Established Camping
Point Lookout State Park - Temporarily Closed
About
The campground will be closed for the 2023 season due to water and sewer replacement.
This park's peaceful surroundings on a peninsula between the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River in St. Mary's County belie its history as the location of a camp which imprisoned as many as 52,264…
Reservation Info
Park Alert: To facilitate scheduling significant repairs of critical infrastructure, reservations for the Point Lookout State Park campground are currently suspended for the 2023 and into the 2024 camping seasons. Repairs also require the closure of the Nature Center and Civil War Museum. Dates…
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
Stay Connected
- WiFiAvailable
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Cabins
Features
For Campers
- Market
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Showers
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Sewer Hookups
- Water Hookups
- Big Rig Friendly
Closed
We arrived and were told the campground was closed until probably 2023 for water line upgrades.
Quiet and privacy
The Tulip Loop has sites surrounded by vegetation to provide campers with privacy — you wouldn’t even know there were other campers nearby. All members of the family were able to enjoy cycling around the park and fishing from the docks.
Beautiful camp site
We rented an RV and stayed here in 2021. It was beautiful. The campsites are spread out what we love most about this was at night we were able to sleep with the window open and we could hear the owls hooting. It was also close to the attractions in the area would definitely go back. 👍🏻
Location
Point Lookout State Park - Temporarily Closed is located in Maryland
Directions
Directions from Baltimore: From Rt. 695 Follow to Rt. 97 south to Rt. 3 south (Rt. 3 will turn into Rt. 301. Follow Rt. 301 south. From Rt. 301 south continue to Rt. 4 south in Upper Marlboro. Follow Rt. 4 south all the way across the Solomons Island Bridge. After the Solomons Island Bridge the first traffic light you come to will be Rt. 235. Turn left onto Rt. 235 south. Follow Rt. 235 south into a town called Ridge (there will be a blinking red light). Turn left onto Rt. 5 south. Follow Rt. 5 south as far as it will go (approximately 7 miles) and you will be in Point Lookout. After the entrance sign, the second road on the right will be the campground. When you arrive in the campground, park at the left and register at the Ranger Station.
Address
11175 Point Lookout Road
Scotland, MD 20687
Coordinates
38.0612259 N
76.33402136 W