Prince William Forest Park - Oak Ridge Campground (U.S. National Park Service)

Oak Ridge Campground is a 100-site, wooded campground capable of accommodating tents, RVs, and trailers. The campground is open year-round; reservations are offered during the high season. During the high season, payment of your park entrance fee and campground check-in is required at the visitor center before proceeding the campground. The fee per campsite is $15.00 ($7.50 for Interagency Senior/Access pass holders). Rangers present family-friendly campfire programs during the summer months in the campground amphitheatre.

High Season Dates for 2011: May 26 – Oct 30

A Loop: 42 sites	B Loop: 25 sites	C Loop: 33 sites
Tents and RVs (no hookups) Year Round: First Come, First Served	Tents & RVs Off Season: First Come, First Served High Season: Reservations Only:	Tents Only Off Season: First Come, First Served High Season: Reservations Only

A typical A-Loop campsite.

Occupy a First Come, First Served Site (Year-Round)
Drive to Oak Ridge Campground upon your arrival. Drive through the campground and choose your site. Return to the campground parking lot and pick up a reservation envelope. Fill out the campground envelope, tear off the top, and drop the money portion in the 'iron ranger.' Return to your campsite and clip your permit onto the campsite post. If campground hosts are available, feel free to ask them for assistance.

Amenities
Each site has a picnic table, parking slip, grill and lantern post. Each loop has restrooms featuring sinks and flush toilets and the "B" loop restroom has showers. Evening ranger programs and campfire talks are offered during summer weekend evenings at the centrally located amphitheater. An emergency phone is located by the registration booth.

Camping limitations
Campsite capacity is a family unit or six people or less and two tents (or camping units) per site. Campers may stay no longer than a total of 14 days in a calendar year (January through December). Organized group camping is not permitted at Oak Ridge Campground. Group camping is available at Turkey Run Ridge Group campground.

RV Length Limits
Trailers and fifth wheels are limited to up to 26 feet in length and 12 feet in height and motor homes up to 32 feet in length and 12 feet in height. Check out time is 12:00 p.m. Hook-ups are not available. Full hook-ups are available at Travel Trailer Village, located three miles North on Route 234 off exit 152. For information on the Travel Trailer Village, please call 703-221-2474.

Fees
A camping fee of $15 per night per site is collected at the self-service registration station at the campground entrance or by faxing in your application. Holders of either an Interagency Senior or Access pass are eligible for a 50% discount per campsite ($7.50).

Prince William Forest Park is a federal recreation area. A $5 per vehicle entrance pass is required to gain admittance into the park. This pass is valid for seven consecutive days. A park annual pass is also available at a cost of $20. This pass may be purchased at the entrance station or the visitor center. If either of those locations are close, feel free to include your entrance fee in your campground envelope. Entrance fees help fund park projects and upkeep of park resources.

Cancellations/Refunds
Cancellations and refunds will be accepted up to 48 hours in advance of your registration date. If you need to cancel your reservation within 48 hours of your reservation will be allowed to reschedule your reservation for a later date, but no refund can take place.

Rules & Regulations (For the benefit of all)
The following items, pursuant to 36 C.F.R 2.4 are prohibited in all areas of the park except where expressly permitted by the Superintendent in a written permit issued by the park:

Any trap or net, fireworks or non-firearm weapon. Weapons are defined under 36 C.F.R 1.4 to include: bow and arrow, crossbow, blowgun, spear gun, hand-thrown spear, slingshot, irritant gas device, explosive device, or any other implement designed to discharge missiles (excluding firearms as noted below), and includes a weapon the possession of which is prohibited under the laws of the State in which the park area or portion thereof is located.

Firearms may be possessed by those who may legally possess firearms under applicable federal, state, and local laws. Federal law prohibits firearms in certain facilities in this park. Those places are posted with signs at all public entrances. 36 CFR § 2.4(a)(1)(iii) still prohibits the use of any firearm in the National Parks.

Where allowed, campsites must be kept clean and orderly from the time of arrival to departure. Fires must be contained in park provided or personal grills. No fires can be left unattended. Extinguish all fires before retiring for the night or leaving the area. Leave extinguished ashes in the grills.

If not camping, wood within the park will not be cut, collected or removed for any reason, unless under an approved Special Use Permit. If camping, dead and downed wood less than six inches in diameter may be collected within the campground for use and consumption during a stay with a valid camping permit. Use of power tools such as chainsaws is prohibited.

Ropes, clotheslines, tentlines, hammocks and nails are not to be attached to trees or other vegetation. Quiet hours are between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and are strictly observed. Service sinks are located at the comfort stations. All dishes and utensils must be washed in the service sinks or in containers. Pour wastewater directly into service sinks and not onto the ground. Do not use campsite spigots for cleaning, bathing or brushing teeth. Campers must clean site of all trash, food items and property before leaving the park.

Tents and screens must be kept inside the camp site in order to protect surrounding vegetation and reduce soil compaction. Digging, trenching or leveling sites for any purpose is prohibited. Bringing straw, hay, pine boughs or any vegetative materials into the campground is prohibited.

Emergencies and Security

Report all emergencies to a park ranger. The park visitor center is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with exception to Christmas Day, Thanksgiving and New Years Day. The visitor center phone number is 703-221-7181. For a law enforcement concern, please contact a park ranger or call Park Dispatch toll free at 866-677-6677, or call 9-1-1 for emergencies.

An emergency phone is located at the campground registration board. Keep valuables and property secure at all times. Report lost and found items to a park ranger or at the visitor center.

Potomac Hospital is approximately ten miles north of the park. To get there, turn left on 619. Turn left on U.S. Route 1 Northbound at the stoplight. Proceed for eight miles. Turn left onto Opitz Blvd. Drive for ¾ mile. Potomac Hospital is on the right.

Note: This is only a guide and is not all inclusive. Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations is applicable to the park. For further information, please contact the park visitor center at 703-221-7181.

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