McCoys Ferry Campground — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Nice little primitive campground, good patrol is state park police. Good distance to a bunch of activities for family’s. Bike rentals, good ice cream shop etc.

All sites are basically waterfront, nice quiet campground with water access and a boat ramp, saying that be cautious of the water level because the week before we came the entire campground was under water making the sites smell of swamp and very muddy. The Western Maryland Rail Trail runs rite along the campground so if you like bike riding, take advantage. Most of the other campers were family’s with young children. Technically there was water available but it was questionable, only porta pottys available with the obvious odor that comes with it.

We stayed at campsite 1 which had nice views of the river and a pretty good distance from neighbors. Closest site to the drop toilet and day use area portapots (very clean!). Other spots looked much closer together. Overall a really nice stay and convenient off highway and 15 min drive to Hagerstown. MD. Spotty cell service, but worked most of the time. Folks gave warning not to use the water pump because of contamination, we packed plenty of water. There's a steep drop to the river at the campsite, so no direct access, but boat ramp is near by- insanely quiet paddle with gorgeous views of the potomac once you get past the pontoons that dock to day party on the weekends, nice fishing too! We went labor day weekend and the campground was quiet after 10pm.

This campground very intimate it sits along the Potomac River. Primitive campsites, and a few porta potties. At night you can hear the trains pass. I kind of like that. We visited in December and pretty much had the place to ourselves. Yes, we are the crazy people like to camp and 32°.

Sites are level and well spaced. Some are more wooded than others. If you need sun for solar panels, sites 4 and 5 are better for that. Portapotties are clean. All sites have a picnic table, fire ring and a grill. Most sights are right on the Potomac. Beautiful views, even in winter. Be careful going through the tunnel! We barely made it 😊

The best sites for Potomac views are 1, 3, 5, and 6. Site one is closest to the drop toilet which does not show on the campground map on the website. Otherwise it's portapotty. The train does go by but in the summer the dense foliage keeps the noise low. There is a low tunnel to get to the site. My promaster with 6" fan fit ok. This is right off the C and I canal trail so about half the campers were bikers.

Okay so we arrived early and the park was ordinary. Lists of space but port pots were filthy and drawer flies in near my camp so bad I could sometimes smell it . I would definitely come back and it seems like there are no rangers here so I paid for nothing…. Very nice side of the Potomac to swim in . At night it’s quite but you do hear the train and early morning you can hear boats … still nice

Nice sized camping spot; clean, shaded..arrived Labor Day afternoon.  Once boats and recreational craft were out of the water, quiet descended on the campground.  River quiet next day, too.  No noisy generators or guests, and people there were spaced out and not on top of one another.  Portapotties had been cleaned the Friday before; surprised there was tissue, since the reservation site advised us to bring our own...

Trains comes by, but that didn’t bother us..

I reserved a camping site here for a weekend. The site was very large and fairly spread out from the other sites unlike most campsites. We had a really nice view of the lake.
When we first arrived someone had set up camp at our reserved site. After talking to them they packed up and left after I denied their request to “share” the site with them. I’m sure this doesn’t happen often but it was worth noting. The site two down from ours had some pretty rowdy campers and what sounded like a pretty intense dog fight.
This was definitely not a quiet campsite as most campers were either partying late into the nite or yelling obscenities at each other. The park ranger was out more than once to intervene.
While I did enjoy the actual size and location of the site I don’t think I would stay again.
It’s also worth noting that the only bathrooms were two sets of Porto potties. No sinks or showers

Basic site along the Potomac River. No showers and just a vault toilet and a few porta-johns.

Boat ramp and easy access to the CO canal trail for easy hiking and biking.

This campground offers spacious sites and a pretty convenient location on the cheap. I stayed here Saturday into Sunday and reserved my site ahead of time. Google maps street view has images of the campground, use this if you want to see what sites look like ahead of time - it is a bit overgrown on the riverside today. I’ve seen reviews mentioning squatters... I didn’t notice anyone but then again, I arrived early and set up camp. I can see how some might show up and not realize a site is booked in advance. There’s little privacy between sites but most are far enough apart. Portable bathrooms were clean. Downtown Williamsport is 20 minutes away. C&O trail is steps away. Lots of families with kids but everyone settled down around 11. Fire ring and picnic table at each site. I packed water so didn’t see if the pump was working. The train does go through twice overnight and it is loud but still got a decent night of sleep.