Camping spots near Mont Alto
Some of these are state or national parks, others are commercial.
Pennsylvania State Parks with camping:
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/caledonia.aspx
- Caledonia State Park, closest park to Mont Alto, about fifteen minutes
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/pinegrovefurnace.aspx
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park, lovely park with an American Youth
Hostel mansion, about forty minutes from Mont Alto
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/coloneldenning.aspx
Colonel Denning State Park. Mushroom heaven, but over an hour away.
Lovely primitive camping.
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/cowansgap.aspx
Cowan's Gap State Park, west of Chambersburg, also a beautiful park,
but also about an hour away.
National Park Service:
http://www.nps.gov/gett/pphtml/camping.html
(at Gettysburg National Military Park, located on West Confederate
Avenue)
http://www.nps.gov/cato/pphtml/camping.html
Catoctin Mountain National Park is a lovely National park south of
Gettysburg near Thurmont, which is north of Frederick. About 45
minutes.
And there is a Maryland State Park called Cunningham Falls State Park
right beside Catoctin: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/cunninghamfalls.html
Near Gettysburg (some may be
the other side of Gettysburg and keep in mind that travel through
Gettysburg in the summer is extremely time-consuming):
http://www.artilleryridge.com/camppage.html
(south of Gettysburg)
http://www.drummerboycamping.com/
(east of Gettysburg)
http://www.koakampgrounds.com/where/pa/38114/
(between Gettysburg and Caledonia)
http://www.granitehillcampground.com/
(southwest of Gettysburg off Route 116)
Near Chambersburg:
http://www.gocampingamerica.com/twinbridge/
(West of Chambersburg about five miles)
Near Hagerstown: Most of these
seem to be near Williamsport, south of Hagerstown and about an hour
away:
http://www.hagerstownkoa.com/
Mostly west and a little north of Hagerstown, about fifty minutes
http://www.campjellystone.com/camp-resorts-detail.php?campgroundID=29
South of Hagerstown off I-81, about 45 minutes
Maryland State Parks
with camping:
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/gambrill.html
Between Hagerstown and Frederick, about an hour
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/cunninghamfalls.html
West of Thurmont, MD. About 45 minutes
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/maps/fortfrederickmap.html
Big Pool, MD, west of Hagerstown, about an hour.
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/greenbrier.html
Greenbrier State Park, near Boonsboro, about fifty minutes
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/southmountain.html
right next door to Greenbrier, about fifty minutes