OWENS CREEK CAMPGROUND

About this campground

<h2>Overview</h2> <p>Owens Creek Campground offers families and individuals enjoyable primitive tent camping. Located just five miles (8 km) from Thurmont, Maryland, in the rolling hills of Catoctin Mountain Park.</p><h2>Recreation</h2> <p>As a primitive camping area, Owens Creek encourages visitors to use healthy doses of imagination while surrounded by the natural landscape. Nature hikes and campfire circles are popular activities. </p><p>Catoctin Mountain Park boasts 25 miles (40 km) of trails. The Deerfield Nature Trail connects directly to the campground and is a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) loop with a connection to the park's western system of trails. Browns Farm Trail is nearby in the Owens Creek Picnic Area and offers budding archeologists with a peek into the history of the area. This trail is also a youth friendly 'Track Trail'. For more information, visit the <a href="https://www.kidsinparks.com/catoctin-mountain-park-browns-farm-loop" rel="nofollow"><strong>Catoctin Mountain Park - Browns Farm Loop Track Trail</strong></a><strong> </strong>information on the <a href="https://www.kidsinparks.com/" rel="nofollow">Kids in Parks</a> website. </p><h2>Facilities</h2> <p>This campground offers 48 single campsites with a limit of five people, or immediate family, per site. There are no-hookups. Maximum trailer length is 22 feet (6.4 m) and maximum RV length is 30 feet (9 m). There are three pull through sites: #12, #39 and #43. Flush toilets, showers and drinking water are available and centrally located in the campground. All sites are equipped with a tent pad, picnic tables, and fire ring. All tents must fit on the tent pads. Firewood is available.</p><h2>Natural Features</h2> The campground is surrounded by a rolling landscape, perfect for hikes of any level from easy to extremely strenuous. Owens Creek flows past the campground providing a peaceful setting beside a bubbling brook. Whether blanketed in snow in winter months, brilliant with color in the fall or blooming with wildflowers in the spring, Owens Creek offers beautiful scenery all year. <h2>Nearby Attractions</h2> <p>Catoctin Mountain Park is located near many historical and cultural sites:</p><ul><li><p><a href="http://www.nps.gov/appa/index.htm/" rel="nofollow">Appalachian National Scenic Trail </a>(8 miles/13 km)</p></li><li><p><a href="http://www.nps.gov/mono/index.htm/" rel="nofollow">Monocacy National Battlefield</a> (18 miles/29 km)</p></li><li><p><a href="http://www.nps.gov/ancm/index.htm/" rel="nofollow">Antietam National Battlefield</a> (26 miles/45 km)</p></li><li><p><a href="http://www.nps.gov/pohe/index.htm/" rel="nofollow">Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail</a> (26 miles)</p></li><li><p><a href="http://www.nps.gov/eise/index.htm/" rel="nofollow">Eisenhower National Historic Site</a> and <a href="http://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm/" rel="nofollow">Gettysburg National Military Park</a> (20 miles/32 km)</p></li><li><p><a href="http://www.nps.gov/choh/index.htm/" rel="nofollow">Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park</a> (28 miles/45 km)</p></li><li><p><a href="http://www.nps.gov/hafe/index.htm/" rel="nofollow">Harpers Ferry National Historical Park</a> (37 miles/60 km)</p></li></ul><p>Other Attractions include <a href="https://www.cwpzoo.com" rel="nofollow">Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo</a> and <a href="https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/western/cunningham.aspx" rel="nofollow">Cunningham Falls State Park. </a></p><p>For more information visit the <a href="https://www.fredericktourism.org" rel="nofollow">Tourism Council of Frederick County</a>.</p>

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