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spoon059
Oct 28, 2016Explorer II
Codorus State Park and Gifford Pinchot State Park in southern central PA are open year round, I believe. I'm certain they shut off their water in November at some point, but still offer electric and bath houses to use. Both parks have small lakes.
Patapsco State Park in Ellicott City is open year round, but again no water.
All three are beautiful state parks and reasonably priced and within an hours drive (give or take) of Baltimore.
We usually bring a couple jugs of water to brush teeth, make coffee and for drinking. Usually attendance is pretty sparse, so we are able to get a spot pretty close to the bath house. It will be interesting with some potty training toddlers for the next couple years to try to hold their urine in the morning until daddy gets some pants and jacket on and runs them to the bath house!
Patapsco State Park in Ellicott City is open year round, but again no water.
All three are beautiful state parks and reasonably priced and within an hours drive (give or take) of Baltimore.
We usually bring a couple jugs of water to brush teeth, make coffee and for drinking. Usually attendance is pretty sparse, so we are able to get a spot pretty close to the bath house. It will be interesting with some potty training toddlers for the next couple years to try to hold their urine in the morning until daddy gets some pants and jacket on and runs them to the bath house!
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