Camp Misty Mount
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Maryland · Camping · Thurmont · Near Ballenger Creek
Camp Misty Mount
- 29
- sites
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Is Camp Misty Mount open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Catoctin Mountain Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Catoctin Mountain Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- 29 sites for cabin campingReservable on Recreation.gov
- At 1,127 ft
- Near Thurmont Catoctin Mountain Park
This historic cabin camp was completed in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration. The camp is surrounded by hardwood forests on the slopes of Catoctin Mountain Park. Learn more in our video Misty Mount: A Hidden Gem (or the audio described version )
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after 
If it rainsAcroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSchifferstadt Architectural Museum
Museum
On your way back · 15 mi
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
More in Ballenger Creek- Camp Round MeadowCamping0.1 mi
TR-4 Whiskey Still TrailHikingPhoto: beyond_the_sea01, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)0.1 mi- TR-5 Blue Ridge Summit TrailHikingPhoto: beyond_the_sea01, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)0.1 mi
Charcoal Exhibit TrailHikingPhoto: beyond_the_sea01, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)0.3 mi- Charcoal Exhibition BoulderRock climbing0.5 mi
Wolf's Head PillarRock climbingPhoto: TrailVoice, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.6 mi- Poplar Grove Youth Group CampgroundCamping1.5 mi
- Toms CreekCanoeing7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Camp Greentop Historic DistrictCamping · ~3 min drivePhoto: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Adirondack SheltersCamping · ~4 min drive
- Owens Creek CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Camp Airy for BoysCamping · ~2 min drive
- Poplar Grove Youth Group CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Cunningham Falls State Park CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Poplar Grove Youth Camp SiteCamping · ~3 min drive
- Camp Ground MeadowCamping · ~4 min drive
- Adirondack Shelters Camping AreaCamping · ~6 min drive
- Cunningham Falls Manor Camping AreaCamping · ~6 min drive
Also worth it near here
- TR-4 Whiskey Still TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: beyond_the_sea01, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
- Wolf's Head PillarRock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: TrailVoice, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Chimney RockSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Cunningham FallsWaterfall · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Camp Misty Mount
Best months: April and June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
39° / 23°
10 wet
Feb
42° / 25°
9 wet
Mar
52° / 31°
12 wet
Apr
65° / 42°
12 wet
May
73° / 52°
14 wet
Jun
80° / 60°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 65°
12 wet
Aug
81° / 63°
12 wet
Sep
75° / 58°
11 wet
Oct
65° / 46°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 36°
11 wet
Dec
43° / 28°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Catoctin Mtn Park, MD, 2 mi away at 1,610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Facts about this campground
Rules & access
- Fee
- No fee
Source: National Park Service API; Recreation.gov (RIDB)
Camp Misty Mount
29 sites for cabin camping
