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NPSCatoctin Mountain Park · Maryland
Poplar Grove Youth Group Campground
Overview Poplar Grove offers youth groups and organizations enjoyable year-round primitive tent camping.
Sites3all reservable
Elev.1,811ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Baltimore1h40real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 1,811 ft, Poplar Grove Youth Group Campground has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 24°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 3 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 3 walk-in. Within about 4 miles: 24 named hiking routes, 11 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 25
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 4.
66°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Baltimore
72 mi
1h40
02
Washington DC
66 mi
1h42
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 3 SITES
Color byShow only
3 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
3
Walk-in
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50-amp
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Accessible
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Prime
3
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
24
Trail segments
270
Peaks
11
Viewpoints
8
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.4 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.