The Park Ranger Station near the campground is open 8:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. seven days a week.
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P.G. County Visitor Bureau

Washington D.C. Chamber of Commerce

Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association


Getting There

Plane
National Airport is 17 miles away. There is a Metro subway stop at the airport.

Baltimore-Washington Airport is 21 miles from the park. There is no public transportation available to the park.

Car
Off I-95, take Exit 23 (Route 201) Kenilworth Avenue South to (Route 193) Greenbelt Road East. The park is a quarter mile on the right. The park address is 6565 Greenbelt Road (Route 193). From Washington, D.C., take (Route 295) Baltimore-Washington Parkway north to (Route 193) Greenbelt Road West. Proceed to the 2nd traffic light. The park is on the left across from Fridays restaurant and the Marriot Courtyard.

Public Transportation
The University of Md/College Park Metro station is a 2.5 mile walk to the campground. The F-6 bus headed toward the New Carrollton Metro station runs on weekdays only. Tell the driver to let you off near Parkdale High School. There is a entrance with parking area. Take the paved trail to the chain linked fence and take a left. The Ranger Station is two hundred yards on your right.

The Greenbelt Metro station is 3 miles from the park. It has a very large parking lot. We recommend that you drive to the Greenbelt Metro instead of driving to Washington, D.C. because of the lack of parking especially on weekdays.

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