Cherry Hill Park

This is a large commercial-style RV park with a decent amount of freeway noise. Freeway noise doesn't bother us all that much so 3-star rating didn't account for noise. We were in site 933 and our stay included a Friday and Saturday night. Site 933 is directly across from the "conference center". Both weekend nights, the conference center was rented for weddings. The music, the traffic, the people.....it was really loud. So, if you are going to stay here, request to be far from the conference center :). If you are there during the week, it probably isn't a huge concern.

We went into the DC area a couple of days. With traffic, it's about a 30-45 minute drive.

Campground is advertised as the closest one to DC. Arrival was smooth. They have plenty of staff ready to assist you. The campground is less than 10 minutes away from the College Park/University of Maryland METRO station (20-25 minute ride to Archives stop in DC). Weekend parking is free at the station. They also have a bus that will take you to the METRO station. We paid a nominal fee for a "Nite Tour" into DC. The tour bus left the campground at 6:00 pm and visited many of the great monuments in DC; we returned before 11:00 pm. Our tour guide, Larry, was awesome. Our driver, Carl, was an excellent driver. We saw, for example, the Lincoln Memorial at night. What an amazing experience. We spent time in the FDR memorial and MLK memorial, and learned so much about both of these. The campground itself has so many amenities. Hiking trail (1.4 miles) around the campground, pools, splash park, mini golf, dog park and run, dog walking services, cafe, nightly outdoor theater, golf carts, water and ice dispensers, WiFi, computer station, security. It was a great experience for us. We would stay here again.

Cherry Hill park
This is a great park that is fairly close to DC. This park is as close to an “RV resort” as I have ever stayed. There are lots of sites, standard and preferred. Standard is the normal back in or pull through, with full hook ups and gravel pads, also there is a fire pit and picnic table. The preferred sites add a bricked patio and iron patio chairs and table and a grill. There is a large pool, splash pad, 2 laundry rooms with several washers and dryers ($2.50 and $.25/6 minutes.) Basketball court, Gaga pit, mini golf, Tractor rides in the evening, nightly outside family friendly movies and a 1.5 mile trail around the park that is well maintained. Make no mistake, this is an “urban” campsite, traffic can be heard all around the park from I-495, but it isn’t overbearing. However, being able to have campfire in the city and abundant trees make it feel more like camping. Campsites are fairly close, but there is still space between your neighbors. There is a bus stop at the entrance with a very knowledgeable concierge that will help you figure out where to go and what to see. The Metro train station is 15 minutes away if you don’t want to ride the bus. Staff is very helpful, answering any questions about DC or the surrounding area. Every day at 4 and 7 pm they have a Tour seminar that teaches you how to use the Metro, tour options, ideas on where to go and all kinds of other information, I highly recommend going. The camp store has just about everything you need, to include a small RV store which is almost like a small Camping world. Defiantly a great place to stay, lots to do here, and an easy place to explore DC from!

This is an amazing camp, especially for families. While the spots are close and the camp huge, it has a very personal touch with the staff and amenities. This is one camp that lives up to its resort tag (and fee) with plenty of activities and amenities including a splash area and putt putt. Another great amenity is the onsite bus stop that takes you to the Metro into DC. They know that you are there to see D.C. and make it easy with a map and materials to outline best bets. They also have a session every day to help with sightseeing plans. We didn't attend but I think this is a great addition.

They have folks going around to shuttle you to the front and you can also call for a pick up. Exciting for me as I never see it is that they also recycle and have many bins so there is one close by. We stayed at slot 37 which was considered premium, then moved to 62. I liked 62 better based on its location with more trees. I think premium gave you a brick patio, but it looked like others had tables as well so unsure it is worth it for the brick. Overall, a very expensive camp but one that actually is worth the money.

The closest park to DC and has sightseeing tours that we took advantage of. Both were great with well informed guide and driver was excellent. A wonderful lady gave us all kinds of great information about how to get around on your own as well as tour info.

The park has easy to get into sites, even the backin we had took one try. Sites are level gravel with tables.

There is plenty to do at the park as well...pools, playground, cafe, walk and bike areas, dog park and much more.

Great laundry facilities as well as plenty of bathhouses that are spacious.

We came to Cherry Hill Park to explore DC and found it to be one of the nicest RV parks we’ve ever stayed at. Not the cheapest park, but at $65 with Good Sam it felt like you got what you paid for. Bathrooms were very clean, had a pool, hot tub, playground, splash pad for kids, bus stop at the park entrance, etc. 10 minutes from College Park Metro station and 30 minutes by metro to the National Mall. Would stay there again!

The main reason to stay here is if you want to go to Washington DC. It is about a ten minute drive to the subway, and maybe about 20 minutes into the city. (If you don't feel like driving, there is a bus from the park to the subway, too.) The RV park even runs its own tour buses, if you are so inclined.

But even without all that, it's still a nice park. The staff is very friendly and professional, and they work hard to make everything good for you. They have pools, a cafe, and a splash pad. Every evening, there is a tractor and wagon driving around giving free rides around the park.

The park is large so you can go for long walks. There is a grocery store just up the road, along with great restaurants.

About the only drawback is it is close to the freeway, so depending on which spot you get, you may have constant freeway noise. But if you want to be close to a city, that's what you get.

Great facilities, great campground. Would be great for a family reunion. Good location, with lots to do around College Park. Great facility for taking bus and metro to DC. A bit pricey. The biggest thing we experienced, that we never have before, was a cardinal pecking on our RV from just before sunrise, to well into early afternoon. It was annoying, and the bird left marks on our RV. Free wifi stunk.

I am so glad we stayed here for our visit to DC. This park is awesome! We loved our site (806) which backed up to the playground which our kids enjoyed. Check-in was quick and easy and the lady checking me in was friendly and helpful. We attended the class they offer on visiting DC which was so informative and I'm so glad we did that. We were able to purchase our metro cards at that sightseeing session and she answered all of our questions about getting around DC. We really appreciated not having to drive anywhere, but just getting on the bus at the RV park which took us to the Metro station. It was so easy thanks to the sightseeing session we attended where she explained all that. We also enjoyed the hot tub in the evenings after walking so much during the day around DC. I appreciated being able to have a package delivered there too. Verizon and AT&T worked very well. I can't say enough good things about this park. It is pricey, but for us it was the best option for visiting DC. We would definitely stay there again if we come back to the area. Oh, and I wish we would have had time for the evening tour of DC that the park offers. We'll definitely have to try that next time.