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DiploStrat's avatar
DiploStrat
Explorer
Jan 17, 2014

Oh, the weather outside is frightful ...

The weather is cold, most attractions are closed, so let's go camping!

But where? Looking for ideas of a place or places, say three hours or so from Washington, DC, to go camping for a few days next week. Does NOT have to be a commercial site, in fact, would much prefer that it not be.

Ideally close to a historic site or simply a pretty place to hike and past the time. Paved roads not a requirement. ;)

All suggestions welcome.
Truck Campers
  • DutchmenSport's avatar
    DutchmenSport
    Explorer
    Jan 18, 2014
    Yuma, Arizona is the pace to go according to someone's post yesterday, 80 degree weather, but another poster warned of Valley Fever outbreak in the Yuma area! But that might be more than 3 hours from DC.
  • spacedoutbob's avatar
    spacedoutbob
    Explorer
    Jan 18, 2014
    The weather here in the Bay Area has been around 75 degrees, I'm spoiled.

    Bob in Calif.
  • samsontdog's avatar
    samsontdog
    Explorer
    Jan 18, 2014
    I would not worry about Valley Fever here in Yuma. I have been here since Oct and read the local paper, watch the news and have not heard of anyone with valley fever in that time. It was 80 on my patio today here in the Yuma Foothills
  • realter's avatar
    realter
    Explorer
    Jan 18, 2014
    Since your post says nothing about driving a TC, I'd get a plane ticket to Sanibel Island, FL. Get there in about 2 hours from DC.
  • btggraphix's avatar
    btggraphix
    Explorer
    Jan 20, 2014
    Only place I have camped within 3 hours of DC (unless you count the Walmart nearest the Philly airport?) is right on the Shanandoah River near Front Royal. Those were the first two night in our camper after flying to CT to buy it, picking up my wife at the Philly airport, then driving back to denver almost exactly 6 years ago. We really enjoyed camping in a paid Rv park right next to the River with hardly anyone around in January. We joked we woke up in a John Denver song. The park was nearly empty and I remember being blown away by.....Stonewall Jackson's (?) route being chased back and forth over those mountains......

    Beautiful area, tons of history, and less than 3 hours from DC (maybe)
  • DiploStrat's avatar
    DiploStrat
    Explorer
    Jan 20, 2014
    Many thanks.

    Brian, we have spent a lot to time prowling the Valley. Were just at Cedar Creek and Hupp's Hill.

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