Celebrate the Fourth by parking by some of the nation’s most spectacular illuminations.
Cherry Hill Park
9800 Cherry Hill Road College Park, Maryland 20740 (301) 937-7116
Road Trip: Watching fireworks fill the sky and illuminate the myriad monuments and memorials around DC’s Washington Mall is a Fourth of July like no other. Each year, the performance lineup for the PBS Capitol Fourth Concert is star-spangled with big names and military band salutes. Admission is free on the West Lawn of the Capitol building—but expect to be among a flood of freedom lovers (and like it). 2
Daily Rate: $98-129
Camp Sites: 400+
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Village Scene RV Park
2151 Koffel Road Hatfield, PA 19440 (215) 362-6030
Road Trip: Finding a campground—with the full hookup—within an hour of Philadelphia is a real feat, but the Village Scene RV Park is it. Beautiful and serene, it’s also within striking distance of the stunning Wawa Welcome America Festival. Celebrating the Fourth of July in the city where the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence and wrote the Constitution is a bucket-list experience.
Daily Rate: $46
Camp Sites: 34
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Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds
149 Blue Mountain Rd Saugerties, NY 12477 (845) 246-8334
Road Trip: For sheer firepower, it’s hard to imagine anything topping Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks in New York City. Shells burst up to 1,000 feet in the air, coloring the Big Apple’s iconic skyline. (View from Gantry State Plaza in Brooklyn so you get that amazing backdrop.) The East River sparkles with magnificent reflections. The scale awes you and—what’s more—the pyrotechnic glory continues for 26 minutes.
Daily Rate: $73-79
Camp Sites: 40+
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Normandy Farms Family Camping Resort
72 West StreetFoxboro, MA 02035 (866) 673-2767
Road Trip: Boston has a wellearned reputation of partying pretty hard for patriotism. (The harbor may yet have tea strains.) And each year the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular seems to get even grander. Singing the national anthem with a half-million other Americans. Military jets soaring by. Music from the Boston Pops Orchestra filling the air. All you can say is, “God bless America!”
Daily Rate: $71-146
Camp Sites: 355
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