Council Endorsed Camping Areas
The following camping areas are endorsed by the Baltimore Area Council for BSA unit-coordinated overnight camping activities.
Cub Scout packs are only permitted to plan pack-organized overnight campouts at locations on this list. Note that events run by a BSA district or council are not considered pack-organized.
Troops, Crews, and Ships are encouraged to use these sites, but may camp at any location not on this list that complies with the Guide to Safe Scouting.
Camping areas must be approved by the Baltimore Area Council Camping Committee to be added to this list. To suggest a camping area, please request a site visit using the form at the bottom. This form must be submitted at least 45 days in advance of any planned trip to the camping location.
- Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, MD
- Artillery Ridge Camping Resort, Gettysburg, PA
- Assateague State Park, Berlin, MD
- Baltimore Maritime Museum, Baltimore, MD
- Bee Tree Preserve, Parkton, MD
- Breezy Point Beach & Campground, Calvert Co, MD
- Broad Creek: Saffran & Oest, Whiteford, MD
- Brunswick Family Campground, near Harpers Ferry, WV
- Bull Run Regional Park, Centreville, VA
- Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, PA
- Calvert Cliffs State Park, Calvert County, MD
- Camp Briarwood
- Camp Conowingo (GSCM), Conowingo, MD
- Camp Conrad Weiser
- Camp Meade RV Park, Laurel, MD
- Camp Puh’tok, Monkton, MD
- Camp Running Bear/Camp Dancing Bear, Hunt Valley, MD
- Camp Wright, Stevensville, MD
- Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes, DE
- Castaways RV & Campground, Ocean City, MD
- Catoctin Mountain Park, Thurmont, MD
- Cedarville State Park, Brandywine, MD
- Charlotte’s Quest, Manchester, MD
- Cromwell Valley Park, Baltimore, MD
- Cunningham Falls State Park, Thurmont, MD
- Davidsonville Family Recreation Center
- Downs Park, Severn, MD
- Drummer Boy Camping Resort, Gettysburg, PA
- Elk Neck State Park, Cecil Co, MD
- Elks Camp Barrett, Annapolis, MD
- Fire Museum of Maryland, Lutherville, MD
- Flying Circus Airshow, Bealeton, VA
- Fort Frederick State Park, Frederick Co, MD
- Frontier Town Campground, Berlin, MD
- Gambrill State Park, Frederick Co, MD
- Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, PA
- Goose Creek Campground, Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD
- Gunpowder Falls State Park, Kingsville, MD
- Greenbelt National Park, Greenbelt, MD
- Greenbrier State Park – Evergreen Youth Group Area, Boonsboro, MD
- Gifford Pinchot State Park, Lewisberry, PA
- Harper’s Ferry KOA, Harper’s Ferry, WV
- Hashawha Environmental Center, Westminster, MD
- Herrington Manor State Park, Garrett Co, MD
- Hershey Park Campground, Hershey, PA
- Kinder Farm Park, Millersville, MD
- Kings Landing Park, Calvert Co, MD
- Laurel Caverns, Hopwood, PA
- Little Orleans Campground & Park, Allegany Co, MD
- Lums Pond State Park, DE
- Manidokan, Churchton, MD
- Mar Lu Ridge, Jefferson, MD
- Maryland Science Center
- Muddy Run Park
- Newtowne Neck State Park, St. Mary’s Co, MD
- Patapsco Valley State Park, Howard Co, MD
- Patuxent River State Park, Gaithersburg, MD
- Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge North Track
- Pequa Creek Campground, Lancaster, PA
- Pocomoke River State Park, Worcester Co, MD
- Point Lookout State Park, St. Mary’s Co, MD
- Port Discovery
- Prince Georges Stadium
- Project Liberty Ship
- Rocky Gap State Park
- Rohrbach Group Campground, Sharpsburg, MD
- River Valley Ranch, Manchester, MD
- Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis, MD
- Shady Side Community Center, Shady Side, MD
- Shenandoah National Park, Luray, VA
- Skippers Poiint APG/Edgewood area
- Shrine of St. Anthony, Ellicott City, MD
- St. Clements Island State Park, St. Mary’s Co, MD
- Susquehanna State Park, Havre de Grace, MD
- Susquehannock State Park (PA)
- Swallow Falls State Park, Garrett Co, MD
- Timberline Ski Resort
- Tuckahoe State Park, Queen Anne, MD
- USCGC Constellation, Taney & Torsk
- Washington Monument State Park
- White Oak Campground
- Whitewater Challengers