Campgrounds Near DC Metro

[Joyce_in_NY]

I would like to spend a couple of days visiting Washington, D.C. on our way home from Florida. What is a good campground near a Metro station?

[ependydad]

Lantley is right. Cherry Hill is best if you aren't familiar with the area.

But, there are a few options within 45 minutes or so of metro train stations:
http://learntorv.com/washington-dc-campground-round-up/

[Lantley]

If you are from out of state with no knowledge of the area Cherry Hill is your best bet. There are a few other more economical options, but they will require more familiarity with the area and effort on your part.

[Veebyes]

Cherry Hill gets the most recommendations however if you don't want to pay the Cherry Hill price & want more space along with quiet, as quiet as it gets in an urban area, then the Fairfax county park is the one to use.

Been there a few times. Many sites can accommodate any length RV. The park itself is huge & not bordering any major highway.

[ford_truck_guy]

We have stayed at Cherry Hill Park a few times to visit DC... The Metro (Green Belt Station) used to have FREE parking on weekends, and was a short ride from the park..

The folks at the front office have a ton of knowledge about the area, and tours offered..

The Metro is clean and safe ( never been on it at night? ) and is a great way to get around..

The office also offers a few different guided tours, we took the night time DC tour and loved it... The tour buss picks you up right inside the campground.

Cherry Hill is a bit pricey, but they do offer a lot of amenities to make your touring easier.

[2gypsies1]

Here's a good report on Cherry Hill and Washington D.C. 'how to'.

https://wheelingit.us/2017/11/21/in-search-of-fall-colors-washington-dc-virginia/

[agesilaus]

Cherry Hill has a bus direct to the metro station several times a day. They have a well organized system, including selling metro passes, designed to get you to DC. And it is a gated RV CG which that close to the number one murder city in the US is not to be ignored. They are expensive and the other two sites are I suspect cheaper.

[DrewE]

The three that I'm aware of are these:

Cherry Hill--full-service RV park, gets very good reviews. I think the Greenbelt station is the closest, and I understand there's bus or shuttle service to the campground.

Greenbelt National Park--I stayed here for a week when being a Washington, DC tourist and it worked out very well. There are no hookups, but there are shade trees and shower houses and fire rings and picnic tables and very affordable rates.

Lake Fairfax Park (Fairfax County)--has hookups available, not too far from the Wiehle-Reston East station, and intermediate in price between Greenbelt and Cherry Hill.

All three are perhaps a 45 minute walk from the respective Metro station, depending of course on how fast you walk and which camp site you get and so forth (i.e. somewhere in the general vicinity of a couple miles).

[RGar974417]

Most would say Cherry Hill. But we stayed at Aquia Pines.That was a number of years ago. They had a shuttle that would take you into DC and pick you up.