Camp Round Meadow

Camp Round Meadow, a four-season camp, includes four dormitories, a dining hall, commercial kitchen, gymnasium and conference room, and accommodates a maximum of 120 people. Originally used from 1939 to 1941 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the camp also operated from 1965 to 1969 as the first Job Corps Center in the United States. Indoors, the dining hall, kitchen, gymnasium and conference room have heat and air conditioning. The dormitory buildings are universally accessible and offer electricity and heat; each includes 30 twin beds with vinyl covered mattresses, two bathrooms with two flush toilets, one accessible hot shower and two sinks, two bottle filling and water fountain stations, and a cleaning room with brooms, mops, buckets and toilet brush and plunger. There is no internet access or Wi-Fi, and cellular reception is best on the AT&T or Verizon systems. The 1,746 square foot (162 sq. m) dining hall includes more than a dozen tables and roughly 100 chairs. The adjacent 384 square foot (35.5 sq. m) commercial kitchen offers a freezer, refrigerator, three ranges, a convection oven, ice machine, microwave, toaster, steam table, garbage disposal and dishwasher, along with multiple storage spaces and a small bathroom. The gymnasium has an indoor basketball court and men's and women's restrooms with flush toilets, hot showers and sinks. The conference room is 765 square feet (71 sq. m) with a maximum occupancy of 51, and approximately 20 tables, roughly 75 chairs and a projector screen are available. Guests are responsible for cleaning and sanitation of the entire facility and must provide all paper products and cleaning supplies; the park provides mops, buckets, brooms, dust mops, whisk brooms, vacuum cleaners and dust pans, and a small selection of cleaning chemicals. Single-stream recycling is available, and the cleaning of all facilities must be completed by check-out time, with the group leader remaining for a walk-through of the entire camp with the park ranger. Outside, guests may enjoy a campfire ring with wooden bench seating, a grass athletic field, a small lighted gazebo and an outdoor picnic area. Firewood is provided by the park. The lighted gravel parking area will accommodate 135 vehicles, though groups reserving Camp Round Meadow do not have exclusive use of it. Catoctin Mountain Park, established in 1936, is located along the eastern portion of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The 5,890 acre (2,384 ha) mixed hardwood forest includes abundant wildlife, freshwater streams and interesting geologic formations, and Camp Round Meadow, shaded by large trees, has a variety of interpretive and accessible trails, exhibits and picnic areas within walking distance. Fishing is available by permit within Catoctin Mountain Park and Cunningham Falls State Park, 3 miles (5 km) from the Catoctin Mountain Park Visitor Center; Cunningham Falls also offers swimming and boating. In the event of snow, areas throughout the park may be used for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. The park is also located near many historical and cultural sites: the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (8 miles/13 km), Monocacy National Battlefield (18 miles/29 km), Eisenhower National Historic Site and Gettysburg National Military Park (20 miles/32 km), Antietam National Battlefield (26 miles/45 km), the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (26 miles), Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (28 miles/45 km) and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (37 miles/60 km), along with the Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo.