The Washington times., 1936-08-04
TOURIST CAMP
HERE PROVES
POPULAR

Among tourist.campers there is
an old saying that sooner or
later every conscientious tourist.
camper finds himself in Wash
ngton or vicinity.
When the touriSt-camper finds
himself in Washington he knows
that ample acc m modations
await him at the Potomac Park
Tourist Camp, known generally
as the washington Tourist Camp,
and conducted by the Welfare
and Recreational Association of
Public Parks and Public Build
ings, Inc, an association under
the supervision of the Depart
ment of Interior.
The washington Tourist Camp
is q big one. 1t accommodates,
regularly each night of the sum-
mer, as many as from 800 to
1,100 persons. 1t has accommo-
dated as many as 1000. This
camp has 1872 electrically-lighted
cabins.
13 Tourist Camps
Between washington and the
junction of the Richmond-Wash.
ington Highway and the high
way which runs from Mt. Yer
non to U. S. No. l, distance
of some 16 miles from Alexan-
dria. there are 13 tourist camps
and one given over exclusively
to trailers.
Each of these tourist-cabin
camps accommodates all the way
from eight persons to as many as
40. Most of them advertise run
ming water and many OF them
offer to furnish dinner and break.
fast for a nominal sum of money.
A few of these camps rent CABINS
by the month to men and women
employees of the U. S. Government
or men and women employees OF va
riouS contractors doing Govern
ment work in Washington and
nearby Virginia. For the most
part, however, these cabin camps
are dependent upon the transient
trade.
The nearest cabin-camp to
Washington is the Colonial.
Cabins are of brick. Others along
the Washington Richmond High
way CU. S. No. y include Fairfax
Cottages, Evelyn Inn, Temple
View, Blue Moon, White Owl Inn,
Gumspring, Tower Inn, Columbia,
Petland. MAIDEN, Woodlawn and
Perry.
Had Brisk Business
Proprietors in all these camps
report a brisk business, with Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday nights
apparently top nights in the bus1-
ness week.
Many of the cabins, or cottages,
are picturesque. One in particular
at Tower Inn, is reminiscent OF
the favorite old painting, The
Old Homestead" for it has ivy
around the cabin door, a COM
Portable veranda. two rooms but
economically furnished, and all the
conveniences demanded by the
modern tourist-camper.
This summer has been particu-
larly successful, from the view
point of the various proprietorS.
Often, parties from the District
go to one of the cabin-camps in
nearby Virginia for a night or
two, although cabin-camp pro-
prietors will tell you that the
modern "stopover" customer is
early to bed and early to rise.
In these road cabin-camps, one
seldom finds anyone occupying
Some Accommodate Parties
While the gigantic Washington
Tourist Camp caters to camping
parties with as many as 200 or
300 persons included, the road
side cabin-campS cater to small
parties and individuals. Some of
the roadside camps will accommo-
date as many as five persons to
the cabin, but most will accom-
modate only two per cabin.
AS a rule, the trailer-traveler
prefers to come into Washington
to the Potomac Park Camp, for
there he finds accommodations
much more suited to his particu-
lar wants than at the roadside
cabin-camps.
On the contrary, tourists who
wish only overnight accommoda-
tions and wish to escape crowds
and the hustle of the larger city
camps, prefer the roadside cabin.
camp with it's quiet and its com.
parative smallness.
VOTE AMERICAN
Pedestrian Overcome