Good campgrounds Washington DC area

We enjoyed our stay at the D.C. KOA. It's in Millersville, Maryland about 20 minutes from the city. Clean with lots of amenities, it's surrounded by woods.

Just don't drive IN Washington, DC. You're a rookie and the people that live there can spot you a mile away. You're the one with both hands on the steering wheel. The people that live there drive with one hand on the wheel and one hand on the horn.

Cherry Hill is popular but is not the only game in town & at $65-$70 per night certainly not in the inexpensive range.

Lake Fairfax Park, Reston, VA. at $45PN is cheap compared to Cherry Hill. A Metro station is not far away & it is not near any major highways with the 24 hour drone of traffic.

Take it a few steps further, Bull Run Regional Park, Manasses, VA. at under $40PN & also drivable to a Metro line end is also a nice quiet CG most of the time. (there is a shooting range in the park).

I'm thinking a DC visit will be 4 nights minimum. At least $280 at Cherry Hill vs <$180 at one of the others.

We are planning a trip to Williamsburg / DC area for '16....we looked at Trailer Village at Prince William Forest. Surprised that was not mentioned here. Any reason why?

Additionally, I'll check out Cherry Hill...had not heard of that one.

Another vote for Cherry Hill. We were there April 2015.

Thanks for all the responses. Will be going there next year for sightseeing. Haven't been there since the American Indian museum opened.

When our daughter went to college in D.C., we stayed at Little Bennett Regional Park in Clarksburg, MD. Much easier to get to than Cherry Hill and very quiet. An oasis in the middle of chaos. It was inexpensive as well. You could drive a few miles to the train station, Shady Grove, I believe. We actually became familiar enough with D.C., we drove most of the time.

We did camp at Cherry Hill once. They sold us expired tickets for the train which we didn't know till we got there and had to pay again. It was fairly new at that time and was muddy with unlevel sites. I'm sure that's not the case today, as I said, it was just being built.

Dale

Cherry Hill. Just came back from there two weeks ago. Good access to bus and metro to visit the Washington museums.

Romer1 wrote:
What are some good campgrounds close to DC?

The best one is fort Meade for military types or DOD employees.

Nicest camp ground we have ever stayed in.

http://www.ftmeademwr.com/outdoor/rvpark.php

Cherry Hill the only way to go.