Originally Posted by
jamawani
I grant you that the camping is in designated sites; however, the campsites are every 5 miles, there is zero car camping, and on weekdays you are likely to be the only one there. For just outside of Washington, DC - it's about as good as it gets.
There is at least one car campsite on the C & O, but I agree with you about the hiker-biker sites. During my August ride, even on a Saturday night 42 miles from DC I had the Indian Flats camp to myself.