Campgrounds and RV parks near Prince Frederick, MD

Prince Frederick sits in the middle of Calvert County on Maryland's western Chesapeake Bay shore, roughly midway between the Patuxent River and the bay. RV travelers use it as a base for fossil hunting at Calvert Cliffs, where cliffs expose layers of sediment deposited when Southern Maryland was covered by a warm, shallow sea, and for day trips into the Washington, D.C. metro area. Campground options within about an hour's drive range from state-forest camping to full-hookup private resorts. Cedarville State Forest, in Brandywine, has 27 sites and is open seasonally from April through October, offering the closest public-land camping. Private parks such as Adventure Bound Camping Resorts - Washington DC, in Lothian, and Take It Easy Campground add pool amenities and larger pull-through sites for bigger rigs. Water-oriented travelers can push farther out to Taylors Island Family Campgrounds on the Eastern Shore or Coles Point Marina and RV Resort on Virginia's Northern Neck, both within reach for a longer weekend built around fishing, boating, and Chesapeake seafood.

Maryland state-park sites, including Cedarville State Forest, are reserved through the Maryland Park Service. Reservations can be made by calling 1-888-432-2267 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and online at parkreservations.maryland.gov, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Youth-group bookings must go through the phone line. Plan for stay-length rules. Campers are limited to 14 cumulative nights of camping in Maryland State Park campgrounds during any 21-day period, and anyone who has stayed 14 of 21 nights must vacate for at least seven consecutive days before re-registering at a state park. Private parks such as Adventure Bound Camping Resorts - Washington DC, Take It Easy Campground, Taylors Island Family Campgrounds, and Coles Point Marina and RV Resort each run their own booking systems through their websites or by phone, and typically release peak-season inventory several months out.