$27 - $65 / night

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Smallwood State Park Campground - TEMPORARILY CLOSED THROUGH JULY 2023

9 Reviews

About

State Park

Update 5/2023 - temp closed through July 2023

Smallwood State Park Campground is expected to be closed through the end of July due to improvements and related construction. Please check back here for updates.

Fifteen RV and tent campsites with electric hook-ups are available under the canopy of a hardwood forest.

Six rustic camper cabins sleep four and two cabins sleep six and have heat and air conditioning. Cabins #17 and #18 overlook Mattawoman Creek. Cabins #16 and #19 are close to the creek, but do not have a water view. Cabins #20 and #21 are located as you first enter the campground area.

A picnic table, lantern post and fire ring are provided on each site. Bath house facilities with hot showers are also provided.

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Location

Smallwood State Park Campground - TEMPORARILY CLOSED THROUGH JULY 2023 is located in Maryland

Directions

Take Route 301 south to La Plata, to west on Route 225 to Route 224. At the light at Route 224 turn left (south). Park entrance is approximately 3 miles on the right. From Route 210 south towards Indian Head, take a left (east) on Route 225 to Route 224. At the light at Route 224 turn right (south). Park entrance is approximately 3 miles on the right.

Address

2750 Sweden Point Rd
Marbury, MD 20658

Coordinates

38.55400081 N
77.18100027 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

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AT&T
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Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group
Cabins

Features

For Campers

Market
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Reservable
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump

$27 - $65

/ night

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Reservations

Sean R.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 9, 2021

Great for fishing/boating

Had a guys weekend here with my Brother and my 4 year old son. Had a great time. Every park ranger we met was nice and helpful.

There is only one camping loop which connects to the marina/park area via a foot bridge. With camping you were granted boat launching access. There was a nice fishing pier and the Generals Trail which my son loved.

The campground itself was peaceful but there was a DJ playing all-day Saturday. The music echoed though out the entire park. Not ideal for a camping environment but still had a blast!

Month of VisitAugust

Laure D.

Legend

Reviewed Jun. 14, 2021

Small and typically quiet

We camped here in early June on an unseasonably hot and humid weekend. Our site was the last site available when I made the reservation about 6 weeks prior. Site 9 is next to the bathhouse and across from the dumpsters. Neither was an issue. Sites are very well spaced out and there are only 15 in the only camp loop. There’s a marina and beautiful views just a short walk away. Sites are private with most having thick foliage and trees between them. Our site was perfectly level. Most sites appeared fairly level. Sites 10-14 were our favorites and ones we’d try to get if we go again. There is extra parking across from sites spaced around the loop. The dump station was the strangest I’ve ever seen. Very run down but it worked. We walked to the Smallwood retreat house (a museum I think) and while it wasn’t open it was a beautiful house. Campground was very shaded.

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Caitlin A.

Scout

Reviewed Apr. 25, 2021

Private sites with water views nearby

These campground is a great find. The sites are well spaced, and while on the smaller side they’re very private with woods between each one. Bathrooms were clean and well stocked. The other campers were all respectful and observed pet policy and quiet hours. I have a reactive dog and he did well here! We’ll be back!

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Month of VisitMay

LaShawn L.

Scout

Reviewed Oct. 7, 2019

Quaint park

Very nice camping areas. Nice trails, water sports available, and historic landmarks

Lorraine P.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 1, 2019

It was ideal for us

We've camped here on 3 separate occasions. The grounds were clean and perfect for us. The bathrooms and showers were clean and well lit. Mattawoman Creek is right there and great for kayaking. We'll definitely be back!!

Teresa K.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 8, 2018

Gen. Smallwood and his Camps

Smallwood State Park offers a more intimate setting for camping. There is only 1 circle for camping with tents and cabins intermingled. The sites are moderately separated giving some privacy. They are in short distance from the water. There is a playground, bathhouse, and historical buildings that are accessible to campers. There are hiking trials, but none are two extensive. The trails can be massively over grown at times making some inaccessible.

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Dan K.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 29, 2018

CLEAN beautiful campgrounds

This place is a great quick little escape from DC (just about an hour south). The entire grounds are very well maintained, and the bathrooms are some of the cleanest I've come across for campgrounds. There are some neat little hikes, and some good fishing spots, but mostly spent my time relaxing at camp.

Donald G.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 8, 2018

wouldn't go back

Dated and not very well maintained for a state run park

Jen V.

Legend

Reviewed Oct. 25, 2017

Small, quiet, good for fishing

The site was large, almost perfectly level, and wooded. It was also right next to the bath house, which was great for the kids. There were several paved walking paths leading to the bath house, so no one cut through our site to get to it. Site was equipped with a fire ring, grill grate, lantern post, and nice long picnic table. There was a nearby shed with firewood for $5/crate, sold on the honor system. However, there were lots of downed trees around, so we never had to buy any firewood. Sites were all very wooded and spread out; nice amount of trees and separation between each site. We were near the “top” of the oval loop, so also had close access to the foot trail through the forest, as well as the foot bridge over the creek, leading to the marina.

Bath house was old, and quite buggy, but reasonably clean. No dish washing sink, which was a bummer for me. Showers looked ok, and the stalls were quite large, but we didn’t use them this trip. Marina at the day-use area was very nice, and seemed to be one of the main focuses of the park. Several docks for strolling and fishing, and saw quite a few boat slips available as well. The store at the marina sold souvenirs, camping and fishing essentials, snacks and ice cream. Staff was very friendly. There is also a discovery/nature center and art center in the day use area, both of which we really enjoyed. There is a nice, brand new playground, and a pavilion which looked pretty basic and old. The day use area seems to see the most action (and maintenance) in the park, by far.

There is a separate historic area in the park, which contains Gen. Smallwood’s mansion, and a few other historic buildings. According to the website, these are only open a few days out of each month during the summer, and for an open-house type event around Christmastime. There is another pavilion in this area, as well as a recycled tire playground. The playground is about 15 years old, and you can tell it was really nice at one point, but has been somewhat neglected over the past few years. In pretty sore need of paint and mowing.

Pretty much nothing to do in the immediate area, but not too far of a drive to DC, and a few other national/historical sites (Ft. Washington, Piscataway Park, etc).

Overall, we thought this was a nice, quiet park, and enjoyed the fishing and woodsy setting. This is definitely one of the smaller, less popular MD State parks, and that shows in the lack of maintenance and updating of some facilities. Nevertheless, if you’re looking for a place to just hang out, camp and fish, and don’t need any bells or whistles, this could be a good option.

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