Robert C McDonell Campground

I spent the weekend at Robert C McDonell Campground which offered an ideal location to leave all technology behind. The trails at the campground were excellent and the night sky displayed an incredible view.

I had a very pleasant experience making a reservation over the phone, and my group was really pleased with the site when we arrived! Everything was clean, port-o-potty was readily accessible, and there was even a stack of firewood available for guests to use. The noise from the highway didn’t bother us as we hung out around the bonfire. The only tricky thing was finding the our way in—Google Maps tried to tell us we could get into the park through a nearby shopping center when the entrance is on Tuckerman road! Be sure to clean up after yourself while enjoying the park so that future visitors can enjoy it too!

People are using this campground as a dog park. They will not pick dog poop. You can see it all over. They will even not use leash when trail marker clearly says dog should always be on leash. I never see any park ranger here. People will bring their dogs to train here and dog will scare badly other trail users. Otherwise I like to keep coming again.

Perfect spot to take your local kid camping for the first time. Online signup is easy. Each site has firewood, water, toilets, tables, fire-ring, close parking, charcoal grill & is out of sight and earshot of other sites. For local residents only, maintained by local girl scouts, & well run by the County govt.

I love places of nature. I also like camping. This place is very close by. So here's the problem: People who go camping generally want to be away from the city. Here you can hear cars and people frequently walk around. No one wants to camper people are walking by. It's strange. This land should be innovated and used better for outdoor activities. This land seems to be forgotten about