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RavensFan24
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Oct 28, 2016

November Camping in Maryland/Southern PA

I'm looking for campgrounds that stay open with hookups (at least electric) in November and potentially beyond.

Any suggestions are appreciated. I like state parks vs. RV parks unless the RV park is in a nice wooded environment/on water like you're at a state/national park.

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  • Delaware SP in Bethany Beach. We were just there and it is pretty nice, especially the north area. Just 100 miles from the Delaware Mem. Bridge.
  • 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!
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    Me too - I have been camping local here in the late winter months within a 200 miles radius of Northern Neck Virginia to the South and West only. I can get back off-grid in the Natl Forest spots here I guess all winter long. Don't need any hookups...

    My standby place is Westmoreland State Park but the public part closes around mid Nov I think it is.

    I need to camp some in MD and PA as well.. CAMP DAVID is on my list for sure... Understand it is public camp grounds to the south and the Pres only to the north...

    Will be watching the comments as well...

    Roy Ken

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