Point Lookout Campground

The Great Outdoors

If you plan on visiting southern Maryland’s beautiful state parks, you won’t have to travel far. Point Lookout Campground is a small part of Point Lookout State Park, a fabulous nature park at the tip of the peninsula. In addition to the assortment of beaches, hiking trails, canoeing and kayaking spots, and fishing docks, there are plenty of memorials, monuments, and historic sites at the park. What was once a prisoner of war camp during the Civil War now ranks among the state’s best parks.St. Mary’s River State Park is the next closest nature park and a brilliant place to bring your RV rental. At the park and the adjoining St. Mary’s River State Forest, guests can go canoeing, kayaking, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, hunting, and fishing.Greenwell State Park on the Patuxent River is home to the historic Roswell-Manor House and dozens of old tobacco barns. Aside from exploring these historic structures, you can do a bit of hiking, biking, horseback riding, fishing, hunting, swimming, canoeing, or picnicking when you book an RV in St. Mary’s County and stop by this epic park on the water.Across the Patuxent River near Lusby, Calvert Cliffs State Park gives you even more reason to love Maryland and its sunny shores. The park is named for its magnificent cliffsides overlooking the Chesapeake Bay, with mesmerizing views all around. This mostly forested park has miles of hiking trails, gorgeous beaches, hundreds of species of birds, and lots of ancient animal fossils embedded in the ground.Another possibility to keep in mind when you rent an RV near Point Lookout Campground is the Shenandoah National Park located in western Virginia. This tantalizing nature park is famed for its Skyline Drive, a breathtaking highway on the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains that has some of the region’s most incredible landscapes, particularly in autumn when the leaves begin to change colors. There is plenty of space to hike and camp out beneath the stars at this lovely nature park when you want to get away.

City Sightseeing

Point Lookout State Park is graced with an abundance of historical features, offering lots of opportunities for sightseeing activities. Point Lookout has a fabulous lighthouse structure on-site that you can tour, with epic views from the light tower itself. Lighthouse enthusiasts love this antiquated structure and its unbeatable location.Also, within the confines of the state park, there's a Confederate memorial that pays respect to the thousands of lives lost at the old prisoner of war camp. The memorial and the massive cemetery have beautiful statues, monuments, and tons of gravesites in a solemn tribute to those who perished during one of America’s worst military conflicts.When you're camping at Point Lookout Campground, you can take a day trip to the nation's capital city, just a two-hour drive to the northwest. This bustling government hub is full of important buildings like the White House and Capitol Building, as well as the Lincoln and Washington Memorials. The Smithsonian Museum and a bevy of other fascinating learning institutions also grace the streets of the neatly organized city, providing endless opportunities for education and sightseeing.Settle into a campsite at Point Lookout State Park, and you can enjoy the relaxing, peaceful waterside atmosphere in between epic outdoor adventures, historical observations, and city explorations. Book a camper rental near Scotland, MD, and start planning your camping trip near the Chesapeake Bay today.