Cox Camping

Don’t Bother
After a 45 minute drive to the site, they decided to charge us double since we had 2 vehicles. We were tired and upset but had nowhere else to go so we paid up. 44 dollars for one night on a tent site with 2 people — AAAARRRRGGGHHH! We have been to lots of other campgrounds on this trip and NOBODY else charges us double… need to re-​think that policy.
Facilities are marginal (portable toilets and showers — think outdoor music festival…). Lots of junk piled around and not much else going on. Only stayed long enough to sleep, shower (in the porta-​toilet shower) and get out. WiFi only at lodge and no cell service (ATT) — not their fault but just in case you need to call home.

This is my first time at Cox Camping, friends rented the cottage, a little cabin and the neighboring campsite. This is the perfect place to relax and spend time with friends and family. Everyone is satisfied with their rentals and it looks as though they are making a lot of additions to enhance the camping experience. I was not sure what to expect reading a negative review from 2 years ago, either this place has improved immensely over the past 2 years or the reviewer doesn’t appreciate CAMPING. It is not a luxury hotel experience, but has everything you need and more. I have been pricing camp sites for the season, most camp sites limit the number of tents on a site to ONE and the cost is outrageous for that one tent and car and cost 2 to 3 times as much.
My low expectations came from the idea that the price was so LOW paired with that review. This place is awesome. It is not a resort, but a perfect camping spot. The owner is really cool and let us walk around to check out the other rental options. They are building a pavilion for events above the office and apparently have music throughout the year.
Overall, I’m very pleased with my experience and look forward to coming back and bringing more friends.

Back again for for the 5^th time. Can’t wait for number 6. Wonderful friends. Good times. Thanks Vic.

Great place to go to find peace and quiet and a whole bunch of nature to enjoy! Was there today and it is beautiful! Love the mountains and the campgrounds were large and spacious and Mr Vic Cox was truly a friend to us right away! If you are looking for a get away, this is the place and not far from the Glen Burnie, Pasadena area. Up 70, a beautiful drive to West Virginia, Berkley Springs, can’t get any better than that!!!

Friendly staff, clean, affordable, beautiful grounds with hiking trials. Great location and breath taking views. I can’t wait to return!!!

Just went back and it’s even better this year with more updates to the property! Love this place and love the owner Vic. Our friends also rented he cottage this year which sleeps 6 people for only 85 $ a night.

We had our hopes up that we found a new campsite. You are going to pay dearly to camp there. The site says $ 20. to pitch a tent. That is $ 20. for each tent you pitch on that camp site and each site is big enough to pitch 4 tents. So that was $ 60.00, firewood .50 cents a stick. It is not family oriented, if you have children over 6 years, there is nothing for them to do. The playground is all plastic toddler toys. There is no place for older children to play. The petting zoo is not much at all, just a few hungry animals. Rest rooms a porta potties. To take a hot shower you have to drive down to the main office or take a cold rain water shower. What ever you do, do not go for the rustic camping the camp sites are all branches and stones and on a hill. We wanted so much to like it but it was a nightmare. So our search continues. The campground might have to nice about 10 years ago but it is all run down and in despair. The antique shop is just a bunch of junk. We are not picky people but this is not for family campers.

We were there this past weekend. Place was fairly well maintained. Nice staff. Several options for sleeping should you not want to camp in a tent. Good value.

Nice to have a locally-​owned camp ground. We were there at a 4^th of July weekend. The owner is a very friendly guy that knows how to throw a party. The camground did not seem crowded at all.

Great campsite. Just a quick 2 hour drive from DC. We wanted to get out of the city and in nature for the weekend and were pleasantly surprised to find a campsite that wasn’t overly crowded on memorial day weekend. We chose a basic site for $ 15 a night. The site had a fire pit and a few tables and benches. It was short walk to the portable bathrooms. The bathrooms were a little nicer than your average port a potty, more spacious and made of wood so it didn’t have that horrible plastic oven feel. You can also request a campsite closer to the main lodge that has regular flushing toilets and showers. Vic Cox was super friendly at check in, he even had us hop in his truck so he could give us a tour of the grounds and we could pick our campsite. The lodge has a store area that sells antiques and trinkets and a few of the basics. There’s a phone outside of the lodge for calls because there is zero cell service in the area. For kids there’s a big playground area and even a little petting zoo with some goats. I think I saw a turkey in there too. And some pigeons and chickens. The campgrounds are pet and alcohol friendly. Overall a great experience, especially for the price. We’ll definitely be back!