Michigan to Washington D.C. Apr/May 2017
Planning about a 3 to 4 week trip starting after Easter (want to avoid Easter school break). Would like to make some stops on the way to and from D.C. Historical sites would be nice. Probably stay in ...
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Ten days isn't anywhere near enough to see everything in Washington, DC, not by a long shot. You'll have no trouble filling that amount of time.
The "standard" answer for what campground to stay at when touring Washington is Cherry Hill. I've never stayed there, but I did spend a week at Greenbelt National Park, which worked out very well for me. It's a half hour (reasonably brisk) walk from the closest part of the campground there to the College Park metro station. The campground is quite large and rarely if ever fills up during the low season. It's typical NPS camping: no hookups, but a picnic table, fire ring, dump station, and showerhouse are available, and very reasonably priced ($16 per night undiscounted).
If you're interested in aviation, it's well worth getting out to Dulles airport to see the (big) extension of the Air and Space museum there. The metro doesn't yet go all the way there, so it's necessary to change to a bus (or take a taxi or drive or whatever).
The "standard" answer for what campground to stay at when touring Washington is Cherry Hill. I've never stayed there, but I did spend a week at Greenbelt National Park, which worked out very well for me. It's a half hour (reasonably brisk) walk from the closest part of the campground there to the College Park metro station. The campground is quite large and rarely if ever fills up during the low season. It's typical NPS camping: no hookups, but a picnic table, fire ring, dump station, and showerhouse are available, and very reasonably priced ($16 per night undiscounted).
If you're interested in aviation, it's well worth getting out to Dulles airport to see the (big) extension of the Air and Space museum there. The metro doesn't yet go all the way there, so it's necessary to change to a bus (or take a taxi or drive or whatever).
