Brunswick Family Campground

Justin Storms

We stayed for two nights at the Potomac riverfront tent site. The site was mostly level, gravel, a GFCI outlet with 2 plugs, no picnic table. Overall a nice stay with some room for improvement… Pros: -Staff are super friendly and helpful. Very nice people all around. -Beautiful view of the water from the site. -Easy access to the C&O canal trail. -Basketball court, Vollyball net, giant chess. -Very close to Brunswick, highly suggest hitting up Beans in the Belfry up in town, an old church that’s been converted to a very nice cafe. Cons: -Only one bathhouse for the whole property and it wasn’t in the best shape. The men’s room was dirty, had puddles on the floor and smelled. Definitely needs renovation and more frequent cleaning. Elsewhere in the campsite there are portapottys. -I don’t think I’ve smelled so much weed in my life, and I walk around DC 4 days a week. In the bathrooms, in the portapottys, inside the camp store, every 50 feet when out walking around. This is not necessarliy the fault of the staff, but not a good vibe for a “family” campground. -The trains are loud and come through all night long. The website warns you about this. As I said, overall we really enjoyed ourselves and really appreciated how nice everyone was.

Meredith Kimtis

We loved the clean and cozy cabin #6 right on the river! Kids loved playing in the water, and we enjoyed watching the sun go down as we prepared dinner on the grill with friends who rented the cabin next door. Bath house was clean and convenient. The playground was fun and our kids loved tetherball and chess. It was an easy drive into Harper’s Ferry to explore. Everyone was friendly and helpful. Thanks for a great stay! We look forward to another trip!

Jerry Wollenschlaeger

This place is a classic campground with what you want in a campground. Staff was soooooo nice and friendly. The sites are classic and spacious. Showers were hot and clean. This place has kayaks and bikes and right on the river. This place is a family gem for classic camping. Don’t let the people who complain about the trains weigh your decision as the noise is not bad and no horns were heard at any time.

Danette Browne

Went on a little family getaway. An absolutely fantastic place to unwind for the weekend. Peaceful and quit, for the most part. They have a bathhouse, a camp store and paid pump-out services if needed. It’s located directly on the Potomac river and has an accessibility ramp to go down to the dock. Great fishing and quiet nights - sort of! It’s extremely close to town so getting supplies is no problem. My only drawback is it’s literally a block away from a train station, so if you’re not use to that it may keep you awake at night. The road to get to the campground is not paved so you’ll definitely need to wash everything (vehicles and campers) once you leave. We rented the prime RV spot next to the boat ramp, which would have been perfect, except there is a swing for photos that shares the spot so kids were constantly coming and going at all hours in our camp spot. Also, the spot next to us had what appeared to be transients living there - camping out of the back of a U-Haul. So make sure you check things out before committing to a spot. Other than that, it was a great, relaxing weekend!

Rebecca Allen

Great Location right on the Potomac river. We had a great RV site, with riverside location close to the boat ramp and pier. We took a tubing trip along the Potomac with tubes from the campsite. It’s possible to walk a short flat route (approx 1 mile) with your tube in hand and then enter the river and float back to the campsite. Such a fun and unique experience. We did this at about 10am on a hot day and it was so peaceful. We had the river to ourselves. It’s super shallow. You can stand up all across. Campground staff were all helpful and friendly. The bathrooms are basic but functional and the hot showers were good. There is a big rail sidings directly behind the grounds and the freight trains do operate all hours. There was some noise with this, but it’s clear on their website and we knew to expect it. We didn’t find it very obtrusive- it was really totally fine. Would definitely recommend. Brunswick is lovely too.