut, Dogwood, and Elm (Sites 1- 143). Alcohol is only permitted inside personal motorhomes. Check-in for campsites is 3:00 pm and check-out is 1:00 pm.
The Family Group Site offers space for up to 40 people to camp together. The group site includes a two-story Mini Cabin with electric, as well as six 30 amp electric hookups and a group fire ring. Bathhouses are located in the adjacent camp loops.
There are 15 Mini Cabins located throughout the exterior of the Easter Hill Chalet campground. They sleep either four or six people. The Yurt accommodates 8 people and has an adjoining camp pad to increase the total site capacity to 15 people. Each has electricity (no water) and beds. Users must provide their own linens. Air conditioning and heat are not available. Check-in for Mini Cabins and the Yurt is 3:00 pm and check-out is 12:00 pm.
Limited public camping and two cabins are available near Green Ridge State Forest and the Potomac River between September and May.
Camp Potomac River Base (CPRB) is a unique opportunity to explore a peaceful float along the Potomac River.
CPRB provides several options for trips lasting various times within two different states, Maryland and West Virginia. Scout units must do safety afloat training prior to the canoe trip. Units must have vehicles with a 2-inch ball hitch capable of towing a canoe trailer. All canoe trip equipment is provided. Scouts simply stay overnight at Camp Potomac and in the morning, hook up the canoes and are on their way. Meet with Camp Potomac Ranger Andy and take the paddles, lifejackets and trip information. All documented trips are within 5 to 20 minutes from Camp Potomac and will last 2 to 8 hours depending on the float to paddle ratio.
Another option that they offer is to provide a packed lunch from a nearby store. Scouts can purchase lunch online for $6 when making reservations. Scout leaders can pick lunches up the night before or the morning of their trip.
Drive-in Campgrounds
- Reservation only, http://www.recreation.gov
- $20 per site per night, pass holders may be entitled to additional discounts
- Trailer length may not exceed 20 feet
- No RV Hookups
- Drive-in campsites are equipped with grills, chemical toilets, and water.
- Antietam Creek and Paw Paw have adjacent parking, but visitors cannot park at the actual campsite. Visitors may not park and sleep in Recreational Vehicles in these parking areas.
- Stay is limited to 14 days between May 1 and October 1. Stay is limited to a total of 30 days for the entire calendar year. There is a limit of eight people per site.
Group Campsites
- Reservation only, http://www.recreation.gov
- $40 per site per night during peak season, and $20 during non-peak season.
- Groups with more than eight people need to use the group campsites or register for more than one site in the campground.
- Mile 11.5 Marsden Tract (civic and scout organizations only)
- Mile 110.4 McCoys Ferry
- Mile 140.9 Fifteenmile Creek
- Mile 173.3 Spring Gap
Regulations
- Camp only in designated sites.
- No overnight permits required for vehicles in Chesapeake and Ohio Canal parking lots. The National Park Service is not responsible for cars or their contents; do not store valuables in cars.
- This is a trash free park; take all trash away.
- Quiet hours: 10 pm and 6 am
- Pets must be leashed at all times.
- Do no bring firewood into the park; it may be collected from grounded dead material and used in campgrounds only, do not remove wood.
- Fires restricted to grills and fire rings provided or portable grills positioned off the ground. Coals must be extinguished and removed from the park.
- Single campsites at drive in campgrounds allow a maximum of two tents and eight people.
- Hiker-Biker campsites can fix a maximum of five to ten tents, depending on the campsite. Please refer to signage at the campsite for specific details.
- Do not tie ropes to trees and structures.
- The use of hammocks at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHP is permitted at designated hiker-biker campsites and within campgrounds where reservations are required. If attaching to trees, hammocks must have straps that are at least one inch wide. Plastic zip cords, nails or screws are not permitted for the purpose of anchoring a hammock.
- Do not wash dishes, bathe, or clean fish near wells.
- Draining or dumping refuse from trailers or other vehicles is prohibited.
Dans Mountain State Park is located in Allegany County, Maryland. The park can be accessed off I-68 at Exit 34 by traveling south on Maryland Route 36 for approximately nine miles.
Dans Mountain State Park serves as a seasonal recreational facility that covers 481 acres and offers a wide variety of wildlife, mountain streams, overlooks and scenic beauty. The primary feature of the park is an Olympic-size, heated swimming pool that offers an accessible ramp and chairlift for visitors with disabilities and a fenced wading pool. A modern bathhouse and concession stand serves the area from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The day use area, with additional picnic tables and a playground, overlooks the pool.
A pond that is stocked annually is an ideal place for anglers, young and old alike. Picnic tables are located throughout the park, and include accessible tables.
Three pavilions are available for day-use group events and the Water Station Run Pavilion, Pythian Pavilion, and Mountain Top Pavilion are available to groups by reservation only and for a fee. Be sure to visit their website to check terms of use and availability.
The Hill Run Group Campsite, available by reservation only, is a primitive group campsite with an open field for tent camping, picnic tables, a fire ring and the pavilion itself with the large fireplace.
Pets are allowed in the park on a leash, but are not allowed on playgrounds, in the pool area, or inside the restrooms.
The park is located on a 16-mile long mountain that takes its name from Daniel Cresap, one of the first settlers in Allegany County. Daniel was known for being adventurous, often hunting with a Delaware native American named Nemacolin. While pursuing a bear in a tree, Daniel fell and lay unconscious until Nemacolin found him and dragged Daniel home to safety. Since that event, the mountain has been known as Dans Mountain.
