Baltimore Yearly Meeting
Travel Directions
Yearly Meeting Office
The office address is 17100 Quaker Lane, Sandy Spring, Maryland 20860.
From I-495, take exit #31A (Route 97 North—Georgia Avenue towards Wheaton). Go a little over 10 miles. Make a right at Route 108 East. Go about 2 miles; you will see Sherwood Elementary School on the left. At the next light (Norwood Road) make a right. Turn left into Friends House Retirement Community (Quaker Lane). Follow Quaker Lane all the way around Friends House Apartments. Quaker Lane ends at the Baltimore Yearly Meeting office. You will see a basketball hoop in the parking lot. Park and come in through the door with the “Baltimore Yearly Meeting Office” sign.
Catoctin Quaker Camp
The camp street address is 12611 Tower Road, Thurmont, Maryland 21788.
From I-70, I-270, and US Route 340: take US Route 15 North at Frederick, MD. Go about 10 miles north to the u-turn at the Cunningham Falls State Park-Manor Area. Proceed south on US Route 15 and turn right 0.5 miles at the next road–Catoctin Hollow Road. Go 3.6 miles to Mink Farm Road and turn left. Proceed 2 miles turning right at Foxville-Tower Road. The driveway to the camp is on the right just beyond the bridge.
From points north on US Route 15: take US Route 15 south past Thurmont. Take MD Route 77 West at Thurmont for 2.5 miles. Turn left at Catoctin Hollow Road. After several miles turn right on Mink Farm Road. Follow it for 1.9 miles. Turn right on Foxville-Tower Road. The camp driveway is immediately on your right.
From Hagerstown and Points West: take I-70 east. Get off at exit 42 (Myersville, Gambril State Park). Turn left (north) on to MD Route 17. After 0.8 miles, turn right as indicated by the Greenbriar and Gambril State Parks sign. Also note the brick church on the left. Go only a short distance further to Route 40. Turn right on to Route 40. Turn left into Gambril State Park, just past the DanDee Motel (0.7 miles beyond the turn off Ridge Road). Proceed to the top of the mountain. You will find that the road comes to a T at the High Knob Scenic Area. Turn right at the T. Follow the paved road for 7.4 miles. At this point there is a Y in the road, marked by a Frederick Watershed sign. Take the left fork of the Y onto Mink Farm Road. Proceed slowly (15 mph) past Middlepoint Road (on the left) to Foxville-Tower Road, one mile and on the left. Turn left onto Foxville-Tower Road. The camp is on your immediate right.
Opequon Quaker Camp
The camp street address is 2710 Brucetown Road, Clear Brook, Virginia 22624.
From I-81: Take exit 321 (Clear Brook). Go east on Hopewell Road to a T with Route 11. There will be a church in front of you and the Olde Stone Restaurant to your right. Turn left, then take your immediate right onto Brucetown Road. Opequon is 3 miles from this turn. As you proceed on Brucetown Road you will pass Clearbrook Park, cross a set of railroad tracks, go through the little town of Brucetown and pass through a residential area. You will go down a hill passing several single family homes/trailers on your right. At the bottom of this hill make a right turn into the camp driveway. If you get to a Y, the right fork of which crosses a one lane concrete bridge, you’ve gone too far.
Shiloh Quaker Camp
The camp street address is 4774 Middle River Road, Stanardsville, Virginia 22973.
From DC: From the Beltway go west on I-66 to exit 43. Go south on US Route 29 for about 55 miles, past Warrenton and Culpeper. Two miles after Madison, turn right on Route 230 at the light. There will be a Sheetz convenience store on your right. Go 6 miles to Hood, turn right on VA Route 613, and go three miles to the end. It comes to a T just after you cross a small bridge. Turn right on Middle River Road (VA Route 667), go 1.4 miles to the camp driveway which crosses a wooden bridge on the right just after a sharp left curve. It is directly across from the Shiloh Church of the Brethren. The church sign is easier to see than is is the one for Shiloh Quaker Camp.
From Richmond: Take I-64 west 71 miles to Charlottesville. Turn north on US Route 29 and go 18 miles to Ruckersville. Turn left on 33 West. After 4.8 miles you will turn right at a stoplight for VA Route 33 Business towards Stanardsville. As you enter Stanardsville, turn right on Route 230, go 3 miles, then turn left on Middle River Road (Route 667). Go 1.4 miles to the camp driveway which crosses a wooden bridge on the right just after a sharp left curve. It is directly across from the Shiloh Church of the Brethren. The church sign is easier to see than is the one for Shiloh Quaker Camp.
Teen Adventure Quaker Camp
The camp street address is 495 Snakefoot Lane, Lexington, VA 24450.
From I-81 South: take Exit 195 (US Route 11 South to Lexington. There are many Route 11 South exits, take exit 195.) After you go over Maury River bridge, stay left. Drive straight through a stoplight, where the road becomes Route 251, Thornhill Road. You will see small signs for Lake Robertson and Collierstown. Stay on Route 251 for 5 miles, at which time Route 251 will take a sharp right. GO STRAIGHT onto Route 677, Kygers Hill Road. The road will take you up and over a big hill. At the bottom of the hill, keep going straight. This now puts you on Blue Grass Trail (Route 612). Stay on Blue Grass Trail for 4 miles. You will pass Palmer Community Center. Go past the old North Buffalo Store for another mile, where the road forks. STAY LEFT. You will go by Ashland Fish Pond. Continue to a T in the road (a dairy farm is right in front of you). Turn left onto Spring Branch Road (Route 662) and go 2 miles. As you get to the top of a small hill, turn right on to Snakefoot Lane (Route 661). This is a gravel road. Go 1 mile and look for the Teen Adventure driveway on your left.
