Camping With Your Dog at Double G RV Park

For plenty of campers the dog is the first thing on the packing list. Double G RV Park lists itself as pet friendly, and the farm setting at 76 Double G Drive in McHenry, Maryland, gives a dog more to sniff than a parking lot would. Here's what's known about camping there with a dog, and some plain habits that work at any campground.

What the park and its guests say

The park's services list includes "Pet friendly." Michael Miller, who left a five-star Google review in August 2026, put it more specifically: "Pets welcome, plenty of walking space for pets too." That's a visitor describing what he found, and it matches the setting. The park sits on a working farm with open ground and gravel lanes, and the north end of Deep Creek Lake is half a mile away.

The park's published pages don't list a leash rule, a limit on the number of pets or a pet fee. That doesn't mean there isn't one, only that the park hasn't published one. Call (301) 387-5481 before you book and ask. It takes two minutes, and it's much better than finding out at the gate with a hound in the back seat.

Keep the pace slow, the way the park does

Jason M. Bull left a four-star review praising the quiet and the cleanliness of the park, and he added that he loved the 7 1/2 MPH speed limit sign. Slow roads are good for dogs. Keep your pup on a leash in the lanes anyway, because kids ride bikes and campers back rigs into sites. Good manners at a campground mean a leash, even for a dog with perfect recall.

The farm fields are working fields. The park's sunflower page says visitors may not enter the sunflower field, and that rule applies to you and the dog both. Photos are fine from the edge. If you want a picture of your dog by the field, take it from the edge and keep four paws on the lane.

A few habits that make a week with a dog easier

• Bring a long line or a tie-out with a stake your dog can't pull out. Cable is better than rope, which tangles around chair legs.
• Carry waste bags in your pocket on every walk, and bag it before you head back to the site.
• Don't leave a dog in a closed camper on a warm day. A rig heats up quickly, and a roof vent doesn't fix that.
• Pack a water bowl you can leave out, plus a second one for the trail.
• Bring vaccination records in case the office or a vet needs them.
• Keep the dog out of the bathhouse and the laundry, which are shared spaces.

Quiet hours and nervous dogs

Barking carries a long way at any campground, and a park that guests call quiet stays that way because people look after it. If your dog barks when you leave, don't leave the dog alone at the site for long. Go on walks together, take shorter trips away from the camper, and bring a favorite blanket so the dog settles in.

Fireworks aren't permitted on the property, which helps a dog that startles at loud noises. Event weekends are another matter. The Garrett County Fairgrounds sit right next to the park, and the park counts Garrett County Fair Week as a holiday. If your dog is nervous in crowds or around unfamiliar sounds, think about whether a holiday weekend is the best time for the first trip.

Beyond the campsite

The park's Area Attractions page includes a link to a list of dog friendly activities in Garrett County, along with a link to the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce. Use those links for current information on trails, restaurants and other places that welcome dogs, because policies change and the source is always more current than a blog post. The same page lists Deep Creek Lake State Park and several others under state parks, and each one sets its own pet rules, so check before you load the dog in the truck.

Weather helps with planning. The park says it doesn't charge extra for sunshine and doesn't give refunds for rain, so a rainy day is still a camping day. Pack a towel for the dog, a rug for the entry of the camper and a second leash, since the first one always goes missing.

Your next step

Call (301) 387-5481, tell the office about your dog and ask any questions about pet rules. Then book your weekend through the site. Remember that weekends require a 2-night minimum, and holiday weekends require 3.