NPS · Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Spring Gap Campground

Nothing here fits 42 ft of 14 sites

Longest for your rig: 20 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 564 ft
Vehicles: up to 3

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

No site here takes a 42 ft rig. The layout, for what it is worth.

Too short for 42 ft — 9 sites

0320 ft limit · back · 2 vehicles 0420 ft limit · back · 2 vehicles 0520 ft limit · back · 2 vehicles 0620 ft limit · back · 2 vehicles 0720 ft limit · back · 2 vehicles 0920 ft limit · back · 3 vehicles 1020 ft limit · back · 3 vehicles 1220 ft limit · back · 2 vehicles 1420 ft limit · back · 2 vehicles

Length never published — 5 sites

01no length given · back · 2 vehicles 02no length given · back · 2 vehicles 08no length given · back · 2 vehicles 11no length given · back · 2 vehicles 13no length given · back · 2 vehicles

fits 42 ft (0) too short (9) not published (5)Click a site for what it publishes and a way to book it. Positions are the agency’s; roads, water and terrain are not shown, so this says where the sites are and not how you drive between them.

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Paw Paw Tunnel Campsite MD · tent-only	14 mi E	10	—	none
2	Fifteen Mile Creek Campsite MD	18 mi E	10	—	none
3	Robert W Craig WV	24 mi SW	68	72 ft	electric
4	Mill Run Recreation Area MD	37 mi W	30	—	none
5	Outflow Camping PA	38 mi NW	94	64 ft	electric
6	McCoy's Ferry Campground MD	40 mi E	13	—	none

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 14
Max occupancy per site: 30
Reservable sites: 14
Coordinates: 39.5646, -78.7179
Elevation: 564 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/252967 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain