Registrations, Camping & FAQ

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Or please feel free to call our office at 814-784-3080
Updated 2013 01 15

Pre-reg Four Quarters Members, by May 11th.  $95, Thursday thru Monday
Pre-reg Guests, by May 18th. $110, Thursday thru Monday 
At the Gate, $125, Thursday thru Monday
Day Trip, $55 any one day
Meal Plan meals are  $10.50 per meal, preregistered only. See below for details.

Sustainable Life Skills and Age of Limits combined registration, $470
See Sustainable Life Skills page for more info.

Registration is Very Simple
With a credit card, just call our office. We can answer any questions you have on the spot, enter you into the registrations database and process your card. Everything will be waiting for you when you arrive.

You may register with our: Online Registration for The Age of Limits

Or drop a check in the mail, payable to : Four Quarters; along with your name and address info. Go ahead and call us too, so we can be expecting you.

Your registration covers all the presentations and social events during the weekend, camping and use of all our facilities. Meal plans, fire rings and car camping passes are separate fees.

About Children
Simply put, we are fanatical supporters of kids and young families. There is plenty to do, and "The Coffee Dragons" acts as Kids Central. Parents with young children often camp together in The High Meadow and share the fun and chaos. You will find staff very supportive of parents during those "little emergencies" that are a part of parenting. Just ask!

About Food
We take food seriously at our kitchen, "The Starvin' Artist." We use meat from our pastures, produce from our gardens and neighboring farms whenever possible. Our meal plans must be preregistered, so we can plan this kind of local provender. We serve Brunch and Dinner, all you can eat; but plan on bringing your own snackables for mid-day. Our "Coffee Dragons" hospitality pavilion serves free coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Each evening features social time, with a open-to-all sideboard provided by "The Starvin' Artist." 

The 2012 Menu
Breakfasts:   All breakfasts will include standard fare of egg & tofu scrambles, granola & yogurt, compote & fresh fruit. Differences will be the meat and an optional item.   Saturday - Country Ham & Quiche   Sunday - Sausage, Biscuits & Gravy   Monday - Bacon & Pancakes.
Friday Dinner:    Bratwurst, Wild Mushroom Ravioli with Butter Sage Sauce, Braised Red Cabbage, Spatzle, Garden Salad & Rolls, Apple Pie
Saturday Dinner:   Chicken Pot Pie, Veggie Pot Pie, Sauteed Greens (availability depending), Garden Salad & Cornbread, Angel food Cake w/ Strawberry Sauce.
Sunday Dinner:   Prime Rib, Veggie & Quinoa  Stuffed Peppers, Summer Squash, Corn on the cob, Salad & Butterhorn Rolls, Berry Torte.

Hors D'oeuvre Hours:  The nightly Hors D'oeuvre  hours will feature regional snack foods such as pickles, chow chow, deviled eggs, apple butter & hearty bread, as well as spreads & dips such as hummus, olive tapenade, etc.

 About Accomodations
We have a very limited number of bunk bed berths which are bundled with our Meal Plans, call us to check on availability. And we recommend local B+B's and motels below.

About the Campground
Four Quarters is very green and at the same time technically sophisticated. We are located in a bend of Sidling Creek with plenty of camping in the open or under the trees, with swimming in the creek. Two hot shower and toilet buildings, a pavilion and stage, and our "Starvin' Artist" camp kitchen. We generate our own power with a gen-set and all our power lines are buried, as are the 35 drinking water drops that service the camp. Fire rings with firewood are available, $15 for your stay
Four Quarters is pretty strongly anti-car, so cars stay in main parking after ones camping gear is off-loaded. We do have electric carts for disabled and special circumstances, as well as a car camping area inside of camp, $15 permit for the long weekend.

 

Local Shopping and Supplies

The BelleGrove Exxon 301-478-2828

Located just off Exit 68 of I-68 at the corner with US40. A grocery, cafe/diner, gas and diesel. The owners, Robin and Sue Jay, have always been very supportive of Four Quarters, we encourage you to stop in for a visit. Our members love it! 3 miles.
The RoadKill Cafe & Snider's Grocery 814-784-3257
Excellent cafe food, pizza and small cabins to rent. Gas, propane and diesel. Some groceries. Try the pie. 2 miles.

Local Lodging
Town Hill Bed & Breakfast 301-478-2794
A beautiful 100 year old B+B, 3 miles from Four Quarters.
Bunkbeds Available at Four Quarters
We have a limited number of bunkbed berths that come bundled with our meal plans.
Call our office for pricing and avaiulability.

 Lodging in Hancock MD
Super 8 Hancock 301-678-6101
Plain vanilla, reasonably priced. A 15-minute drive.
Hancock Budget Motel 301-678-7351
Comparable to the Comfort Inn.
Hancock Hotel 301-678-6108
A little more upscale, AAA rated.
And more hotels than we can count in Breezewood, PA and Cumberland MD.

City Style Shopping
Hancock MD is by no means a city, but you will find larger stores. Pittman's Supermarket is on Pennsylvania Avenue, heading North from the light. Save-a-Lot, Sporting and Camping Supplies, the Laundromat and Pittman's Drugs are all on West Main Street. A 15 minute drive.
Cumberland MD is a large city and even has a WalMart, gee! Take Interstate 68 through Cumberland and get off at the La Vale exits to shop till you drop. A 30 minute drive.
Berkeley Springs WV is right across the river from Hancock and has quite the hip little shopping district. Crafts, clothing, Artists, health foods and even a New Age shop. Give it a visit! A 20 minute drive.

Air, Bus and Rail Transportation
Public Transportation has its limits in the mountains, but there are some choices.
International Airports at Baltimore International; Dulles International and Washington National. All about a 2 hour drive.
US Airways flies daily into Hagerstown Regional airport, 45 miles East of Four Quarters near Hagerstown Maryland on I-81 and I-70. See  for US Airways Flight Schedule. Car rental and taxi available from the airport.
Greyhound Bus Terminal Hagerstown Maryland, located behind the McDonald's on Sharpsburg Pike. Really!
AMTRAK Service to Cumberland Maryland. A spectacular ride on the rails.

Taxi and Rental Car Service from Cumberland MD. About a 25 minute drive.
Yellow Cab 301-722-4050
Morgan Taxi 301-722-2800

Enterprise Rental Car
10218 MOUNT SAVAGE ROAD NW
CUMBERLAND, MD 21502- 4922
(301) 722-0700

Hospitals
Located in Berkeley Springs WV, Cumberland MD and Bedford PA.
Ambulance Call 911
First response from Little Orleans or transport from Flintstone MD.
PA State Police
Bedford PA Barracks  814-623-6133