Camp ObserverCamp Misty Mount
Camp site features
Across 29 camp sites:
- Fire pit: all 29 sites
- Picnic table: 28 of 29 sites
- ADA accessible: 2 of 29 sites
- Longest RV: 20 ft
- Largest party: 8 people
Directions
The street address for GPS use is 14799 Park Central Road, Thurmont, MD.
From Washington DC: take the George Washington Memorial Parkway north to I-495 onto I-270 north 27 miles (43.5 km) to Frederick, MD. Take Route 15 for 17 miles (27 km) north to Thurmont, MD. Take Route 77 West, the exit sign is marked Catoctin Mountain Park. Travel approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west on Route 77 and turn right onto Park Central Road. Pass the Visitor Center and continue 7/10 of a mile (1 km) and turn left into Camp Misty Mount.
From Gettysburg, PA: take Route 15 South. In Thurmont, MD, exit onto Route 77 West (the exit sign says Catoctin Mountain Park). Travel approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west on Route 77 and turn right onto Park Central Road. Pass the Visitor Center and continue 7/10 of a mile (1 km) and turn left into Camp Misty Mount.
Stay Limit
Check in from 3 PM, check out by 12 PM.
Reviews
Karen L
Loop:Middle
Site:
Reviewed 8 days ago
Craig B
Loop:Middle
Site:
Reviewed 11 days ago
My friends and I stay at Misty Mount at least twice a year, and have been doing so for 20+ years. It's a home away from home for us. Always a great experience.
Chris K
Loop:Camp Misty Mount
Site:
Reviewed 20 days ago
NOT A Drive-Up Cabin Campsite
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Enjoy getting a workout schlepping your stuff back and forth as Cabin #20 is perhaps 150 to 200 feet downhill away from the closest place you could park your vehicle to unload and reload. You could ask the ranger if it’s ok to park in the small lot closest to the cabin. Otherwise, there is a larger lot a few hundred feet away from the cabin.
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That said, this cabin does offer a great deal of quiet privacy as it’s situated away from any drives where vehicles would pass, and away from other cabins. We visited during the peak fall foliage in mid October when the park was sparsely visited on a weekday.
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This cabin is several hundred feet from the closest restroom and shower house and dishwashing station.
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This is a spacious cabin with a separate bedroom containing two (2) single beds. The other four (4) single beds are situated in the main room. There are plenty of screened windows for ventilation. Inside the cabin, there is not any sort of kitchenette, nor countertops, nor table, nor seating. There is a common campground style picnic table outside, along with a fire ring and a rusty grill grate. There is a firewood shed near the Camp Host Cabin up near the swimming pool where you can collect and use free firewood. There are hand carts to take the firewood down to your campsite. Or you could load it with a vehicle. You are not allowed by park rules to bring your own firewood into the park.
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Please note well: the Americans With Disabilities Act applies to this National Park, and you could also use your vehicle to load up this firewood (or even to visit the shows house and restrooms) if you need that as a reasonable accommodation. Don’t let a volunteer Camp Host suggest otherwise.
Annie B
Loop:Lower
Site:
Reviewed a month ago
This place is magical. Special thanks to NPS for all that they do.
Azy K
Loop:Upper
Site:
Reviewed a month ago
Our family has camped at Camp Misty for 37 years. It has become a tradition for us, a place of safe haven. A place of relaxation. A place of family time. We enjoy the outdoors, and each year we look forward to our trip up to Maryland just to camp out at Camp Misty.
Marcia V
Loop:Middle
Site:
Reviewed a month ago
park rangers are awesome
Popularity: Very quiet
Season dates
Peak season
Apr 30, 2027 – Nov 1, 2027
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Peak season
May 1, 2028 – Oct 30, 2028
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