The campground includes hot showers, bathroom facilities, and use of the dump station for RV's. There are no electrical or water hookups. Use the link on the left side of this page or call 1-800-365-2267 for reservations from May 27 - September 6.

The 172 site campground is open all year round.

The park address is 6565 Greenbelt Road. A Campground host is available in the campground after hours for assistance.

Distances to local attractions: Greenbelt Metro Subway Station (to Washington,D.C.) - 2 miles

University of Maryland - 3 miles

Fed Ex Field: home of the Redskins and concerts- 7 miles

MCI Center: home of the Wizards, Capitals, and concerts- 12 miles

Six Flags Amusement Park- 12 miles

The White House- 12.5 miles

Annapolis,Maryland: State Capitol, U.S. Naval Academy - 26 miles

Baltimore,Maryland: Ravens, Orioles, and Inner Harbor - 30 miles

The Park is looking for a campground volunteer host for July 2004 and September 2004. Please call or email the park for more details.

Greenbelt Park is a retreat from the pressures of city life and a refuge for native plants and animals just twelve miles from Washington, D.C.

Long before colonial settlers appeared here, trees and flowers covered these rolling hills and wildlife roamed the woodlands. Algonquin Indians hunted this land in competition with other smaller tribes. A balance existed between the land and its plants, animals, and native people. Then the colonists arrived. Trees fell and forests gave way to farmland. Wildlife retreated to the frontier. For the next 150 years, people cleared the land, plowed the fields, and planted tobacco, corn, and other crops. The rich fertile soil returned high yields. The people did not give back to the land as much as they took. The land wore out, producing less each season and farming ceased. The land was left bare and defenseless. Erosion caused many scars before nature could slow the process with new growth. Since the early 1900's the land has been recovering.. Today the mixed pine and decidious forest testifies to the land's ability to recover. The land of Greenbelt Park was acquired by the National Park Service in 1950 under Public Law 643.

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