Antietam Creek Campground

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  Kasai· 3 months ago

  Positives - Campsites were very clean and it is right next to the Potomac river. Nice long trail that you can walk or bike on. Beautiful trees. The camp host was very active throughout the day and gave great local recommendations. Negatives - you can’t really see the river due to the grass and trees. It also says you can fish, which you can as long as you can make it down an incredibly steep embankment but there was not really a place to stand comfortably to fish and at least at site 5 there are quite a bit of rocks in the way. There was also a ton of little moths and gnats. Even with a fire the bugs made it unbearable to enjoy our time. Setting up and packing up was horrible. We understand bugs exist in nature but they were flying in our hair, mouth, nose, nothing worked to get rid of them. Also, the camp sites are just yards from a somewhat busy road. A few times people drove by and purposefully rev’d their engines. We could also hear a train in the distance going in the middle of the night. Maybe a different time of year would make all the difference regarding the annoying bugs but may is not it.

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  Lisa Dean· 4 months ago

  Great place to access the C&O bike path. The Bluebell flowers were in bloom on both sides of the towpath. It was beautiful! We road north towards Shepherdstown and enjoyed views of the river most of the ride. Fun place to go cycling!

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  Catie Miglietti· 4 years ago

  Great for primitive camping near Harpers Ferry. Some campsites have access to the river. We had site 4 which had a nice spot for a hammock along the River. I hear sites 18 & 19 also have decent access. Plenty of shade in the spacious sites. Note that there are no showers. The biggest drawback for this campground is the most direct access to many of the sites from street parking is through a steep ditch with no stairs. You can go around on the bike path, but it could add some distance to your trek with all your gear.

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  Anthony Goodman· a year ago

  I stayed at camp 7 and it was comfy, near the latrines and on the Potomac river. Gnats were horrific this time of year, I'd recommend some bug repellent for the day time, night was pleasant and quiet overall. They had a BBQ station, picnic table in good shape, and a small and large fire pit in this one. Perfect for a group to gather at. These are walk-ins but for this Adv rider it wasn't difficult to find a path in on the bike trail with respect and slow speed.

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