Campgrounds Near DC Metro

bobsallyh wrote:
We always used Bull Run in Manassas, VA. when touring DC and going to ball games. Very close to Metro and Metro is very easy to use!

Unless I'm missing something, "Very close" means about twenty miles away, about a half hour drive. It would not be too practical if one were walking or cycling between the campground and the metro.

bobsallyh wrote:
We always used Bull Run in Manassas, VA. when touring DC and going to ball games. Very close to Metro and Metro is very easy to use!

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Woodsy campground with full hookups, sites were private!

Mike

We always used Bull Run in Manassas, VA. when touring DC and going to ball games. Very close to Metro and Metro is very easy to use!

We stayed at Cherry Hill last year. It's a 20-25min bus ride to the Meteo and then another 25-30min to the National Mall. It wasn't too bad, but with two kids under 6 after a couple times in and out we ended up just taking an Uber the last couple days so we didn't have to deal with the Metro BS.

lots of work on metro rail system last year or so so you might want to check their website to see if the green line is down on the times you want to come

NoVa RT wrote:

Check out Pohick Bay in Virginia. It is a ten minute drive to the last metro stop on the blue line.

It's a very nice park, but it's more like a half hour (or more) away from the end of either the Blue or Yellow METRO lines. Good location for visiting Mount Vernon, but it's not as well-located for downtown DC as the other options discussed in this thread.

I agree. I like Pohick bay as well although they need to upgrade their electric. There is a low voltage issue with the 50 amp sites.
Like most of the other DC area CG's, Pohick bay is a bit cheaper than the tourist favorite Cherry Hill. If you are familiar with DC Pohick is a viable option. If you are not already familiar with the area, Cherry Hill is a better, more centralized, more tourist friendly option

Check out Pohick Bay in Virginia. It is a ten minute drive to the last metro stop on the blue line.

It's a very nice park, but it's more like a half hour (or more) away from the end of either the Blue or Yellow METRO lines. Good location for visiting Mount Vernon, but it's not as well-located for downtown DC as the other options discussed in this thread.

Check out Pohick Bay in Virginia. It is a ten minute drive to the last metro stop on the blue line. It has beautiful views, very well priced and has electric and water hookups. It is either a state or regional park and sports some pretty impressive views. We stayed there for a week during police week in DC. Although it is 20 minute metro rail ride into DC, being outside of the hustle and bustle was well worth it in the evening.

The Lake Fairfax bathouse was new a few years ago. The METRO station is only a couple miles away & has parking.

DrewE wrote:
Lake Fairfax Park (Fairfax County)--has hookups available, not too far from the Wiehle-Reston East station, and intermediate in price between Greenbelt and Cherry Hill.

Lake Fairfax has electric hookups only but a very nice bath house.