Owens Creek Campground

My friend and I had a wonderful weekend at this campground. The only MAJOR downside was the road closures around where both entrances were closed except for 1. We took the detour but the detour had no more signs on the roads we took so we ended up traveling another hour looking around to find out where to go. We were aware of the closures prior to… but there were no other directional indications.... My friend and I had a wonderful weekend at this campground. The only MAJOR downside was the road closures around where both entrances were closed except for 1. We took the detour but the detour had no more signs on the roads we took so we ended up traveling another hour looking around to find out where to go. We were aware of the closures prior to… but there were no other directional indications. We eventually found some friendly security guards around Camp David to direct us. The plus sides were: the camp host was very friendly and relaxed and didn’t mind of anything as long as you kept to yourself. The bathrooms were VERY well maintained. Everybody was pretty respectful of one another and the quiet time. We will plan to come back!

Owen's Creek has quickly become my favorite campground in the area. 1. The campground host Eric, does a fantastic job communicating and keeping the site well maintained. He really takes the site to the next level. 2. The camp sites themselves are well laid out with a slightly raised bed for the tents, picnic table and an excellent fire pit. 3. The provided firewood is an excellent addition and mak... Owen's Creek has quickly become my favorite campground in the area. 1. The campground host Eric, does a fantastic job communicating and keeping the site well maintained. He really takes the site to the next level. 2. The camp sites themselves are well laid out with a slightly raised bed for the tents, picnic table and an excellent fire pit. 3. The provided firewood is an excellent addition and makes the experience even more enjoyable. 4. Utility sinks for doing dishes is amazing 5. Plenty bathrooms and even a couple shower stalls. My only wish is that the bathrooms were just a little cleaner, but they are really good for campground bathrooms. 6. Great proximity to Catoctin, Fort Richie, Thurmont and Emmitsburg among many other things. All in all, I am supper happy with my time at Owens Creek and I will be coming back to this campground.

I'd give the Camp Host Mary 5 STARS or more if I could separate things out! Camping in the Catoctin Mountains and we're from out of state when in the morning to start our car it acted up and the oil light came on. We checked the oil and it looked way low. We were stressed and luckily the camp host got us a quart of oil so we could get to town, too sweet and kind, she was awesome our whole stay... I'd give the Camp Host Mary 5 STARS or more if I could separate things out! Camping in the Catoctin Mountains and we're from out of state when in the morning to start our car it acted up and the oil light came on. We checked the oil and it looked way low. We were stressed and luckily the camp host got us a quart of oil so we could get to town, too sweet and kind, she was awesome our whole stay and we actually will miss her! The camping is gorgeous here and we love it and would love to stay for longer if we could! I'd give the camp 5 STARS as well for how lovely it is but the lower stars is because the facilities, although clean are in desperate need of updates. I was here over 12 years ago and they haven't improved the restroom/shower house much. Could use more than one shower per gender for sure as well. HOWEVER, it's lovely here and the price of a giant metal tub of wood for only $5 cannot be beat! However, trick to getting that wood burning is start with small dry dead-fall on top of some sort of fire starter log, add bits of larger dead-fall, there's lots laying around, and then increase until you have a fire with some good coals then add the camp wood a piece at a time. Learn from us, don't start with the camp wood otherwise you'll be working to keep it going all night! We stayed first at Site 2 for three nights. It is located right when you enter the campground and you have to walk or drive the very short distance for the bathroom. It's a great site with plenty of space between you and the siteson either side to it but you have no one behind you. Wet decided we wanted to stay longer and since the site was reserved after that point we moved to site 11, it is right near the camp host and a very short walk to the shower/bathroom, it is also a great site and still rather private feeling (as many of the sites are) we stayed another three nights! The following photos are of the sites we stayed at as well as the parking pad. We were car camping but set up our 10x10 canopy on the tent pad and slept in our car at night. Plenty of trees too if you want to put up a tarp for rainy weather. The lantern post also is great for many uses besides a lantern, we used it to help hold our tarp. Word to the wise, if you have a canopy but want "curtains" or panels, you can do like we did, we used the cloth/polyester shower curtains which are semi waterproof and machine washable and far cheaper than buying the standard panels. We just use shower curtain rings to attach to the metal frame of the canopy, works great!

My favorite campsite in the DMV! This is my 3rd time staying here. I want to give a shout out to one of the camp hosts - Ty! He helped to bring logs to my site and was super friendly. The bathrooms/showers are always clean and each site is well-maintained. I stayed in Site #29 this time which is a little more isolated by the creek. Felt very safe each of my times here and camp guests are respect... My favorite campsite in the DMV! This is my 3rd time staying here. I want to give a shout out to one of the camp hosts - Ty! He helped to bring logs to my site and was super friendly. The bathrooms/showers are always clean and each site is well-maintained. I stayed in Site #29 this time which is a little more isolated by the creek. Felt very safe each of my times here and camp guests are respectful. Mostly families and other couples. Have a great time!