National Park Service · National Capital Parks · MD

Greenbelt Campground

ReservableBookable through April 16; tomorrow opens April 17.
Book on recreation.govWe make nothing when you book
Right now
OpenThe agency lists it open
A night
$20From, per site
Sites
167157 on recreation.gov
Season
Year-roundOpen year-round
45 ftLongest rig
90 ftElevation
485 ftWater · an unnamed streamTidal flat · 9.7 mi
In townGreenbelt, MD
82%Tree cover
Open year-roundToday

The place

the agency’s own description · what’s there · 11 notices

In the agency’s own words

Greenbelt Campground is an urban oasis just 10 miles (16 km) from Washington, D.C. This beautiful, wooded park is known for its safety, affordability, peaceful surroundings and National Park Service hospitality. Each campsite includes a picnic table and combination grill/campfire ring. Campsites have been improved using your camping fees to include new picnic tables and grills. The campground does not have water or electric hookups (primitive campground). A Loop is a Scout loop, youth or group Loop only. There is a RV limit of 30 feet/9 m (including tow vehicle) in B Loop and limited availability for larger vehicles (35 feet/10.6 m including tow vehicle) in D loop. Keep reading

Recreation

The trails are open. Ten miles (16 km) of hiking trails meander through Greenbelt Park, including the Perimeter, Azalea, Dogwood and Blueberry Trails. Sweetgum Picnic Area is located near the entrance of the park with playground equipment and public picnic tables. The Sweetgum Picnic Area is on a first-come, first-served basis limited to groups of 24 people or less. The Holly Picnic Area is a 1/2 mile (.8 km) walk to playground and open field.

Facilities

This quiet campground has paved roads and parking spurs, which provide good access for cars and RVs alike. The site contains flush toilets, drinking water, showers and a dump station. Each campsite has a picnic table and fire ring. For scout groups, please reserve the "Youth/Scout/Organized Groups Only" campsite, which is open year-round.

Natural Features

In suburban Maryland, Greenbelt Park is forested with a pleasant mix of pine, oak and maple trees which make for a colorful autumn season. Mountain laurel blooms throughout the park in May. Still Creek flows through the park, where deer and chipmunks are commonly seen. Contact Info This location is staffed. Please call (771) 208-1588 to speak with local staff.

Nearby Attractions

Greenbelt Campground is surrounded by a myriad of fun and interesting attractions. Washington, D.C. and its famed historic sites are just 10 miles (16 km) from Greenbelt. Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens are 8 miles (13 km) away. Goddard Space Flight Center is 3 miles (5 km) from the park and the City of Greenbelt is 1 mile (1.6 km) away. The Washington, D.C. Metro Transit System (Greenbelt Station) is just 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the park, and major shopping centers are located within 1/2 mile (.8 km).

What the agency tells you

Rule

National Capital Parks-East Superintendents Compendium: 2026 Superintendent's Compendium - National Capital Parks-East (U.S. National Park Service)

Rule

The campground offers year-round reservations. You may book 6 months in advance.   Payment is not accepted on site. You must book your campsite in advance or upon arrival using the Recreation.gov website or call center (1-877-444-6777).

Rule

No Hookups. There are no water or electrical hookups at the sites but there is water and electricity in the bathrooms. There is a dump station and portable water available.

Everything else this campground posts · 8
Rule

Maximum equipment. Two vehicles, three tents and six people are allowed per site. RV limit is 30 feet (9 m) in B Loop and 35 feet (10.6 m) in D loop.

Rule

Quiet Hours. Quiet hours are from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Generators may be run from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Rule

Staff. Rangers and/or campground hosts are available for assistance. Ranger Station hours are 8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Rule

No Alcohol. Alcohol is not permitted in the campground.

Rule

No attachments to trees. Do not attach clotheslines, hammocks, etc. to trees.

Rule

Ticks. There is a tick notice in the Mid-Atlantic region in Spring and Summer so please take precautions such as using tick repellent.

Rule

More Information. For more information, call 771-208-1588 or visit the Greenbelt Park website

Rule

Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.

Read them on the agency’s own page →

Tents and rigs

Sites
167 · 57 tent-only
Hookups
None
Longest rig
45 ft
Paved pads
143 of 167
Accessible sites
8
Pets
Allowed at 154 of 163 sites
Campfires
Allowed, barring fire bans
Shade
Every site
Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Toilets
Flush Toilets - year round
Drinking water
Yes
Dump station
Yes
recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
Playground
Yes
Stay limit
28 nights
recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Source: Stated in the agency description · Aug 23, 2026

Around the campground

On the water
Creek
Biking
Environmental Education
Hiking
Ranger programs
Picnicking
Ranger Station
Wildlife viewing
Night sky · 61st darkest of 62 in MD
Bortle 7
Fall color · reported 11 days ago, 4.8 km away
Peak color
Source: Recreation.gov activity records · Aug 23, 2026
Fall color: More Than Just Parks foliage tracker, joined to this campground by distance (4.8 km) · Oct 5, 2026

81 of 268 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:01 UTC

recreation.gov lists 157 of the 167 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.

OpenBooked

Booking window6 months outBookable now through April 16, 2027. Tomorrow at 10 AM ET, availability opens through April 17, 2027.recreation.gov
Max stay28 nightsthe facility record
A night$20plus $8 to reserve, once per bookingthe agency’s rate schedule
A weekend$48DerivedFriday and Saturday, everything includedours, from the lines above
If plans change$10 to cancel$10 to change a reservationrecreation.gov’s schedule
Runs itNational Park ServiceBooked through recreation.govthe agency’s record
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We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.

Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.
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We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.

Every line of the receipt · 14

What you actually pay

The sign priceNational Park Service
A night$20
RV Nonelectric$20
Standard Nonelectric$20
Tent Only Nonelectric$20
Rates for the season the campground is in now, Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026.
The booking feerecreation.gov
Reservation fee, booked online$8
One fee per reservation, however many nights you book, and it’s non-refundable. $9 if you book by phone, $3 in person.
Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.
What a stay costs
One nightDerived$28
A weekend, Friday and SaturdayDerived$48

Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $20 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.

If your plans changerecreation.gov
Change fee, moving to dates outside your booking$10
Cancellation fee$10
Cancelling the day before, or the day of$10 + your first night
No-show$20 + your first night

Who keeps the booking fee

The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →

How we know this receipt · 5

recreation.gov availability, read 16:01 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this

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The sites

173 records · which ones have room · the site map

The sites, ranked

from 144 mapped sites
59 ftbetween you and the next site, typically
Least roomLOOP B B62 38 ftLOOP B B63 38 ftLOOP B B52 41 ft

All 173 records

147 of 173 records located
Standard83Tent only57RV / electric4Type not stated1Host pad2
SleepsTakes aUp to

The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 157 of the 173 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.

Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.

LOOP AA34 Hosthost pad32 ft1,357 ft
LOOP BB35 HOSThost pad
LOOP BB36 Host parkinghost pad
LOOP BB37standard nonelectric30 ft104 ft1,445 ft$20
LOOP BB38standard nonelectric30 ft53 ft1,460 ft$20
LOOP BB39standard nonelectric30 ft41 ft1,522 ft$20
LOOP BB40standard nonelectric30 ft53 ft1,460 ft$20
LOOP BB41standard nonelectric28 ft41 ft1,531 ft$20
LOOP BB42standard nonelectric24 ft45 ft1,540 ft$20
LOOP BB43standard nonelectric30 ft56 ft1,479 ft$20
LOOP BB44standard nonelectric30 ft$20
LOOP BB45standard nonelectric30 ft56 ft1,484 ft$20
LOOP BB46standard nonelectric30 ft64 ft1,566 ft$20
LOOP BB47standard nonelectric30 ft54 ft1,488 ft$20
LOOP BB48standard nonelectric30 ft61 ft1,566 ft$20
LOOP BB49standard nonelectric20 ft54 ft1,487 ft$20
LOOP BB50standard nonelectric30 ft61 ft1,552 ft$20
LOOP BB51standard nonelectric30 ft56 ft1,482 ft$20
LOOP BB52standard nonelectric30 ft41 ft1,550 ft$20
LOOP BB53standard nonelectric30 ft69 ft1,483 ft$20
LOOP BB54standard nonelectric25 ft71 ft1,501 ft$20
LOOP BB55standard nonelectric25 ft75 ft1,562 ft$20
LOOP BB56standard nonelectric30 ft41 ft1,583 ft$20
LOOP BB57standard nonelectric30 ft73 ft1,652 ft$20
LOOP BB58standard nonelectric30 ft48 ft1,624 ft$20
LOOP BB59standard nonelectric30 ft48 ft1,640 ft$20
LOOP BB60standard nonelectric30 ftyes86 ft1,666 ft$20
LOOP BB61standard nonelectric30 ftyes82 ft1,705 ft$20
LOOP BB62standard nonelectric25 ftyes38 ft1,623 ft$20
LOOP BB63standard nonelectric30 ftyes38 ft1,606 ft$20
LOOP BB64standard nonelectric30 ft70 ft1,569 ft$20
LOOP BB65standard nonelectric30 ft46 ft1,558 ft$20
LOOP BB66standard nonelectric30 ft46 ft1,604 ft$20
LOOP BB67standard nonelectric30 ft88 ft1,617 ft$20
LOOP BB68standard nonelectric30 ft$20
LOOP BB69standard nonelectric30 ftyes88 ft1,655 ft$20
LOOP BB70standard nonelectric30 ft64 ft1,708 ft$20
LOOP BB71standard nonelectric20 ft64 ft1,645 ft$20
LOOP BB72standard nonelectric30 ft77 ft1,746 ft$20
LOOP BB73standard nonelectric10 ft$20
LOOP BB74standard nonelectric30 ft$20
LOOP BB75standard nonelectric30 ft77 ft1,710 ft$20
LOOP BB76standard nonelectric30 ft72 ft1,637 ft$20
LOOP BB77standard nonelectric30 ft91 ft1,601 ft$20
LOOP BB78standard nonelectric30 ft72 ft1,565 ft$20
LOOP BB79standard nonelectric30 ft$20
LOOP BB80standard nonelectric30 ft78 ft1,491 ft$20
LOOP BB81standard nonelectric30 ft112 ft1,442 ft$20
LOOP BB82standard nonelectric30 ft112 ft1,514 ft$20
LOOP CC100tent only nonelectric76 ft837 ft$20
LOOP CC101tent only nonelectric45 ft780 ft$20
LOOP CC102tent only nonelectric45 ft735 ft$20
LOOP CC103tent only nonelectric68 ft956 ft$20
LOOP CC104tent only nonelectric44 ft1,008 ft$20
LOOP CC105tent only nonelectric73 ft1,032 ft$20
LOOP CC106tent only nonelectric30 ftyes73 ft1,080 ft$20
LOOP CC83tent only nonelectric59 ft1,208 ft$20
LOOP CC84tent only nonelectric71 ft1,323 ft$20
LOOP CC85tent only nonelectric34 ft59 ft1,256 ft$20
LOOP CC86tent only nonelectric30 ft81 ft1,378 ft$20
LOOP CC87tent only nonelectric68 ft1,302 ft$20
LOOP CC88tent only nonelectric65 ft1,303 ft$20
LOOP CC89tent only nonelectric65 ft1,329 ft$20
LOOP CC90tent only nonelectric58 ft1,233 ft$20
LOOP CC91tent only nonelectric79 ft1,257 ft$20
LOOP CC92tent only nonelectric58 ft1,177 ft$20
LOOP CC93tent only nonelectric68 ft1,143 ft$20
LOOP CC94tent only nonelectric61 ft1,117 ft$20
LOOP CC95tent only nonelectric67 ft1,074 ft$20
LOOP CC96tent only nonelectric53 ft1,030 ft$20
LOOP CC97tent only nonelectric34 ft61 ft1,000 ft$20
LOOP CC98tent only nonelectric61 ft942 ft$20
LOOP CC99tent only nonelectric44 ft989 ft$20
LOOP DD107 HOSThost pad
LOOP DD108standard nonelectric30 ft143 ft1,171 ft$20
LOOP DD109standard nonelectric30 ft$20
LOOP DD110standard nonelectric20 ft70 ft1,032 ft$20
LOOP DD111standard nonelectric30 ft53 ft1,028 ft$20
LOOP DD112standard nonelectric35 ft52 ft976 ft$20
LOOP DD113standard nonelectric35 ft67 ft961 ft$20
LOOP DD114standard nonelectric30 ft52 ft923 ft$20
LOOP DD115standard nonelectric35 ft$20
LOOP DD116standard nonelectric35 ft71 ft870 ft$20
LOOP DD117standard nonelectric27 ft$20
LOOP DD118standard nonelectric35 ft56 ft873 ft$20
LOOP DD119standard nonelectric35 ft59 ft815 ft$20
LOOP DD120standard nonelectric25 ft56 ft842 ft$20
LOOP DD121standard nonelectric25 ft53 ft762 ft$20
LOOP DD122standard nonelectric28 ft53 ft809 ft$20
LOOP DD123standard nonelectric25 ft48 ft742 ft$20
LOOP DD124standard nonelectric20 ft48 ft787 ft$20
LOOP DD125 HOSThost pad
LOOP DD126 Host Parkinghost pad25 ft730 ft
LOOP DD127 dumpsterstandard nonelectric45 ft$20
LOOP DD128standard nonelectric35 ftyes50 ft756 ft$20
LOOP DD129standard nonelectric35 ftyes50 ft805 ft$20
LOOP DD130standard nonelectric35 ft42 ft839 ft$20
LOOP DD131standard nonelectric35 ft52 ft783 ft$20
LOOP DD132standard nonelectric35 ft49 ft788 ft$20
LOOP DD133standard nonelectric35 ft42 ft845 ft$20
LOOP DD134standard nonelectric30 ft49 ft785 ft$20
LOOP DD135standard nonelectric25 ft62 ft856 ft$20
LOOP DD136rv nonelectric35 ft57 ft795 ft$20
LOOP DD137rv nonelectric30 ft54 ft925 ft$20
LOOP DD138rv nonelectric35 ft53 ft847 ft$20
LOOP DD139standard nonelectric30 ft53 ft875 ft$20
LOOP DD140rv nonelectric34 ft54 ft967 ft$20
LOOP DD141standard nonelectric30 ft69 ft972 ft$20
LOOP DD142type not stated
LOOP DD143standard nonelectric25 ft79 ft1,137 ft$20
LOOP DD144standard nonelectric$20
LOOP DD144type not stated1,067 ft
LOOP DD145standard nonelectric35 ft46 ft1,122 ft$20
LOOP DD146standard nonelectric30 ft46 ft1,076 ft$20
LOOP DD147standard nonelectric25 ft68 ft1,064 ft$20
LOOP DD148standard nonelectric35 ft56 ft992 ft$20
LOOP DD149standard nonelectric30 ft56 ft955 ft$20
LOOP DD150standard nonelectric25 ft57 ft937 ft$20
LOOP DD151standard nonelectric30 ft57 ft981 ft$20
LOOP DD152standard nonelectric25 ft60 ft931 ft$20
LOOP DD153standard nonelectric32 ft59 ft981 ft$20
LOOP DD154standard nonelectric35 ft59 ft932 ft$20
LOOP DD155standard nonelectric35 ft61 ft955 ft$20
LOOP DD156standard nonelectric22 ft61 ft1,011 ft$20
LOOP DD157standard nonelectric35 ft61 ft997 ft$20
LOOP DD158standard nonelectric22 ft57 ft1,058 ft$20
LOOP DD159standard nonelectric30 ft57 ft1,067 ft$20
LOOP DD160standard nonelectric25 ft73 ft1,131 ft$20
LOOP DD161standard nonelectric32 ft$20
LOOP DD162standard nonelectric25 ft81 ft1,153 ft$20
LOOP DD163standard nonelectric35 ft$20
LOOP DD164standard nonelectric$20
LOOP DD165 grouptype not stated
LOOP DD166 grouptype not stated
LOOP DD167 grouptype not stated
LOOP DD168 grouptype not stated
LOOP DD169 grouptype not stated
LOOP DD170 grouptype not stated
LOOP DD171 grouptype not stated
LOOP DD172 grouptype not stated
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA01tent only nonelectric65 ft1,173 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA02tent only nonelectric49 ft1,109 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA03tent only nonelectric57 ft1,117 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA04tent only nonelectric49 ft1,060 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA05tent only nonelectric57 ft1,060 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA06tent only nonelectric62 ft993 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA07tent only nonelectric60 ft1,006 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA08tent only nonelectric88 ft919 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA09tent only nonelectric53 ft834 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA10tent only nonelectric65 ft835 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA11tent only nonelectric44 ft784 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA12tent only nonelectric44 ft742 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA13tent only nonelectric75 ft724 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA14tent only nonelectric56 ft655 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA15tent only nonelectric56 ft616 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA16tent only nonelectric69 ft668 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA17tent only nonelectric65 ft592 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA18tent only nonelectric59 ft610 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA19tent only nonelectric54 ft639 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA20tent only nonelectric54 ft666 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA21tent only nonelectric75 ft741 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA22tent only nonelectric75 ft786 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA23tent only nonelectric55 ft859 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA24tent only nonelectric59 ft895 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA25tent only nonelectric55 ft914 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA26tent only nonelectric59 ft954 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA27tent only nonelectric59 ft973 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA28tent only nonelectric61 ft1,015 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA29tent only nonelectric59 ft1,032 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA30tent only nonelectric73 ft1,102 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA31tent only nonelectric82 ft1,209 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA32tent only nonelectric82 ft1,135 ft$20
Scout/Youth/Organized GroupA33tent only nonelectric107 ft1,280 ft$20

The agency files 6 more records here that aren’t sites for the night. It names them host pads. They’re in the table above, marked for what they are, and none of them is counted as a site.

25 of 173 listed

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Coordinate38.98389, -76.89333
The phone301 344-3948
The agency’s pageOfficial page ↗

Where it is

Getting there

From I-95/495 (Capital Beltway), take Exit 23 Kenilworth Avenue South (Route 201) to Greenbelt Road East (Route 193). The park entrance is a quarter mile down Greenbelt Road on the right. The park address is 6565 Greenbelt Road.

The weather

the next four days · the thirty-year normal

Next four days, and the thirty-year normal

Forecast

This Afternoon79°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms35% rain
Tonight47°Showers And Thunderstorms80% rain
Saturday54°Scattered Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy49% rain
Saturday Night37°Clear

NWS forecast for Greenbelt, MD

Typical weather

Typical October night 47°F, day 68°F.

Coldest month of the year: typical January night 25°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.

100°32°20°

Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more

A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.

Measured at: BELTSVILLE, MD (USC00180700), 4 miles away and 55 ft higher

The land, and who answers for it

who answers for it

Who answers for this land

Glenn Ivey, official portrait

Greenbelt Campground is in Maryland’s 4th congressional district. Its representative, Glenn Ivey (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A+. See every public-lands vote →

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How we know

every fact on this page, and where it came from
Right now: The agency lists it open right now.
Fall color: More Than Just Parks foliage tracker, joined to this campground by distance (4.8 km) · Oct 5, 2026
Cell signal: the Park Service’s own campground description, read as text by CAMPANAC. None of this is a measurement. It’s what the land manager published about the place, and phones, carriers and weather all disagree with each other; treat it as a warning, not a promise.