Camp David - wikipedia Camp David For the negotiations leading to the 1979 Egypt -- Israel Peace Treaty, see Camp David Accords. For the summit in 2000, see 2000 Camp David Summit. Camp David Naval Support Facility Thurmont Catoctin Mountain Park Frederick County, Maryland, U.S. Main Lodge at Camp David during the Nixon administration, February 9, 1971 Coordinates 39 ° 38 ′ 54 '' N 77 ° 27 ′ 54 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.64833 ° N 77.46500 ° W ﻿ / 39.64833 ; - 77.46500 Coordinates : 39 ° 38 ′ 54 '' N 77 ° 27 ′ 54 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.64833 ° N 77.46500 ° W ﻿ / 39.64833 ; - 77.46500 Type Military base Site information Owner U.S. Federal Government Controlled by United States Navy Open to the public No Site history Built 1935 ( 1935 ) Built by Works Progress Administration Events Camp David Accords 2000 Camp David Summit 38th G8 summit Garrison information Occupants President of the United States First Lady of the United States Camp David Location of Camp David in Maryland Camp David is the country retreat of the President of the United States. It is located in wooded hills of Catoctin Mountain Park near Thurmont, Maryland, about 62 miles ( 100 km ) north - northwest of Washington, D.C.. It is officially known as the Naval Support Facility Thurmont, because it is technically a military installation, and staffing is primarily provided by the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. Originally known as Hi - Catoctin, Camp David was built as a camp for federal government agents and their families by the WPA. Construction started in 1935 and was completed in 1938. In 1942, Franklin D. Roosevelt converted it to a presidential retreat and renamed it `` Shangri - La '' ( for the fictional Himalayan paradise in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton, which he had jokingly referenced as the source of the Doolittle Raid earlier that year ). Camp David received its present name from Dwight D. Eisenhower, in honor of his father and grandson, both named David. The Catoctin Mountain Park does not indicate the location of Camp David on park maps due to privacy and security concerns, although it can be seen through the use of publically accessible satellite images. Contents 1 Presidential use 2 Security issues 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Presidential use Since it was built, every president has made use of the retreat. Roosevelt hosted Sir Winston Churchill in May 1943. Dwight D. Eisenhower held his first cabinet meeting there on November 22, 1955 following hospitalization and convalescence required after a heart attack suffered in Denver, Colorado on September 24. John F. Kennedy and his family often enjoyed riding and other recreational activities there, and Kennedy often allowed White House staff and cabinet members to use the retreat when he or his family were not there. Lyndon B. Johnson met with advisors in this setting and hosted both Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson there. Richard Nixon was a frequent visitor. He personally directed the construction of a swimming pool and other improvements to Aspen Lodge. Gerald Ford often rode his snowmobile around Camp David and hosted Indonesian President Suharto there. Jimmy Carter brokered the Camp David Accords there in September 1978 between Egyptian President Anwar al - Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Ronald Reagan visited the retreat more than any other president. In 1984, Reagan hosted British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. George H.W. Bush 's daughter, Dorothy Bush Koch, was married there in 1992, in the first ever wedding held at Camp David. Bill Clinton used Camp David more as his tenure in office progressed and hosted the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on several occasions in addition to numerous celebrities. George W. Bush hosted dignitaries, including President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, there in 2003, and hosted British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, in 2007. George W. Bush also hosted Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen in June 2006. Barack Obama chose Camp David to host the 38th G8 summit in 2012. President Obama also hosted Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at Camp David, as well as the GCC Summit there in 2015. President Donald Trump was positive about Camp David after his first visit in June 2017, writing on Twitter that `` Camp David is a very special place, an honor to have spent the weekend there. Military runs it so well and are so proud of what they do ! '' Security issues On July 2, 2011, an F - 15 intercepted a small two - seat passenger plane flying near Camp David, when President Obama was in residence. The civilian aircraft, which was out of radio communication, was intercepted approximately 6 miles ( 10 km ) from the presidential retreat. The F - 15 escorted the aircraft out of the area, and it landed in nearby Hagerstown, Maryland, without incident. The civilian plane 's occupants were flying between two Maryland towns and were released without charge. On July 10, 2011, an F - 15 intercepted another small two - seat passenger plane flying near Camp David when President Barack Obama was again in residence ; a total of three planes were intercepted over that July 9 weekend. Gallery Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at then named Shangri - La, May 1943 President Dwight D. Eisenhower meets with his National Security Council at Laurel Lodge, 1955 Main Lodge during Eisenhower administration, 1959 David Eisenhower ( age 12 ), grandson of President Eisenhower, poses with sign named in his honor, 1960 John F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Jr., and Caroline Kennedy ( riding ' Tex ' ) President Lyndon B. Johnson with Ambassadors Ellsworth Bunker and W. Averell Harriman exiting Aspen cabin, April 9, 1968 Richard and Pat Nixon walking their dogs in Camp David. Camp David meeting discussing Vietnam situation -- Richard Nixon with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, and Maj. Gen. Alexander Haig Jr., 1972 Richard Nixon, Camp David. Gerald and Betty Ford, daughter Susan and Liberty, at Camp David President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, and Jimmy Carter meet at the beginning of the Camp David Summit in 1978. Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter and Menachem Begin at Camp David in 1978 Menachem Begin at Camp David, 1978. Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter, and Menachem Begin meet on the Aspen Lodge patio, September 6, 1978. Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter, and Anwar Sadat at Camp David, September 7, 1978. Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan in Aspen Lodge, 1984. Thatcher and Reagan walk at Camp David in 1986. George H.W. Bush meets with his National Security advisors in the Laurel Lodge conference room on August 4, 1990. Play media President Clinton with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat at Camp David peace talks, July 2000. George W. Bush meets with his advisors at Camp David on January 17, 2004, while preparing for his State of the Union address. From Camp David, Vice President Dick Cheney and members of the Interagency Team on Iraq participate in a video teleconference with President George W. Bush in Baghdad, Iraq. Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and George W. Bush at Camp David, April 2007. President George W. Bush and Chief of Staff Josh Bolten walk together with the President 's dog Barney at Camp David, July 21, 2007. Barack Obama and Joe Biden at Camp David in 2010. World leaders at the 2012 G8 Summit. ( Clockwise ) Obama ( standing ), Cameron, Medvedev, Merkel, Van Rompuy, Barroso, Noda, Monti, Harper, and Hollande. See also Government of the United States portal Maryland portal President 's Guest House ( Blair House ), another official White House lodging for guests Camp Misty Mount Historic District and Camp Greentop Historic District, built at the same time in Catoctin Mountain Park as Camps 1 and 2. Official residence Orange One Presidential Townhouse, the official guest house for former U.S. Presidents Rapidan Camp, the predecessor of Camp David from 1929 to 1933 Site R, bunker and communications center near Camp David Trowbridge House, adjacent to Blair House and soon to be renovated to become the new guest house for former Presidents White House, official residence of the President of the United States since 1800 References Jump up ^ `` Park Map Viewer. '' Catoctin Mountain Park. Retrieved on February 4, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Thurmont town, Maryland. '' United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 4, 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Frequently Asked Questions. '' Catoctin Mountain Park, Retrieved on February 4, 2011. `` 10. Where is Camp David ? The Presidential Retreat is within the park however, it is not open to the public and its location is not shown on our park maps for both security and privacy. If you 're interested in historical information, visit our Presidential Retreat webpage. '' Jump up ^ `` 12 WPA Projects that Still Exist ''. How Stuff Works. Publications International, Ltd. Retrieved March 11, 2009. Jump up ^ Eisenhower, David ; Julie Nixon Eisenhower ( 2010 ). Going Home to Glory : A Memoir of Life with Dwight David Eisenhower, 1961 -- 1969. New York : Simon and Schuster. p. 31. ^ Jump up to : `` Camp David ''. Whitehouse.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Dwight D. Eisenhower : Message Prepared for the Conference on Fitness of American Youth. ''. Jump up ^ `` 272 - Address at the State Department 's Foreign Policy Conference for Educators. ''. The American Presidency Project. June 19, 1967. Jump up ^ W. Dale Nelson, The President is at Camp David ( Syracuse University Press, 1995 ), pp. 69 - 94. Jump up ^ `` Camp David : A History of the Presidential Retreat ''. Infoplease.com. July 18, 1942. Retrieved June 29, 2009. Jump up ^ File : Thatcher Reagan Camp David sofa 1984. jpg on the English Wikipedia Jump up ^ `` Bush 's Daughter Marries With ' a Minimum of Fuss ' ''. The New York Times. June 28, 1992. Jump up ^ Sanger, David ( September 27, 2003 ). `` With issues to resolve, Bush welcomes Putin to Camp David ''. The New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Camp David ''. Jump up ^ `` Brown to meet Bush at Camp David ''. BBC News Online. July 26, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Fogh på besøg hos Bush i Camp David '' ( Fogh Rasmussen visited Bush at Camp David ). Politiken ( in Danish ). June 9, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2014. Jump up ^ `` White House moves G8 summit from Chicago to Camp David ''. CBS Chicago. CBS Chicago. March 5, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012. Jump up ^ `` US hopes Assad can be eased aut with Russia 's aid ''. The New York Times. Retrieved May 27, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Statement by the Press Secretary on the United States - GCC Summit ''. April 17, 2015. Jump up ^ Heil, Emily ( 2017 - 06 - 19 ). `` Donald and Melania Trump give Camp David a good review ''. Washington Post. Jump up ^ `` NORAD intercepts aircraft near Camp David, where President Obama staying with family ''. The Washington Post. July 2, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2012. Jump up ^ Weil, Martin ( July 10, 2011 ). `` Jet fighters intercept planes 3 times over weekend near Camp David ''. The Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2015. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Camp David. Official website from White House page Camp David from the Federation of American Scientists Digital documents regarding Camp David, Dwight D. 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Question: where is camp david the presidential retreat located
Answer: in wooded hills of Catoctin Mountain Park near Thurmont, Maryland, about 62 miles (100 km) north-northwest of Washington, D.C.