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Campsites and cabins are available on a beautiful deep water section of the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry in Jefferson County. A four mile section of deep water runs from our campground to above the Dargan Bend Boat Ramp in Maryland. Pontoon boats, fishing boats, water skiing, wake boarding, and jet skis are welcome. Pitch your tent and tie your boat up out front. Bring your RV as well. There are electricity and water hookups for RV sites. For those willing to rough-it, it is a beautiful unique location. We also offer beautiful, River Front Cabins that offer heat and AC, as well as their own full bathrooms.
From the DC Area: I-270 north to Frederick, MD. Merge with I-70 West at Frederick for about 1/2 a mile, Take Exit 52 - 340 West to Charles Town. Follow US 340 for 16 miles and cross the Potomac River Bridge. Continue 2 miles and cross the Shenandoah River Bridge. From Rt. 340 turn onto Bakerton Road. Follow Bakerton Road all the way down. You will come to a one way tunnel. As soon as you go through the tunnel, turn right. This will take you into the campground. You camp packet will be posted on the kiosk which is located in the parking lot in front of the Campground Caretaker RV on the right side of the road.
Not the worst but could be a better flat water tubing experience. They really are doing the bare minimum.
We went on a Saturday so it was extra crowded. The first thing to note is that you'll be parking off road and will have to walk up a pretty large/steep hill on large gravel rocks to reach the welcome center. The center itself wasn't very large, cabin like, and only had a couple lockers for rent ($6). The toilets and changing room was small, there were only 3 girls stalls and the water at the sink was not working. It was barely a trickle and they should get that fixed ASAP!
They make you come an hour earlier to sit on the patio and watch a video (Note there is NO close captioning) and the packed patio is loud! We couldn't hear where our guide announced the pickup point/if he even did, so we just went with the flow with everyone else and got on the bus which was packed- every seat was full.
The bus drive there is a bit bumpy, but they drop you off where it's just a free for all for tubes. There is no one to check you get the right tube that you paid for, or if you have any issues. The river was pretty shallow getting in and you really have to walk out towards the center to get a slight flow. However, the current isn't very strong and will constantly push you to the shore so you really have to work to get back into the center of the river. This doesn't really make for an relaxing float. People brought coolers, drinks, snacks, speakers so bring those if you're going (they apparently don't check what you have).
For the getting out point, we passed a place with a inflatable wavey thing, and went to the second that had a sign. NOTE this is the wrong place!! You have to keep going further down to the THIRD location which is the one for this company. We got out at the second and had to walk for 5 minutes over gravel to get to the final location.
* Bathrooms small and dirty after many people used it. SINKS WERE BROKEN!
* No close captioning for video, buses are pretty cramped and no AC.
* Bare minimum workers meant no one handing you tubes, you just grab one.
* Take out point is the THIRD ONE with a sign that will say River Rivers. The bank area is flat and sandy.
I think next time I'd try one of the other tubing companies nearby.
Absolutely fantastic weekend of camping in November! I stayed in a primitive trail site, off the main path of the campground. It was secluded, private, and quiet, not to mention the view of the river! Pics are both of the river, one with an eerie morning fog… gorgeous setting. Staff and camp host were informative and hospitable. I will be returning!!
Awesome snow tubing experience! There were many lanes and all were well packed and fast! Check-in was a little tricky, make sure you have your waivers done in advance. Highly recommend!
Had an amazing day zip lining followed by a relaxing tube ride down the river. The zips are well run and professional— safety was the top priority. Our guide Indigo clearly loved his job and made the adventure fun and light hearted— even when some of us started to chicken out.
Tips- bring sneakers for the zip and water shoes for the tubing. Do the zip course first. They have changing rooms you can use and a restaurant on site for a quick snack. Bring drinks for tubing. They have cooler floats (pictured) you provide the ice and the drinks. Expect it will take longer than you think for both activities. We were there ALL DAY and slept well that night. Loved it all.
We did the flat water tubing on the last day of September. I got the red tube with the paddle as we originally were going to be doing the white water tubing- due to circumstances on the day we chose to do the flat instead. The customer service here was really good, everyone was very helpful that we met.
Really enjoyed the flat water, very scenic and a lot of fun.
An experience I would recommend to anyone.
