Best Glamping near Charles Town, WV

Harpers Ferry Campground and Shenandoah River State Park house some of the most comfortable glamping accommodations within a short drive of Charles Town, West Virginia. The region's glamping options include climate-controlled cabins, canvas tents with proper beds, and spacious yurts positioned along the scenic Shenandoah River. At Shenandoah River State Park, the yurts feature wraparound porches with rocking chairs overlooking the water. One guest shared, "The cabins are wonderful. Essentially a little house with a large wrap around porch, picnic table, grill, and fire pit. All tucked right against the trees." Many glamping sites provide fully-equipped kitchens with cooking utensils, cutlery, and refrigerators, while others offer private fire pits and outdoor seating areas for evening relaxation. Harpers Ferry's deluxe cabins include queen beds, bunks, microwaves, refrigerators, and private bathrooms.

The Shenandoah River provides a stunning backdrop for glamping experiences, with opportunities for kayaking, tubing, and fishing just steps from luxury accommodations. Several sites position their safari tents and yurts to maximize river views, with some offering direct water access for swimming or launching boats. A recent visitor mentioned, "We stayed in a cabin in February. The park and the cabins are very clean and well maintained. We enjoyed the many trails and walking our dog along the river." Harpers Ferry National Historical Park sits adjacent to several glamping resorts, allowing guests to explore Civil War battlefields and historic sites between relaxing in comfort. Most glamping accommodations remain open from April through October, though some climate-controlled options at Shenandoah River State Park welcome winter visitors year-round. Reservations are essential, particularly for summer weekends when the combination of outdoor adventure and comfortable accommodations draws families seeking nature without sacrificing comfort.

Best Glamping Sites Near Charles Town, West Virginia (30)

    1. Harpers Ferry / Civil War Battlefields KOA

    39 Reviews
    Harpers Ferry, WV
    6 miles
    Website
    +1 (304) 535-6895

    $40 - $80 / night

    "We set up camp at Harpers Ferry/Civil War Battlefields KOA Holiday as our launchpad to visit the historic sites in and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and Frederick, Maryland. "

    "The town of Harpers Ferry is very close and lots of great trails to explore in the nearby area. Casino in Charles Town is also close if that’s your thing. Wifi and cell service was great."

    2. Harpers Ferry Campground - River Riders

    24 Reviews
    Harpers Ferry, WV
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (304) 535-2663

    "This hike takes you well above the town settled in West Virginia. While some points are pretty steep don’t let this deter you from completing it. The trail is well maintained, marked, and exciting."

    "Freshwater hookup and electrical hookup were convenient (and the water tasted great :)."

    3. Brunswick Family Campground

    12 Reviews
    Brunswick, MD
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (301) 834-9950

    $10 - $90 / night

    "Picked this location because it is close to our home in Silver Spring, MD but far enough to make us feel like we were leaving town."

    "Overall great camp ground only thing I noticed is at some of the RV sites the hook ups are in crazy spots some are In the neighboring sites area so you have to drag extensions around them."

    4. Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park in Williamsport MD

    23 Reviews
    Williamsport, MD
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (301) 223-7117

    $99 - $471 / night

    "We set up our tent on gravel. No hookups to electricity or water. Rangers deliver firewood for your convenience."

    "They have tons of things for Children including a waterpark, a jumping pillow, ziplining, trick or treating, haunted trails, etc. The options are endless."

    5. Hagerstown / Antietam Battlefield KOA

    19 Reviews
    Williamsport, MD
    25 miles
    Website
    +1 (301) 223-7571

    "Activities for the kids, diner with a great breakfast selection and subs and pizza for dinner. Very clean facilities. Great staff. Delivery of wood or ice to your site."

    "Beautiful campgrounds situated near a creek. The campgrounds have a homey feel and were decorated nicely for fall & Halloween. The staff & hosts were incredibly nice & helpful."

    6. Brunswick City Campground

    1 Review
    Brunswick, MD
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (301) 695-5177

    "This location is very welcome with the friendly staff and large sites for tents or RVs. We had easy access to the electric and water. Plus enough room for a large tent."

    7. Camps at Evensong Farm

    1 Review
    Sharpsburg, MD
    14 miles
    Website

    $129 / night

    "We're excited to have this campground on the Dyrt and ready for you to book, check them out and make sure to leave a review!"

    8. Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park Campground

    56 Reviews
    Bentonville, VA
    38 miles
    Website
    +1 (540) 622-6840

    $30 - $40 / night

    "We enjoyed the many trails and walking our dog along the river. We would highly recommend and will come back."

    "Normally we’re tent campers, but this time we opted for the climate controlled cabins of this state park. Cabins were wonderful. Essentially a little house off in its own little “cabin neighborhood.”"

    9. Little Bennett Campground

    23 Reviews
    Clarksburg, MD
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (301) 528-3430

    "We live in Montgomery County and this is a nice camping get away close to home."

    "PROS 

    Very nice small Montgomery County Park 

    No reservation fee to make on-line reservations 

    Reserved 137 days prior to arriving 

    Entrance gate required entry code Instructed by staff via gate phone"

    10. Houck - Cunningham Falls State Park

    24 Reviews
    Thurmont, MD
    32 miles
    Website
    +1 (301) 271-7574

    $21 - $65 / night

    "Not a fan of kids running around through sites. The Elderberry and Deer Spring loops are no pets, but I’d like to see a no kids policy too. Kidding!"

    "Stayed one night in September and had a nice level gravel site with fire pit, picnic table and bath house."

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Glamping Reviews near Charles Town, WV

484 Reviews of 30 Charles Town Campgrounds


  • Megan K.
    Feb. 13, 2022

    Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park Campground

    Great winter cabin camping weekend

    tl;dr- We stayed in a cabin February. The park and the cabins are very clean and well maintained. We enjoyed the many trails and walking our dog along the river. We would highly recommend and will come back.

    Shenandoah River State Park has a variety of camping/RV/cabin options for everyone.  They have: climate controlled cabins, rustic cabins, RV sites, and tent camping sites.  Great for groups, especially those that have different ideas of the enjoying the great outdoors/nature

    And if you, like me, are less enthusiastic about winter camping, the cabins are a great way to enjoy the park with climate controlled amenities.  

    Two bedroom climate controlled cabin: Very clean, simple/minimalistic furniture, with kitchen necessities included.  It's reminiscent of a dorm-style apartment. Cooking utensils and cutlery, dish soap, a couple of dishwasher pods, toilet paper, and paper towels are included.  Mattresses and pillows had actual protectors on them and you are expected to bring sheets, pillow cases, and towels (not sure if it's always expected you bring sheets/linens but was true but at least with COVID/our latest stay).  There is a nice big kitchen table to play games.  We did have phone service and watched some shows on our tablet.

    Restroom/shower: Very clean, spacious restroom although with a small shower (we stayed in cabin 6, showers may be bigger in others/handicapped accessible cabins).  Included mounted container with hand soap and shampoo/body wash.

    Bedrooms:  Queen bed w/ box spring mattress.  I prefer memory foam so it was not my favorite, but it was still decent/firm.  The other bedroom had 4 bunkbeds.

    Outside space:  There is a nice space with a picnic table and fire pit.  There are also rocking chairs on the porch of each cabin.  Very cute and a great way to appreciate the views.  

    Area: Many trails throughout the park.  We enjoyed walking our dog along the river.

    Looking forward to coming back either staying in a cabin again or staying in our camper van.

  • M J.
    Sep. 20, 2021

    Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park Campground

    Gorgeous and quiet spot along the Shenandoah River

    Normally we’re tent campers, but this time we opted for the climate controlled cabins of this state park. Cabins were wonderful. Essentially a little house off in its own little “cabin neighborhood.” Kitchen was fully stocked with just about anything you’d need. Only thing you need to bring are linens (because of COVID) and food). Outside there is a large wrap around porch, picnic table, grill, and fire pit. All tucked right against the trees. Rangers at the visitor center were wonderful, and gave our kids a tour of the small animals they kept inside the visitor center. Lots of hiking trails, and we didn’t see a ton of people on them. Good fishing in the river too. Drove through RV campground and spots looked nice with lots of pull through sites and pretty level too. Tent area is in another part of the park. For that you have to park in a lot and take a short walk to each site (though I did see a wagon there for campers to use). We will totally come back.

  • E
    Aug. 5, 2022

    Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park Campground

    Great camping - private, clean and great Visitor's Center and hiking trails

    Me and my son stayed for 2 nights and the park is very clean but we did have the unexpected torrential down-pour each night.  Bathroom and shower facility are very clean. Must keep your trash organized and they do have the Bear prevention lockers available on each campsite. Less than 75 miles one-way from Northern VA to arrive.  Bugs and ticks are not bad at all. Each campsite comes with dedicated grill stand and wood fire pit with option of grilling as well. We had an excellent time and did some tubing down the Shenandoah River but it was a bit shallow.  Did see some deer and the occasional wild bunny and turtles in the water.  Generally a very nice stay except for the heavy rain.  NO cell phone signal or WIFI available unless you are near/at the Visitors Center.  So BE PREPARED.

  • Jen R.
    Sep. 6, 2022

    Cowans Gap State Park Campground

    Hilly but happy

    This state park is at the top of the mountain and has a smaller lake perfect for a short kayak trip or fishing. Lovely views from the lake and very nice secluded sites. Our site was up a hill a little but we were good. We were right aside of flushing bathrooms and the dump station. We didn't like you had to go all the way out and around to dump and then out and around again to leave. Other than that very nice park with hiking trails, lots of beautiful pavilions, picnic areas, building that had food for sale, peddle boat and kayak rentals, fishing, beach area for swimming, multiple boat launches. Definitely need a bicycle to get to day use area as the loop is very long. Also, watch for no pets allowed signs as it is just the first part of the sites in Area A.

  • M J.
    Aug. 24, 2022

    Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park Campground

    Love this quiet park.

    Stayed in Camp Cabin 41 in middle August 2022. The cabins are basic, but just enough that you need. Electricity, water on site (not in cabin, fan, lots of windows for sticky nights, 2 bunk beds (sleeping 4 total), and a table with 4 chairs. On the front porch are 2 wonderful rocking chairs. There's also a picnic table, fire pit, and grill on site. Parking for 2 cars. It's a relatively short walk to the bathhouse which had showers, toilets, a large clean up sink, and even washer/dryer available for a small price. The hiking here is nice and quiet, the river is beautiful. The cabin was in the electric/water (RV) campground and other than the randomly loud neighbor was peaceful and quiet. Lots of tent campers in this area of the campground too. The rangers are always helpful in the visitor center. Lots of small wildlife here too. I highly recommend this park.

  • J
    Dec. 23, 2020

    Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park Campground

    Great campground!

    We stayed here on the night of December 11, 2020. No problem finding a spot, campground was about half full when we got there around 4pm. The Primitive Camping spots were all taken however, so arrive early if you want one of those. Water and electrical available at all the spots even though it was winter. Bathrooms and showers were nearby and clean. No cell service but the Visitor’s Center has WiFi available. Lots of hiking and mtb trails, although we only did a bit of walking. Campground is maybe 100 yds from the Shenandoah River and it’s beautiful down there.

  • Justin C.
    Apr. 17, 2022

    Houck - Cunningham Falls State Park

    Great park, sites not close to anything

    The sites are very well maintained. Not a fan of kids running around through sites. The Elderberry and Deer Spring loops are no pets, but I’d like to see a no kids policy too. Kidding! In all seriousness, it’s very quiet and really can’t complain. Very well maintained. My only issue is the $9 firewood and the sites being far away from the lake and no trails connected to the campgrounds. Must drive to get to anything worth seeing.

  • G
    Oct. 6, 2020

    Cowans Gap State Park Campground

    Lots of trash and noise

    If you are used to primitive/secluded camping this is not the campground for you. We arrived and there was a ton of trash in our site. Someone left their air fresheners, handbag tags from marshalls, and a ton of other junk. This campground is also very noisy. There are supposed to be quiet hours but people were playing loud music from their cars, from speakers, and whatever else until at least 11pm. Our site had no privacy either, we were right next to several other sites (closer than other state parks we've been to). Physical distancing and mask wearing was not enforced/required. People in the close quarters of the restroom were not wearing masks and didn't seem to mind getting within 6 feet of other people. The woman at the front office who we checked in with even took her mask off because it was fogging up her glasses. Oh, and the wood that we purchased from the camp host was wet, so the fire was a dud until a friendly neighbor gave us some of his wood. 

    The only positive thing about this campground was the hiking. The first day we hiked up the mountain to the west of the campground, and the second day we hiked up the Tuscarora Trail to the east of the campground. No other campers were hiking these, so we got to appreciate nature by having the trails mostly to ourselves.

  • Laure D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Mar. 20, 2022

    Harpers Ferry / Civil War Battlefields KOA

    Great area but tight sites

    Had a relaxing weekend here as our first trip of the season. Weather was pretty good but windy at times. We had 3 RVs in sites 12, 13, and 14 as well as 2 of the deluxe cabins. Our RV sites faced the large parking lot with dump station and registration building. Not an ideal view but it was okay. Site 13 had the best space. Site 12 was good too. Both had a concrete patio, great fire pit, and a round resin picnic table with 4 nice chairs. Site 14 was narrow and no patio. The area in the back had more wooded sites. They are expanding and creating more sites so there was some construction noise but that stopped by 4:30pm and not on the weekend. Campground was at capacity in the full hookup sites and seemed like it would’ve been noisy but it wasn’t. The cabins had a queen bed, 2 bunks, microwave and refrigerator and a small bathroom. That was a tight space but a bathroom none the less. There are bath houses too. Putt putt golf was free and they had a playground and bounce area for kids. There’s a pool that looked nice but not open yet and I saw an indoor basketball court sign. In season they offer a pancake breakfast most days and a small coffee shop. The store was well stocked with supplies, food, wine, and souvenirs and also offered coffee. Locally, you’ll find the town of Harpers Ferry, river rafting/tubing, and the Harpers Ferry brewery that has a gorgeous view and live music that’s just minutes away.


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