Originally Posted by
jeneralist
Let's start with a "real" campground, ie, not stealth camping. Some sun, some shade. Toilet facilities and water to drink. Showers a plus.
A concession stand, or places to get food nearby, also a plus.
A lot of being "nice" is just not being "skeevy" -- would I feel safe spending the night there?
OK. Here's what the hiker/biker sites on the C & O and GAP look like. This is Indian Flats, 42 miles from DC, August 2008. The chemical toilet and water pump are up the hill, next to the towpath.
Here's the tent and bike at the same site. There was a bench and fire ring, but nothing else.
And another photo, from another site:
Paw Paw, one mile from the tunnel, and a mile across the river from the WV town.
Here's Dravo, which I shared with a Boy Scout troop the night I camped there:
Slush Run. The little camping/hiking shelters reminded me of every bad horror film I've ever seen. I'm sure that table had to have been used in a Black Mass at some point.
Cumberland YMCA. Not free, but cheap, and you get use of the Y. It's a mile off the trail, over the river in Cumberland. The only drawback is train noise at night.
