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10-04-2016, 01:49 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2017 23' Flying Cloud
Gaithersburg
, Maryland
Join Date: Oct 2016
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Boondocking in the Maryland/Virginia area
After our maiden voyage to a park with hookups, we are looking for a place off the grid in the mid-Atlantic area. Any recommendations?
Steve
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10-04-2016, 02:20 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
, Illinois
Join Date: Jan 2009
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The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area northeast of Stroudsburg, PA, is really lovely...not terribly remote, but beautiful and hospitable.
Maggie
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10-04-2016, 02:22 PM
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blackdog06
2017 25' Flying Cloud
2015 23' Flying Cloud
Tuttle
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Aug 2015
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The Eastern part of West Virginia is in the middle of nowhere and US 48 is almost complete from Davis to Strasburg. Are you looking for no hookups or dispersed camping? If the former, perhaps one of the National/State Forests or a State Park in WV. For true boondocking, I've seen people with popup and truck trailers camped off the forest roads miles from nowhere, but I sure wouldn't take our trailer on them.
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10-06-2016, 01:15 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2017 23' Flying Cloud
Gaithersburg
, Maryland
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 44
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Thank you Maggie and Blackdog!
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10-06-2016, 01:59 PM
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
Princeton
, New Jersey
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Put the Allstays app. on your phone. You can filter places from Public Lands to the Moose clubs and Forests.
Or look at freecampsites.net. Again you can filter down as far as you want to.
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10-06-2016, 04:05 PM
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Rivet Master
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Maryland or Virginia?
Just know this.
Virginia is for lovers.
Maryland is for crabs.
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10-06-2016, 05:41 PM
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Rivet Master
1959 26' Overlander
Western
, Massachusetts
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,468
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markdoane
Just know this.
Virginia is for lovers.
Maryland is for crabs.
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10-06-2016, 06:03 PM
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Rivet Master
1999 28' Excella
Frederick
, Maryland
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 739
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Assateague National Seashore is great in the off season.
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10-07-2016, 11:39 AM
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2 Rivet Member
2016 26' Flying Cloud
Baltimore
, Maryland
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 30
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I agree! Going there on Monday, 10/10. Beautiful area!
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10-07-2016, 03:17 PM
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1 Rivet Member
2015 25' Flying Cloud
Fairhope
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 8
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Go to Big Meadows in the Shenandoah National Park. It is "primitive" camping at its finest. The Appalachian Trail runs almost thru the park. Lots of spur trails to hike. Most sites are reserved but also have some available for overnighters. On the Skyline Drive in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
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10-07-2016, 06:48 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2015 28' Flying Cloud
Charlottesville
, Virginia
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 115
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I agree with Grey Goose, further south on the Skyline Drive (which is in the Shenandoah National Park) is Loft Mountain Campground. Loft Mountain has larger sites than Big Meadows both are beautiful. If you stay at Big Meadows there is a lodge where you can eat. Loft Mountain has a wayside cafe. I don't think that you can make reservations at Loft Mountain it's first come. During the peak leaf season it will probably be difficult to get a site.
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28 Ft. Flying Cloud
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Charlottesville, VA
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10-07-2016, 10:20 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2014 25' FB Flying Cloud
Cincinnati
, Ohio
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 172
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mkr1950
I agree! Going there on Monday, 10/10. Beautiful area!
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10-07-2016, 10:44 PM
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Rivet Master
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 2,190
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Too late this year
Arcadia Bluegrass Festival, Late September, $60 per person,$5 per night camping, 3 days of music. Arcadia, Md. Lots of fun and music, food vendors.
There is a two day Steam Engine Show right before the festival
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10-07-2016, 10:46 PM
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Rivet Master
1966 24' Tradewind
1995 34' Excella
Lynchburg
, Virginia
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Definitely get the All Stays App and filter to look at National Forest Campgrounds and National Park Campgrounds. Also some COE Campgrounds have some great no hookup sites.
Our favorite COE Campground is North Bend Park on Kerr Lake.
You might try Greenbelt Park on the beltway.
Our favorite local one is Sherando Lake (site A30).
There is really quite a variety of sites available. You can also expand to consider State Forest CG and County/City campgrounds.
Dan
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10-08-2016, 04:36 AM
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Full time Airstreamer
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Anywhere
, USA Living.Somewhere.Yonder
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Just curious, but when I see "boondocking" I think of free disbursed camping, not a campground with no hookups. I call that camping!
Am I wrong?
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10-08-2016, 04:50 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
, Illinois
Join Date: Jan 2009
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I call a campground with no hookups "dry camping", as it's basically a step up from "boondocking" in that sites are usually defined, there may be firepits, pit toilets, etc.
It's all good, and dry camping is a good place to start if you've never been without hookups before.
Maggie
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10-09-2016, 01:08 PM
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Full time Airstreamer
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Anywhere
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Yes maggie, it is all good!
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