CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md. – Breezy Point Beach is gearing up for its season opener on May 1, 2024. The beach and campground have made several restorations and is better reinforced from erosion. However, the switch to daily camping only has upset many longtime campers.
“After careful consideration, Breezy Point will permanently transition to a daily camping model and seasonal camping will be discontinued. This permanent change will allow more availability of campsites for Calvert County residents and visitors to experience camping at Breezy Point,” Calvert County Government stated in a press release in November 2023.
“In addition, camping reservations will be made exclusively online. Campsite availability is first-come, first-served; there will no longer be a waitlist option for campsite booking. Campsites can be reserved for up to 14 days at a time, with a one-day break in between reservations.”
Among the other changes to the 2024 Camping season, only 1 RV, travel trailer, or pop-up camper is allotted, and a maximum of two tents are permitted on the campsites.
“This new concept for transient camping will bring and destroy the park. It will always be a logistical nightmare. Increased conflicts with others, crime, drugs, and even lawsuits including personal and vehicle,” stated in an email from current campers regarding the new changes this season.
Another Breezy Point regular camper stated, “There is no input from a citizen forum, just one person changing lives and county policy on an unrealistic ideal. I know three retired people who are selling the trailers due to this craziness.”
Even with all the backlash, the county is sticking with this new model, hoping it will be a positive change by bringing more camping opportunities for others and increasing the number of campsites available.
“By transitioning to short-term camping only, guests will have more sites to choose from when making a reservation. Choose from sites with electric and water hookups or primitive sites on the beachfront to meet your favorite camping atmosphere,” Breezy Point stated in a social media post.
Breezy Point Beach & Campground reservations open in February after Presidents Day. All reservations will be made online through the Xplor reservation portal, and the callback waitlist will no longer be offered. Campers are advised to create an Xplor account online at https://ow.ly/JYYH50QbzWJ.
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This is good news for people with campers who want to check out Chesapeake Beach or surrounding areas.
Aw, The poor crying campers can’t hog the spots all season long! So sad…
Send a pallet of Kleenex to Chesapeake Beach for the long term wanna be campers at Breezy Point.
Great News! This is how it should have been.
We are CC residents and have been daily camping at BP for over 15 years. We have never been seasonal campers. Initially we were tent campers, then we got an RV. We were excited to hear that BP was finally opening again. However, we have decided not to make a reservation at BP this year because we think this new arrangement will be a disaster. To an experienced camper, this plan doesn’t make any sense. The campground lacks the infrastructure for this kind of operation. How can you expect that area to handle that kind of traffic on top of the regular beach traffic? How can you expect that many transient campers to use one bathroom? Without a dump station, how will a honey pot service keep up with the turnover? I hope people don’t start dumping their tanks in the campground. Have you planned on increasing the police presence at the campground? You’re going to need it. The only good thing that will come out of this is more access for campers in the county. In our opinion, this is not worth the problems that will be created. We doubt camping at BP will be as enjoyable as it has been in the past.
Only time will tell Bill. All of your questions will be answered by the end of the first season and you should camp on a weekend to see how they accommodate the infrastructure questions.