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How to rent out our campsites

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Did you know that you can reserve a campsite with Department of Parks and Recreation? Think about it, a night under the stars, a tent, and some hot cocoa… it sounds like a dream. Well let us help you make your dream come true. Check out some of our various campsites located throughout Prince George's County.  

Let’s start planning. In order to rent a campsite you need to have a PARKS DIRECT account, if you don't have an account click here to get started.  

Once your logged into WebTrac, click Browse drop-down window will appear. Locate the Camping list and select from our options.

You'll know that you've logged into your account successfully when you seen your household last name listed under MY ACCOUNT in the top right corner.

PARKS DIRECT Browse menu expanded showing Nature section with Cosca Regional Park Campsites, Patuxent River Park Campsites, Patuxent Water Trail Campsites, and Watkins Regional Park Campsites
Expand or collapse content Watkins Campsites

For addition information on Watkins Regional Park vast activities and policies click here.  

On the Watkins Park Camping reservation screen, locate the Begin Date (arrival day) and End Date (departure day).  Type in your dates for both, select Search.

Search Tips:

When searching for shelters or campsites make sure the end date is the same or after the begin date; otherwise, everything will show as unavailable.

Reservations can only be made up to 14 days.

Campsite search filters showing Begin Date set to 07/15/2022, End Date set to 07/28/2022, with the Search button highlighted

The Watkins Campsite map will appear.

The campsite map will generate and show the various area status.

Search Tips:

• Green indicates available.

• Red indicates unavailable.

• Yellow indicates a facility that has been selected for purchase.

Watkins Regional Park campsite map showing individual and group campsites, water stations, drop box, bath house, and campsite numbers on the loop road

The legend on map, is used to assist you as you navigate your rental selection.  

Campsite map legend showing symbols for drop box, water, group camp site, and individual camp site

Once you've made a selection, you're item(s) will appear in a window just below the map. Select Add To Cart.

Selected Items panel showing Watkins Camp Site #28 with the Add To Cart button highlighted

The Questions and Waivers screen will generate. Under the Questions section you must fill in everything that's red. Under the Waivers section you must select the I agree with the above statement. Once all areas have been filled in and selected  will populate, be sure to fill in everything that's red.

Questions section showing fields for number of campers and license plate number
Waiver section showing "I agree with the above" checkbox and the Continue button

The Shopping Cart screen will generate, if no other transactions are necessary select Proceed To Checkout.  If you have another transaction to make select Continue Shopping.

If you've made a mistake you can select the Remove button.  This will remove everything from your cart, and you will need to do the entire process again.  

PARKS DIRECT Shopping Cart showing Watkins Camp Site #28 reservation with the Proceed To Checkout button highlighted

Checkout screen will generate, you can confirm your reservation one last time before you process the reservation. All areas in red must be fill in (Payment Method, Customer Information, and Payment Information), you must select I'm not a robot, then select Continue.

Checkout screen showing captcha "I’m not a robot" checkbox and the Continue button
Expand or collapse content Cosca Campsites

In order to rent a campsite you need to have a PARKS DIRECT account, if you don't have an account click here to get started.  

For addition information on Cosca Regional Park vast activities and policies click here.

Once your logged into WebTrac, click Browse drop-down window will appear. Locate the Camping list and select from our options.

You'll know that you've logged into your account successfully when you seen your household last name listed under MY ACCOUNT in the top right corner.

On the Cosca campsite reservation screen, locate the Begin Date (arrival day) and End Date (departure day).  Type in your dates for both, select Search.

Search Tips:

When searching for shelters or campsites make sure the end date is the same or after the begin date; otherwise, everything will show as unavailable.

Campsite search filters showing Begin Date set to 07/15/2022, End Date set to 07/29/2022, with the Search button highlighted

The Cosca Park Camping map will appear.

Only the following campsites will allow Electric Hookup: 15, 25.

• Green indicates available.

• Red indicates unavailable.

• Yellow indicates a facility that has been selected for purchase.

Cosca Park campsite map showing individual campsite numbers highlighted in green (available) or red (unavailable) along the loop road with trees and directional arrows

Once you've made a selection, you're item(s) will appear in a window just below the map. Select Add To Cart.

Selected Items panel showing Cosca Camp Site #23 with the Add To Cart button highlighted

The Questions and Waivers screen will generate. Under the Questions section you must fill in everything that's red.  Under the Waivers section you must select the I agree with the above statement. Once all areas have been filled in and select Continue 

Questions section showing fields for number of campers and license plate number
Waiver section showing "I agree with the above" checkbox and the Continue button

The Shopping Cart screen will generate, if no other transactions are necessary select Proceed To Checkout.  If you have another transaction to make select Continue Shopping.

If you've made a mistake you can select the Remove button.  This will remove everything from your cart, and you will need to do the entire process again.  

PARKS DIRECT Shopping Cart showing Cosca Camp Site #23 reservation with the Proceed To Checkout button highlighted

Checkout screen will generate, you can confirm your reservation one last time before you process the reservation. All areas in red must be fill in (Payment Method, Customer Information, and Payment Information), you must select I'm not a robot, then select Continue

Checkout screen showing captcha I’m not a robot checkbox and the Continue button
Expand or collapse content Patuxent Water Trail Campsites

In order to rent a campsite you need to have a PARKS DIRECT account, if you don't have an account click here to get started.  

For addition information on Patuxent River Park vast activities and policies click here.

Once your logged into WebTrac, click Browse drop-down window will appear. Locate the Camping list and select from our options.

You'll know that you've logged into your account successfully when you seen your household last name listed under MY ACCOUNT in the top right corner.

On the Patuxent River Park campsite reservation screen, locate the Begin Date (arrival day) and End Date (departure day).  Type in your dates for both, select Search.

Search Tips:

When searching for shelters or campsites make sure the end date is the same or after the begin date; otherwise, everything will show as unavailable.

Campsite search filters showing Begin Date set to 07/22/2022, End Date set to 07/29/2022, with the Search button highlighted

The Patuxent River Park Camping map will appear.

Patuxent River Park campsite map showing group campsites A through D, available and booked site indicators, parking icons, bathroom icons, and the Canoe Campsite

The legend on map, is used to assist you as you navigate your rental selection.  

Campsite map legend showing symbols for site available, booked site, parking, and bathrooms

Once you've made a selection, you're item(s) will appear in a window just below the map. Select Add To Cart.

Selected Items panel showing PRP Camp Site B with the Add To Cart button highlighted

The Questions and Waivers screen will generate. Under the Questions section you must fill in everything that's red. Under the Waivers section you must select the I agree with the above statement. Once all areas have been filled in and select Continue.

Questions section showing fields for number of campers and reservation purpose
Waiver section showing "I agree with the above" checkbox and the Continue button

The Shopping Cart screen will generate, if no other transactions are necessary select Proceed To Checkout.  If you have another transaction to make select Continue Shopping.

If you've made a mistake you can select the Remove button.  This will remove everything from your cart, and you will need to do the entire process again.  

PARKS DIRECT Shopping Cart showing PRP Camp Site C reservation with the Proceed To Checkout button highlighted

Checkout screen will generate, you can confirm your reservation one last time before you process the reservation. All areas in red must be fill in (Payment Method, Customer Information, and Payment Information), you must select I'm not a robot, then select Continue.

Checkout screen showing captcha "I’m not a robot" checkbox and the Continue button

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