Best Tent Camping: Maryland, 2nd Edition

      Copyright © 2016 by Evan Balkan

      All rights reserved

      Printed in the United States of America

      Published by Menasha Ridge Press

      Distributed by Publishers Group West

      Second edition, first printing

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Balkan, Evan, 1972-

      Title: Best tent camping, Maryland : your car-camping guide to scenic beauty, the sounds of nature, and an escape from civilization / Evan Balkan.

      Description: 2nd Edition. | Birmingham, Alabama : Menasha Ridge Press, [2016] | “Distributed by Publishers Group West”—T.p. verso. | First edition title: The best in tent camping, Maryland : a guide for car campers who hate RVs, concrete slabs, and loud portable stereos. | Includes index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2015043561 (print) | LCCN 2015045297 (ebook) | ISBN 9780897324151 | ISBN 9780897324199 (eBook) | ISBN 9780897324199 ()

      Subjects: LCSH: Camp sites, facilities, etc.—Maryland—Directories. | Camping—Maryland—Guidebooks. | Maryland—Guidebooks.

      Classification: LCC GV191.42.M3 B35 2016 (print) | LCC GV191.42.M3 (ebook) | DDC 796.5409752—dc23

      LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015043561

      Cover design by Scott McGrew

      Cover photo © Patrick Davis / Alamy Stock Photo; interior photos by Evan Balkan

      Text design by Annie Long

      Cartography by Steve Jones and Evan Balkan

      Indexing by Rich Carlson

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      CONTENTS

       Maryland Overview Map

       Map Legend

       Overview-Map Key

       Best Campgrounds

       Preface

       Introduction

       :: WESTERN MARYLAND

       1 Big Run State Park

       2 Brunswick Family Campground

       3 Catoctin Mountain Park

       4 C&O Canal: Drive-In Sites

       5 C&O Canal: Hiker-Biker Campsites from Swain’s Lock (Mile 16.6) to Killiansburg Cave (Mile 75.2)

       6 C&O Canal: Hiker-Biker Campsites from Horseshoe Bend (Mile 79) to Cacapon Junction (Mile 133)

       7 C&O Canal: Hiker-Biker Campsites from Indigo Neck (Mile 139) to Evitts Creek (Mile 180)

       8 Cunningham Falls State Park: Houck Area

       9 Cunningham Falls State Park: Manor Area

       10 Deep Creek Lake State Park

       11 Fort Frederick State Park

       12 Gambrill State Park: Rock Run Area

       13 Garrett State Forest: Snaggy Mountain Area

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