The wife and I are proud to host the 2025 Oilburners Rally in our nation’s capital!
When: July 13-20 2025
Where: Historic Cherry Hill Park
College Park Maryland
www.cherryhillpark.com
The amenities at the campground are really great and a drive-through tour on a weekend in August the place wasn’t terribly packed.
There is no shortage of things to see or do in the area. If you wanted to spend the entire week just crawling through the Smithsonian Museums it’s easily doable. Additionally, there is the National Zoo, all of the monuments, Arlington National Cemetery, all very near by. All of the Smithsonian museums and the national Zoo are free admission but many require you to pay for parking.
The best way to get around the city itself is generally to take the metro. Conveniently, you can catch a metro bus right at the campground that will take you to the Greenbelt metro station to catch the train or you can drive over and park. The campground also offers direct bussing into town for a fee if you prefer that. Check out the website for details. As we get closer, if folks want to do an organized tour we can look into that.
Other possible excursions would be:
Udvar-Hazy Air and space museum
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National Aquarium in Baltimore
aqua.org
If you are tired of the city, it’s a short drive to any number of local wineries or breweries.
Linganore is one of the larger in Maryland
www.linganorewines.com
There are Civil War battlefields such as Antietam. It’s also a fairly short hop over to Harper’s Ferry or Mount Vernon.
There are casinos, amusement parks, concert venues, practically anything you’d like to do. If there’s something specific you’d like to do and want help figuring things out, feel free to drop me a DM.
As usual, we will probably organize a couple excursions but generally, folks are free to do as they please. We are here to help facilitate and help make your vacation as great as it can be. If you can’t commit to an entire, week, feel free to drop in when you can. If you are in the area, I think you can get a visitor pass to come hang out for the day as well. I’ll try to get a loose schedule of the things we are planning (pot luck, planned excursions, etc.) out as we get closer for planning purposes.
Booking:
I know it’s a bit earlier than we would normally start this, but as we’ve all learned, camping has become popular so I wanted to give folks the best chance at booking accommodations that best suits their needs.
To make reservations, call the concierge at 240-484-8917 and ask for Cathy or Nancy. Tell them you are part of the Oilburners Rally Group. Cathy has been great to work with so far.
As for sites, I currently have 10 RV sites, 3 cabins and 2 pods on reserve. The pods are pretty similar to the primitive cabins you’d find at a KOA. The cabins are very nicely furnished. They also have Yurts and tent sites available. Right now, pretty much anything is an option. I’d encourage folks to hit their website and decide what will work best for you. You do not have to choose what’s been reserved if you want to do something else. The things that are on hold are being held until the end of the year at 2024 pricing. You can book anytime you like but if you book after the hold expires, it will be whatever current prices are just FYI. If you book outside the hold window, I’m told they will do their best to keep us together and it’s usually not an issue for RV spots.
Prices:
Standard RV sites are ~$95/ night with our discount.
Pods are ~ $210 per night
Cabins range from $315-360 per night.
Many of the cabins are large enough that folks could certainly go together and split one if they wanted. Reservations generally require a one night deposit. She did mention there is a discount for military if that applies to you so be sure to ask.
I am on site 1423 and they are allowing us to use site 1425 as a gathering area. They are also holding site 1620 for us. If someone wants to grab it, it will expand our gathering area and we will have that whole corner to ourselves.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to me.
Thank you again for allowing us the privilege of hosting our summer get-together.
When: July 13-20 2025
Where: Historic Cherry Hill Park
College Park Maryland
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The amenities at the campground are really great and a drive-through tour on a weekend in August the place wasn’t terribly packed.
There is no shortage of things to see or do in the area. If you wanted to spend the entire week just crawling through the Smithsonian Museums it’s easily doable. Additionally, there is the National Zoo, all of the monuments, Arlington National Cemetery, all very near by. All of the Smithsonian museums and the national Zoo are free admission but many require you to pay for parking.
The best way to get around the city itself is generally to take the metro. Conveniently, you can catch a metro bus right at the campground that will take you to the Greenbelt metro station to catch the train or you can drive over and park. The campground also offers direct bussing into town for a fee if you prefer that. Check out the website for details. As we get closer, if folks want to do an organized tour we can look into that.
Other possible excursions would be:
Udvar-Hazy Air and space museum
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
The Udvar-Hazy Center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery and a Concorde, in two large hangars.
National Aquarium in Baltimore
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Explore award-winning exhibits and meet all the animals at the National Aquarium, located on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
aqua.org
If you are tired of the city, it’s a short drive to any number of local wineries or breweries.
Linganore is one of the larger in Maryland
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Berrywine Plantations/Linganore Winecellars is a family operated vineyard and winery that hosts wine tastings, weddings and many other events in Maryland.
www.linganorewines.com
There are Civil War battlefields such as Antietam. It’s also a fairly short hop over to Harper’s Ferry or Mount Vernon.
There are casinos, amusement parks, concert venues, practically anything you’d like to do. If there’s something specific you’d like to do and want help figuring things out, feel free to drop me a DM.
As usual, we will probably organize a couple excursions but generally, folks are free to do as they please. We are here to help facilitate and help make your vacation as great as it can be. If you can’t commit to an entire, week, feel free to drop in when you can. If you are in the area, I think you can get a visitor pass to come hang out for the day as well. I’ll try to get a loose schedule of the things we are planning (pot luck, planned excursions, etc.) out as we get closer for planning purposes.
Booking:
I know it’s a bit earlier than we would normally start this, but as we’ve all learned, camping has become popular so I wanted to give folks the best chance at booking accommodations that best suits their needs.
To make reservations, call the concierge at 240-484-8917 and ask for Cathy or Nancy. Tell them you are part of the Oilburners Rally Group. Cathy has been great to work with so far.
As for sites, I currently have 10 RV sites, 3 cabins and 2 pods on reserve. The pods are pretty similar to the primitive cabins you’d find at a KOA. The cabins are very nicely furnished. They also have Yurts and tent sites available. Right now, pretty much anything is an option. I’d encourage folks to hit their website and decide what will work best for you. You do not have to choose what’s been reserved if you want to do something else. The things that are on hold are being held until the end of the year at 2024 pricing. You can book anytime you like but if you book after the hold expires, it will be whatever current prices are just FYI. If you book outside the hold window, I’m told they will do their best to keep us together and it’s usually not an issue for RV spots.
Prices:
Standard RV sites are ~$95/ night with our discount.
Pods are ~ $210 per night
Cabins range from $315-360 per night.
Many of the cabins are large enough that folks could certainly go together and split one if they wanted. Reservations generally require a one night deposit. She did mention there is a discount for military if that applies to you so be sure to ask.
I am on site 1423 and they are allowing us to use site 1425 as a gathering area. They are also holding site 1620 for us. If someone wants to grab it, it will expand our gathering area and we will have that whole corner to ourselves.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to me.
Thank you again for allowing us the privilege of hosting our summer get-together.
Not sure what days yet I will be there but on the surface Wed-Sat sometime. My 1990 has been down for 4 years waiting for me to get my act together and fix the motor. Thinking it has the cavitation issue since I turbo-ed the truck about 50-60 k miles ago. Don't have any excuses other than other stuff getting on the list first. Been driving a 2000 F250 7.3 since. When the group gets an idea of activities please post here. Looking like a day pass for the campground. Maybe looking for someone with only one vehicle to park my truck at and share the cost for a night or two since it will be only me on this trip, but I can drive home since its only about 55 miles away. Its been awhile since attending a rally and hope to see some old friends.
