Planning 2017 trips(Northeast)
Would like to hear favorite campground suggestions anywhere in NJ,NY,PA,MD. So far on destination list. Cape May Assateague Knoebels Lake George Traveling in 30' C with wifey, 14yo boy, 12yo girl...
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What makes for a great campground in your estimation?
Knoebels is great fun and a favorite stop for me, but not specifically because of the campground itself. Their Lake Glory campground is a nicer campground but nowhere near as convenient to the park (occasional shuttle service in a creaky former school bus vs. a few minutes walk). The campground at the park has small sites (some quite small and packed in); in general, the further up the hill you get, the less tightly packed in the sites are.
Letchworth State Park is fantastic. Watkins Glen State Park is also a lot of fun. There are some other very nice looking state parks in that general region of New York.
I just spent Thanksgiving week at Greenbelt National Park in Greenbelt, MD. I guess there may have been one or two other campers in the campground somewhere, as it's a big campground, but I hardly saw another soul. The main attraction there (for me) is that a half hour walk from the D loop gets one to the College Park Metro station and, from there, one can go anywhere in DC...that, and the rate is $16 per night (albeit with no hookups).
Knoebels is great fun and a favorite stop for me, but not specifically because of the campground itself. Their Lake Glory campground is a nicer campground but nowhere near as convenient to the park (occasional shuttle service in a creaky former school bus vs. a few minutes walk). The campground at the park has small sites (some quite small and packed in); in general, the further up the hill you get, the less tightly packed in the sites are.
Letchworth State Park is fantastic. Watkins Glen State Park is also a lot of fun. There are some other very nice looking state parks in that general region of New York.
I just spent Thanksgiving week at Greenbelt National Park in Greenbelt, MD. I guess there may have been one or two other campers in the campground somewhere, as it's a big campground, but I hardly saw another soul. The main attraction there (for me) is that a half hour walk from the D loop gets one to the College Park Metro station and, from there, one can go anywhere in DC...that, and the rate is $16 per night (albeit with no hookups).
