This coming fall DW and I will travel to the Washington DC area, park our trailer and stay there until we have seen EVERYTHING. Well, perhaps not everything, but pretty dang close. We would like to find an RV park on the edge of DC that is in some proximity to rapid transit of some sort. In other words, we'll be going into to DC every day, but we don't want to drive there and try to park that big truck. Some type of commuter rail near the RV park would be ideal. Does anyone know of such a place to stay in the DC area?

Cherry Hill is most likely the best choice for you. Close to the rapid transit and even has a bus that runs to the station. If yu are eligible for military FamCamps, we found Camp Meade RV Park to be a very nice alternative though it is about a twenty minute drive to the station.

We did the same as you are planning 2 years ago and stayed at Cherry Hill. It’s a piece out of town but the shuttle to the train station was convenient. The campground is nice and clean and the pizza and ice cream by the pool canteen is pretty good. The sites near the front are pretty wide open with no privacy but there are sites near the back of the grounds that are treed and have some shade and more privacy. There is a resident dog walker that does a great job keeping the pooches happy too.

Good luck, we lived there for 4 years and never saw it all.

Cherry hill is a good option, though not exactly inexpensive (but that's not to say overpriced; they offer a lot and charge correspondingly).Not far from them there's Greenbelt National Park, which is not expensive but has very few ammenities (no hookups, typical rustic public campground) but lots of sites and a reasonable walk of maybe a mile and a half to the nearest Metro station.East of the city there's Lake Farifax county park, which offers intermediate ammenities (hookups, etc.) and likewise is not too distant from a Metro station. I think all three campgrounds are around a mile or two walking from their respective nearest Metro stations, or a bit farther by car on the roads.As bgum says, you'll be there a very long time to begin to see everything.

Cherry Hill Park is your only reasonable option. Book a site close to the front, as that is where the bus stop is that will take you to the train. After a day of sight seeing and walking until you think your feet are falling off, the last thing you want to do is walk another mile back to your camper!

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Veebyes
Explorer II
May 09, 2019
Lake Fairfax County CG in Reston. Half the cost of Cherry Hill. Well spaced sites. Not close to the beltway. Not far from the METRO. A CG within a huge park. Sort of a locals secret. Not known much by the onetime Washington visitor.
mlburst
Explorer
May 10, 2019
Lake Fairfax Park campground only has either 50 amp or 30 amp hookups at each site. They do have a dump station and fresh water fill faucet.

Additionally, many of the sites are not level and are designed for small rigs.
bobsallyh
Explorer II
May 10, 2019
Bull Run Regional County Park. near Manassas Battlefield. Water and power at sites, dump station on grounds. Metro station just up the road. We always used this location for ball games or touring the city. Metro is very user friendly. There is very little parking in DC. And tour deals are OK but on you are on their times. You may want to spend more time at a location then their time permits.
bobsallyh
Explorer II
May 10, 2019
Bull Run Regional County Park. near Manassas Battlefield. Water and power at sites, dump station on grounds. Metro station just up the road. We always used this location for ball games or touring the city. Metro is very user friendly. There is very little parking in DC. And tour deals are OK but on you are on their times. You may want to spend more time at a location then their time permits.
Veebyes
Explorer II
May 10, 2019
mlburst wrote:
Lake Fairfax Park campground only has either 50 amp or 30 amp hookups at each site. They do have a dump station and fresh water fill faucet.

Additionally, many of the sites are not level and are designed for small rigs.

Situation must have changed in the past few years since we were last there. We are 55' long & had no need to unhitch. There were plenty other similar very long sites. Levels were no different than many CGs. Might have needed a board or two. The only grumble one might have is that it is not far from Dulles airport, but even that quietens down.
DrewE
Explorer II
May 11, 2019
bobsallyh wrote:
Bull Run Regional County Park. near Manassas Battlefield. Water and power at sites, dump station on grounds. Metro station just up the road. We always used this location for ball games or touring the city. Metro is very user friendly. There is very little parking in DC. And tour deals are OK but on you are on their times. You may want to spend more time at a location then their time permits.

"Just up the road" means about twenty miles here. It looks decent enough to me if one is driving a car there, but pretty impractical to walk or bicycle. The nearest commuter rail is somewhat closer but still several miles.

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