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Rohrbach Group Campground

National Park Service campground in Antietam National Battlefield, near Sharpsburg, Maryland.

$10nightly fee
10overnight sites
Reservablebooking
Apr–Novseason (agency text)
No RV datamax RV/trailer length
36named USFS/NPS trails within 5 mi (29.8 mi)
50.0 mibike trails within 5 mi

How it compares

  • With 10 sites it is the #15 largest of 21 Maryland campgrounds that publish a site count (small and usually quieter).
  • Its lowest fee ($10) is $8.50 below the Maryland median of $18.50/night.
  • There are 41 other campgrounds in our data within 25 miles; 1 of them list a lower starting fee.
  • Straight-line distance: Winchester ~30 mi, Washington ~54 mi, Baltimore ~62 mi.

Site mix

Tent-only10
Group10

Amenities & rules

Fire pitsGrillsPicnic tablesTents

Fee notes from the agency: Entrance Fee. Antietam National Battlefield charges an entrance fee separate from camping fees. You may pay the fee upon arrival or purchase in advance. The park also honors America the Beautiful - the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands (interagency) passes (e.g., annual, senior, access, 4th grade, Golden Age pass etc.). For more information visit the park's Fees & Passes web page.

Trails within 5 miles

TrailClosest pointMapped miles within 5 miSource
Antietam Remembered0.0 mi0.3NPS
Bloody Lane Trail0.0 mi1.2NPS
West Woods Trail0.2 mi1.0NPS
Mumma-Roulette Trail0.4 mi0.4NPS
Three Farms Trail0.4 mi1.6NPS
West Woods Alternate Trail0.4 mi0.2NPS
Cornfield - West Woods Trails Connector0.4 mi0.1NPS
Cornfield - J. Poffenberger Farm Trails Connector0.5 mi1.2NPS
Cornfield Trail0.5 mi0.3NPS
Parking to Antietam National Cemetery Path0.9 mi0.2NPS
Sherrick Farm Trail0.9 mi0.9NPS
Tidball Trail0.9 mi0.3NPS

+ 24 more named trails.

Mountain biking nearby

50.0 miles of bike-legal trail lie within 5 miles (0.2 mi on unnamed paths). Difficulty mix: Unrated: 50.0 mi

TrailClosest pointMiles within 5 miDifficulty (as tagged)KidsSource
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail1.6 mi33.2UnratedOSM
Towpath, Milepost 80-81 (080.00)1.6 mi0.9UnratedNPS
Towpath, Milepost 79-80 (079.00)1.6 mi1.0UnratedNPS
Towpath, Milepost 76-77 (076.00)1.8 mi1.0UnratedNPS
Towpath, Milepost 77-78 (077.00)2.0 mi1.0UnratedNPS
Towpath, Milepost 81-82 (081.00)2.1 mi1.0UnratedNPS
Towpath, Milepost 78-79 (078.00)2.4 mi0.9UnratedNPS
Towpath, Milepost 75-76 (075.00)2.4 mi1.0UnratedNPS
Towpath, Milepost 82-83 (082.00)2.8 mi0.9UnratedNPS
Towpath, Milepost 74-75 (074.00)2.8 mi1.0UnratedNPS
Towpath, Milepost 73-74 (073.00)2.9 mi1.0UnratedNPS
Towpath, Milepost 83-84 (083.00)3.1 mi1.0UnratedNPS

+ 6 more.

Ratings come only from OpenStreetMap mtb:scale / IMBA tags. Untagged trails show as "Unrated", and we never guess. Check conditions and maps on Trailforks or MTB Project.

Activities listed

BikingCampingHikingHistoric & Cultural SiteInterpretive ProgramsWildlife Viewing

Nearest campgrounds

CampgroundMilesStateFee/nightSitesHookupsMax RVPetsBookingTrails ≤5 mi
Horseshoe Bend Hiker-Biker Campsite
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
1.8MDFree— — —— First-come41 (34.6 mi)
Big Woods Hiker-Biker Overnight (HBO) Campsite
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
2.9MDFree— — —— First-come42 (35.7 mi)
Killiansburg Cave Hiker-Biker Campsite
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
3.0MDFree— — —— First-come41 (33.9 mi)
Antietam Creek Campsite
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
3.8MD—20 — —yes Reserve37 (29.8 mi)
Rocky Run Shelters
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
6.1MDFree— — —— ?0
Dahlgren AT Backpack Camping Area
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
6.7MD—— — —— ?0

Hookups: E = electric (max amps), W = water, S = sewer. "—" means the agency doesn't publish it. Trail counts are named USFS/NPS trails within 5 miles. 🟢 = kid-friendly (green-rated) bike trail nearby.

From the managing agency

Overview THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC CAMPGROUND. ONLY SCOUTS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS MAY USE ROHRBACH CAMPGROUND. Antietam National Battlefield is the site of the bloodiest one day battle in American history. After twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862, 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led to Abraham Lincoln's issuance of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Rohrbach Campground is part of the Antietam National Battlefield. It is a walk-in, primitive camping area available to scouts and civic organization groups only (see "Know Before You Go," below, for… read the full description on Recreation.gov