City, County & Regional Parks · Maryland
Jug Bay Primitive Group Camping
City, County & Regional Parks · Maryland, United States
- Sites
- 5
- Hookups
- 5 no hookups
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 118 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Lake
- Patuxent River
- Nearest town
- Upper Marlboro
- Address
- 16000 Croom Airport Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
- Phone
- 301-627-6074
About
Primitive group tent camping at Patuxent River Park's Jug Bay area: four small sites (A-D, up to 15 people each) plus a riverside Canoe Camp site (up to 25 people), open year-round. Solar-powered composting restrooms at sites A-D, portable toilets at Canoe Camp; no running water, campers must bring their own. No RVs or tent trailers. Reservations by phone or email; residency proof required for resident rates.
Fees
$15/night resident, $20 non-resident (sites A-D); $25 resident, $33 non-resident (Canoe Camp)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 29° | 13° | 55° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 46° | 33° | 13° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 54° | 41° | 21° | 73° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 67° | 50° | 30° | 86° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 73° | 59° | 46° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 67° | 60° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 74° | 64° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 73° | 65° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 67° | 55° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 53° | 43° | 83° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 53° | 41° | 28° | 72° | 1 of 10 |
| December | 45° | 35° | 19° | 66° | 7 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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