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has anybody camped around washington DC? I am looking for a place that is relatively close to DC (an hour drive?) and has a nice wooded park for tents. I was looking at Mathews Arm in the Shenandoah National Park, but im afarid that it is too far away from the city...

I would greatly appreciate any input on this!

thanks,
steven

Just so you know we care, I say hello. I have never camped around Washington DC though. I hope someone can help....Up to this point though, a resounding "nope"

Good day sir,

You may get better responses if you:

1. Post this in the North American Travel forum.
2. Make the subject line something like "camping within an hour of DC?"

Good luck, and welcome to the boards

Chris D gets the "honorary Mod for the Day" award. Well Done.

I've taken your suggestions - though I moved this thread into the Members Forum for now, which gets the most traffic - may move it over to North America later. I also edited the title per your suggestion.

Prince William National Forest in Virginia would be a good bet. About an hour from the city and they defintiely have camping. Harper's Ferry might be another option...not sure if they have camping though.

PW park in NoVA is an EXCELLENT park.
I camped there in 2001.
Just off I-95 qnd less than 30 min to DC.