Camp Greentop

Camp Greentop is a camp in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Camp Greentop is situated nearby to the peak Catoctin Mountain, as well as near the hamlet Foxville.

Type: Camp
Historically known as: “Camp 2”
Postal code: 21780

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Catoctin Mountain Park and Camp Greentop.

Catoctin Mountain Park

Photo: Zellfaze, CC BY 3.0.

Catoctin Mountain Park is a unit of the United States national park system, in the state of Maryland. It is a popular weekend destination and home of the Presidential retreat, Camp David.

Camp Greentop

Campsite

Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Camp Greentop is located in Catoctin Mountain Park near Thurmont, Maryland. The camp was built by the Works Progress Administration labor program in the development of what was then known as the Catoctin Mountain Recreational Demonstration Area, and comprises 22 rustic log buildings including sleeping cabins, administrative buildings and lodges.

Catoctin Mountain

Peak

Photo: Vegemighty, CC0.

Catoctin Mountain, along with the geologically associated Bull Run Mountains, forms the easternmost mountain ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are in turn a part of the Appalachian Mountains range.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foxville and Garfield.

Foxville

Hamlet

Photo: Jb91archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Foxville is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Foxville is located on Maryland Route 77, 4.7 miles west of Thurmont.

Garfield

Hamlet

Garfield is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States, situated within the District 6, Catoctin. Garfield appears on the Myersville U.S. Geological Survey Map and is located in the Eastern Time Zone. Garfield is situated 3½ miles southwest of Camp Greentop.

Thurmont

Photo: Art Anderson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thurmont is a small town in Frederick County, Maryland. It hosts the Catoctin Colorfest, an arts and crafts festival that draws in about 125,000 people each autumn.

Camp Greentop

Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.64454° or 39° 38′ 40″ north

Longitude

-77.47693° or 77° 28′ 37″ west

Elevation

1,749 feet (533 metres)

Open location code

87F4JGVF+R6

GeoNames ID

4350205

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