Cabin Camp 3

I arrived at this place at 4:40 PM and found no one in the office. Called 10 times and got no response. After some time, one of my friends came into contact with a person. Had a tough time getting the welcome message. Once we reached Unit B, the situation in the room was really bad. Had a bad smell and got debris inside the room. We cleaned the room and got settled. After this, we had no issues. We had a great time while staying there.

Overall cabins were nice with a light, beds with clean mattresses, and ceiling fan (in the 6 bed cabin). We thought there was going to be a fire ring at Cabin Camp 3, but there wasn't which was a disappointment. There were rolling carts all around camp to help transport belongings from the parking area down and then up a hill to the cabins.

This was our first time at Camp 3, A Unit - we took a Girl Scout troop and had a great time. A couple of notes that may be helpful for others: 1) As the description says, you can not park anywhere near your cabin. You will park in a common parking lot and then walk a bit of a distance (~1/5 mi?) with your items to the cabin - the walk is on a dirt trail and has an upward slope before the cabins. The campground does provide large carts to transport your items. They are in the parking lot. Some cabins are farther back so the walk is longer - but flat once you reach the cabin area. 2) There is NO firepit. There are only permanent grills intended for cooking. No firepit was unclear in the description but the description referenced what type of wood to bring, so we expected there to be a firepit. 3) We didn't find a potable water source other than the bathhouse which had a wash room with a large sink. There is a random working water fountain in the grassy area. 4) The bathhouse was great and not too far from any of the cabins (we were in one of the furthest & it was a 2-3 minute walk).

Lots of beautiful trails, close to the Marine Corps museum, easy drive to lots of sites in the NoVA/DC area.

This was a great place to take the family! It was nice to have a place to go and feel safe and secure. I will say there are lots of spiders and next time I will come more prepared for dealing with the dust and spiders. But overall we had an amazing experience and would recommend this 10 out of 10!

Quite, well maintained, and the trails are unmatched in the area.

The cabin was pretty clean and in good condition when we arrived, and it was cozy and dry overnight while it poured rain outside. The cots were comfortable. The campground in general was spacious and clean. The bathrooms were clean. Parking was a little rough because people were not honoring the 2-car limit but we managed. The lack of a grill at Cabin 3 was a little inconvenient but we borrowed our neighbor's at Cabin 4 since no one was there. Would definitely camp at Camp 3A again! If Cabin 3 had a grill we'd def grab this particular one again too.

I would have rated excellent except for two things. One we arrived at night and had a difficult time finding the camp site. You need a map in the parking area of the campground not the whole park. Two, we rented the cabin because it had an outlet for electricity. One of our groups has a cpap machine to sleep, but the outlet was not working and the circuit breaker box was locked.

When we arrived the cabin was filthy. It was full of spiders, missing half the screens. The mattresses were covered in dust and dirt. We we so appalled we didn’t even stay, we went and got a hotel room. If they are going to rent the cabins, they should at least clean them before people check in.

Know what to expect if you get to the park after dark. The visitors center closes at 5 and the park isn't well marked, so I wasn't even able to find my cabine.

It's big and spacious.