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Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion

Its sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs Site: $125 per night, and it is open from 01-01 to 12-31. Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion is a National Park Service campground near Montgomery, Maryland.

Reservable: Recreation.gov

National Park Service · Montgomery, Maryland

National Park Service
Managed by

Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion sits inside George Washington Memorial Parkway. Its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits right at the edge of Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.

Getting a site

Managed by
National Park Service
Reservations
Recreation.gov Book a site
Fee
Site: $125 per night

Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30

What's there

  • ✓ Toilets

On site: Toilets.

Access and cell service

Elevation
121 ft

38.9717, -77.1997 in Montgomery. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Season and winter services

Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion is open from 01-01 to 12-31 , at 121 ft.

Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30; epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-10-01

Common questions

Do you need a reservation at Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion?

Sites at Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion are reserved through Recreation.gov (https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/251545).

How much does it cost to camp at Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion?

Camping at Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion costs Site: $125 per night.

When is Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion open?

Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion is open from 01-01 to 12-31.

Who manages Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion?

Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion is managed by the National Park Service.

Around Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion

Waterfalls nearby

swimholesmap.com · within 30 miles

The nearest waterfall to Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion, in a straight line: Great Falls (waterfall, 3.4 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.

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Fee
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Sources

  • recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager, reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, toilets, fee, season.open, season.close), accessed 2026-09-30
  • epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01
Reservable: Recreation.gov Site: $125 per night
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