WELCOME TO CAMPING IN MARYLAND
Maryland welcomes you! We’re famous for our sun drenched seashore, delectable blue crabs and beautiful boating waters, but Maryland’s landscape is actually quite diverse. Maryland’s Western region takes extreme recreation to a new level. Rapidly flowing rivers and rugged mountain trails provide year-round excitement. The mountain side of Maryland is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream, bringing trails and tradition together.
With its 12,407 square miles of land and water, everything about Maryland is colorful, unique and full of out-of-the-ordinary camping destinations. We offer four seasons of exciting and varied outdoor pursuits, fabulous shopping, award winning restaurants and wineries, museums, professional sports teams and attractions that vary from the 180' tall, air conditioned Capital Ferris Wheel to the birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner, Fort McHenry.
Whether you call Maryland home, or are just stopping by for a visit, please take the time to stay in a private Maryland Campground. Get away for a night, a week, or a season, and find out what we mean when we say we “pamper our campers”. Camping in Maryland just comes naturally!
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MAC Members Ban the Importation of Firewood
Help stop the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer Beetle through transported firewood.
The Maryland Association of Campgrounds and
the Maryland Department of Natural
Resources’ Forest and Park Service have
joined forces in taking active measures in
the State’s effort to stop the spread of the
emerald ash borer by introducing a new
policy designed to prevent campers and other
visitors from bringing outside firewood into
campgrounds. Our members are notifying
campers of the restriction at the time of
reservation. Only firewood purchased on
location may be used.
Any and all firewood transported into a
campground from any source outside will be
required to be burned immediately upon
arrival at the campsite. This must be done
in a safe manner while abiding by applicable
campfire rules and regulations. Any such
firewood may not be unloaded from any
vehicle unless the firewood is placed directly on the
fire.
“The emerald ash borer is a non-native,
invasive wood boring insect that has the
potential to devastate the ash tree
population and radically alter the forest
composition of Maryland,” said Maryland
State Forester Steve Koehn. “It has been
found in parts of Maryland and nearby states
and is spread most rapidly through movement
of infested wood products - most notably
firewood.”
Please help is in trying to stop the spread
of this devastating pest. We apologize for
any inconvenience. We thank you for your
cooperation and sincerely hope you enjoy
your time with us.
Here’s a public service announcement from
the United States Department of
Agriculture …