Troop 177 Insider Tips
- Large group site up to 30 people: $100 for two nights before any applicable booking charge. No showers.
- Nine large and one small group site; benchmark uses large site max 30. Seasonal operation. No showers.
- Multiple loops; mix of reservation and first-come sites. (National Park Service)
- Lower loop includes tent sites; upper loop reservable. (National Park Service)
- Rock Creek closed for construction/season beginning September 14, 2026. No showers.
Availability: Confirm current access
Public campsite details
Recommended
- Recommendation
- Recommended
- Drive min minutes
- 90
- Drive max minutes
- 120
- Base budget status
- Below budget; fees pending
- Base low per person
- 3.85
- Base high per person
- 3.85
- Additional fees
- Optional activities, extra vehicles and amenities may add fees.
- Best for
- Scout camping / nature / aquatics
- Availability
- Confirm current opening and booking
- Action needed
- Confirm seasonal opening, large-group site availability, tent/vehicle layout and final reservation fees.
- Group capacity
- Up to 30 people per group site
- Max people per site
- 30
- Price model
- Group/night
- Rate low
- 50
- Rate high
- 50
- Cost completeness
- Partial base
- Sites required
- 1
- Base weekend low
- 100
- Base weekend high
- 100
- Price evidence
- CHICKASAW published large-group rate.
- Camping type
- Tent / small camper
- Activities
- Hiking, swimming, fishing, boating, wildlife, nature
- Facilities
- Restrooms, water No showers.
- Group camping
- Yes – group sites
- Reservations
- www.nps.gov/chic/planyourvisit/reservations.htm…
- Restrictions
- Large group site up to 30 people: $100 for two nights before any applicable booking charge. No showers.
- Source checked
- 2026-10-04
- Known fee allowance %
- 0
- Extra tent nightly rate
- 0
- Extra vehicle daily rate
- 0
- Vehicle permits included per site
- 0
- Entry per eligible person/day
- 0
- Billable days low
- 2
- Billable days high
- 3
- Estimate participants
- 26
Recommended
- Recommendation
- Recommended
- Drive min minutes
- 90
- Drive max minutes
- 120
- Base budget status
- Below budget; fees pending
- Base low per person
- 3.85
- Base high per person
- 3.85
- Additional fees
- Optional activities, extra vehicles and amenities may add fees.
- Best for
- Large group camping
- Availability
- Seasonal campground; confirm opening dates.
- Action needed
- Confirm seasonal opening, large-group site availability, tent/vehicle layout and final reservation fees.
- Group capacity
- Up to 30 people per group site
- Max people per site
- 30
- Price model
- Group/night
- Rate low
- 50
- Rate high
- 50
- Cost completeness
- Partial base
- Sites required
- 1
- Base weekend low
- 100
- Base weekend high
- 100
- Price evidence
- CHICKASAW published large-group rate.
- Camping type
- Primitive/group
- Activities
- Hiking, nature, swimming, springs
- Facilities
- Group camping, restrooms No showers.
- Group camping
- Yes – group only
- Reservations
- www.nps.gov/chic/planyourvisit/reservations.htm…
- Restrictions
- Nine large and one small group site; benchmark uses large site max 30. Seasonal operation. No showers.
- Source checked
- 2026-10-04
- Known fee allowance %
- 0
- Extra tent nightly rate
- 0
- Extra vehicle daily rate
- 0
- Vehicle permits included per site
- 0
- Entry per eligible person/day
- 0
- Billable days low
- 2
- Billable days high
- 3
- Estimate participants
- 26
Alternate
- Recommendation
- Alternate
- Drive min minutes
- 90
- Drive max minutes
- 120
- Base budget status
- At or above budget
- Base low per person
- 10.77
- Base high per person
- 10.77
- Additional fees
- Optional activities, extra vehicles and amenities may add fees.
- Best for
- Waterfront camping
- Availability
- Confirm current opening and booking
- Action needed
- Verify two tents/site, selected-site vehicle limits, availability and checkout fees; consider a large group site at Cold Springs instead.
- Group capacity
- Yes
- Max people per site
- 8
- Tents per site
- 2
- Price model
- Site/night
- Rate low
- 20
- Rate high
- 20
- Cost completeness
- Partial base; tent-limit assumption
- Sites required
- 7
- Base weekend low
- 280
- Base weekend high
- 280
- Price evidence
- CHICKASAW ordinary non-utility rate; two-tent allowance not verified.
- Camping type
- Tent, RV
- Activities
- Fishing, swimming, boating, hiking, nature
- Facilities
- Lakefront, showers, electric sites, water
- Group camping
- Yes
- Reservations
- www.nps.gov/chic/planyourvisit/reservations.htm…
- Source checked
- 2026-10-04
- Known fee allowance %
- 0
- Extra tent nightly rate
- 0
- Extra vehicle daily rate
- 0
- Vehicle permits included per site
- 0
- Entry per eligible person/day
- 0
- Billable days low
- 2
- Billable days high
- 3
- Estimate participants
- 26
Alternate
- Recommendation
- Alternate
- Drive min minutes
- 90
- Drive max minutes
- 120
- Base budget status
- At or above budget
- Base low per person
- 10.77
- Base high per person
- 10.77
- Additional fees
- Optional activities, extra vehicles and amenities may add fees.
- Best for
- Troop weekend
- Availability
- Confirm current opening and booking
- Action needed
- Verify two tents/site, selected-site vehicle limits, availability and checkout fees; consider a large group site at Cold Springs instead.
- Group capacity
- Yes
- Max people per site
- 8
- Tents per site
- 2
- Price model
- Site/night
- Rate low
- 20
- Rate high
- 20
- Cost completeness
- Partial base; tent-limit assumption
- Sites required
- 7
- Base weekend low
- 280
- Base weekend high
- 280
- Price evidence
- CHICKASAW ordinary non-utility rate; two-tent allowance not verified.
- Camping type
- Tent, RV
- Activities
- Fishing, boating, swimming, hiking
- Facilities
- Lakefront, showers, electric sites
- Group camping
- Yes
- Reservations
- www.nps.gov/chic/planyourvisit/reservations.htm…
- Source checked
- 2026-10-04
- Known fee allowance %
- 0
- Extra tent nightly rate
- 0
- Extra vehicle daily rate
- 0
- Vehicle permits included per site
- 0
- Entry per eligible person/day
- 0
- Billable days low
- 2
- Billable days high
- 3
- Estimate participants
- 26
Closed
- Recommendation
- Closed
- Drive min minutes
- 90
- Drive max minutes
- 120
- Base budget status
- Closed
- Base low per person
- 3.85
- Base high per person
- 3.85
- Additional fees
- Optional activities, extra vehicles and amenities may add fees.
- Best for
- Scout camping
- Availability
- Seasonal closure; check official current conditions before planning.
- Action needed
- Confirm seasonal opening, large-group site availability, tent/vehicle layout and final reservation fees.
- Group capacity
- Yes – group site
- Max people per site
- 30
- Price model
- Group/night
- Rate low
- 50
- Rate high
- 50
- Cost completeness
- Partial base
- Sites required
- 1
- Base weekend low
- 100
- Base weekend high
- 100
- Price evidence
- CHICKASAW published large-group rate.
- Camping type
- Tent / small camper
- Activities
- Hiking, fishing, nature, swimming
- Facilities
- Restrooms, water, trail access No showers.
- Group camping
- Yes – group site
- Reservations
- www.nps.gov/chic/planyourvisit/reservations.htm…
- Restrictions
- Rock Creek closed for construction/season beginning September 14, 2026. No showers.
- Additional source URL
- www.nps.gov/chic/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm…
- Source checked
- 2026-10-04
- Known fee allowance %
- 0
- Extra tent nightly rate
- 0
- Extra vehicle daily rate
- 0
- Vehicle permits included per site
- 0
- Entry per eligible person/day
- 0
- Billable days low
- 2
- Billable days high
- 3
- Estimate participants
- 26