Cabin Camp 3 in VA -- Campground & RV Camping in Virginia

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Cabin Camp 3 in VA

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2.0 mi from Dumfries

Maps 156 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

Official website ↗

Open 4/15-11/5

703-221-5843

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Drinking waterFlush toiletsReservations offered

Campground details

13 sitesShowers

Setting

Limited privacy

Cabin Camp 3 sits in Prince William Forest Park, a 15,000-acre piedmont forest protecting the Quantico Creek watershed. Set on lands restored by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, this is the park's only facility offering individual cabin rentals, with 13 rustic options ranging from 4-person to 10-person layouts. Guests share common bathhouses with hot showers, craft lodges, and fire rings. The site provides direct access to 37 miles of hiking trails, 21 miles of paved bike paths, 10 miles of gravel fire roads, 30 orienteering courses, and stream fishing for bass and catfish.

Getting there: From Washington, D.C., and points north, take I-95 south to exit 150-B toward VA Route 619/Joplin Road. The park entrance is the second right. Cabin Camp 3 is 2 miles from the park entrance along Scenic Drive. From Fredericksburg, Virginia, and points south, take I-95 north to exit 150 toward VA Route 619/Joplin Road. Turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp and continue on VA Route 619 West approximately 1/4 mile to the park entrance. Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport are approximately 45 minutes drive-time from Prince William Forest Park. Baltimore/Washington International Airport and Richmond International Airport are 90 minutes away. There is no bus service near the park. Local commuter buses may be available near the park via the PRTC system. Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express services are available in nearby Quantico, Virginia, approximately 5 miles from the park entrance. There is no public transportation directly to the park.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 13-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • The Camp Three Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Cabins and shelters rather than pads, with 13 hike-in sites and most of them shaded.

Rules

  • Amenities: Listed amenities · showers.
  • Amenities: Listed amenities · showers.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 5980°F, 4.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 23 of 100.

Tree cover80%30m sat. est.