Greenbelt Campground

$20.00/night

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6565 GREENBELT ROAD
GREENBELT, MD 20770

Overview

Greenbelt Campground is an urban oasis just 10 miles (16 km) from Washington, D.C. This beautiful, wooded park is known for its safety, affordability, peaceful surroundings and National Park Service hospitality. Each campsite includes a picnic table and combination grill/campfire ring. Campsites have been improved using your camping fees to include new picnic tables and grills. The campground does not have water or electric hookups (primitive campground). A Loop is a Scout loop, youth or group Loop only.

There is a RV limit of 30 feet/9 m (including tow vehicle) in B Loop and limited availability for larger vehicles (35 feet/10.6 m including tow vehicle) in D loop.

Recreation

The trails are open.

Ten miles (16 km) of hiking trails meander through Greenbelt Park, including the Perimeter, Azalea, Dogwood and Blueberry Trails. Sweetgum Picnic Area is located near the entrance of the park with playground equipment and public picnic tables. The Sweetgum Picnic Area is on a first-come, first-served basis limited to groups of 24 people or less. The Holly Picnic Area is a 1/2 mile (.8 km) walk to playground and open field.

Facilities

This quiet campground has paved roads and parking spurs, which provide good access for cars and RVs alike. The site contains flush toilets, drinking water, showers and a dump station. Each campsite has a picnic table and fire ring. For scout groups, please reserve the "Youth/Scout/Organized Groups Only" campsite, which is open year-round.

Natural Features

In suburban Maryland, Greenbelt Park is forested with a pleasant mix of pine, oak and maple trees which make for a colorful autumn season. Mountain laurel blooms throughout the park in May.

Still Creek flows through the park, where deer and chipmunks are commonly seen.

Contact Info

This location is staffed. Please call (771) 208-1588 to speak with local staff.

Nearby Attractions

Greenbelt Campground is surrounded by a myriad of fun and interesting attractions. Washington, D.C. and its famed historic sites are just 10 miles (16 km) from Greenbelt. Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens are 8 miles (13 km) away. Goddard Space Flight Center is 3 miles (5 km) from the park and the City of Greenbelt is 1 mile (1.6 km) away. The Washington, D.C. Metro Transit System (Greenbelt Station) is just 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the park, and major shopping centers are located within 1/2 mile (.8 km).

Camp site features

Across 157 camp sites:

Fire pit: 153 of 157 sites
Pets allowed: 152 of 157 sites
ADA accessible: 8 of 157 sites
Longest RV: 45 ft
Largest party: 6 people
Equipment: CAR, CARAVAN/CAMPER VAN, FIFTH WHEEL, LARGE TENT OVER 9X12`, PICKUP CAMPER, POP UP, RV, SMALL TENT, Tent, Trailer, VEHICLE

Directions

From I-95/495 (Capital Beltway), take Exit 23 Kenilworth Avenue South (Route 201) to Greenbelt Road East (Route 193). The park entrance is a quarter mile down Greenbelt Road on the right. The park address is 6565 Greenbelt Road.

Stay Limit

Check in from 12 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

630 reviews

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4 stars

176

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Susan J

Loop:Loop B

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Reviewed 8 days ago

Greenbelt park campground is a hidden gem. Loved the walking trails. Easy to make reservations. We stayed at an RV campsite - which was flat. One downside I did not realize - sometimes there were helicopters flying overhead.

Daniel V

Loop:Loop B

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Reviewed 9 days ago

Very clean and peaceful campground!

Clifford C

Loop:Loop B

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Reviewed 9 days ago

Manager was very helpful, clean, clean restrooms, great time

Shawn F

Loop:Loop D

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Reviewed 10 days ago

We've stayed twice for an overnight stop. Some sites aren't as level as others. But both times we had a peaceful evening. We'll definitely be back again.

Joshua K

Loop:Loop C

Site:

Reviewed 10 days ago

I love coming to Greenbelt Campsite. It's so easy to book, it's close by, and it has just enough amenities (read "flush toilets") that make it easy for novice campers.

Louis B

Loop:Loop D

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Reviewed 10 days ago

Site 114 is the worst site in the whole place and I had it for 11 days if you drop anything everything rolls 5 feet away. Picnic table is 30 feet away unusable site management let a group of 25 people party all night long. They had three sites with three or four cars parked at every site rules are only two cars per site. It’s disappointing. What can you do? People just do whatever they want there even though there’s police park on a location you have to be the bad guy to enforce everything. I saw 30 park police cars parked there. You mean they can’t drive through and look for violators?

Availability

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