At the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, on the ancestral home of the Tuscarora and Shawnee people, lies Harpers Ferry. Here you can explore John Brown's Raid against slavery. Find your connection to the struggle for freedom, education, and civil rights at Storer College. Discover miles of trail in the Blue Ridge and along Civil War battlefields.

Camping & reservations

Use this unit’s official planning instructions to confirm permitted overnight options, tours and any required permits. A day-use parking area is not an authorized campsite.

Confirm official overnight options and permits. Official trip-planning information ↗

Truck-camping & permitted overnight use

Confirm whether this unit offers a designated campsite suitable for a truck camper or RV. Verify permission to stay overnight, the exact site dimensions and vehicle approach before traveling.

Backcountry camping and vehicle camping require park-specific authorization; National Park Service land is not generally open to unrestricted roadside camping. Confirm designated sites, permits and food-storage rules with this unit.

Activities, hiking & trails

Hiking. Official activities and trail-planning information ↗

NPS-listed recreation: Guided Tours, Hiking, Living History, Junior Ranger Program, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store.

Maps & road access

• NPS park maps and trail/visitor maps ↗

Use the official NPS directions and current alerts. Check vehicle restrictions and campground approach roads before traveling.

Harpers Ferry NHP's Visitor Center is located off of US Route 340 in West Virginia. The park entrance is 8 miles east of Charles Town, WV and 20 miles southwest of Frederick, MD. Official directions / site access ↗

Before you travel

Harpers Ferry experiences all four seasons - the cold and snow of winter, the rain and flowers of spring, the humidity and sunshine of summer, and the chill and leaf change of fall. We will strive to keep you up-to-date as Harpers Ferry's landscape changes with the seasons. To see the current weather or the forecasted weather for Harpers Ferry, please visit the National Weather Service site and set the zip code to 25425.

Source review: 2026-11-01. Conditions, fees, permits and availability can change. National Park Service official information ↗

Photograph sources & licensing

Banner: View of Lower Town Harpers Ferry as seen from Maryland Heights
View of Lower Town Harpers Ferry as seen from Maryland Heights
Credit: NPS Photo/Shenandoah Sanchez. Original source ↗ · Public domain — NPS-created federal work ↗. Resized and cropped to match the profile display framing; original image source linked.

Second large photograph: View from Jefferson Rock
View from Jefferson Rock
Credit: NPS Photo/Autumn Cook. Original source ↗ · Public domain — NPS-created federal work ↗. Resized and cropped to match the profile display framing; original image source linked.

Photographs are real images of the named unit; no AI-generated photographs are used. Federal photo credit register.