Free and paid camping in Maryland
82 camps in Maryland: 45 free, 37 charge a fee. Every camp that charges is marked fee in the list below — or press Free only to hide them.
Every camp we have found on public land in Maryland, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →
How high, and when it opens
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Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources43 camps
- Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)
- Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)
- Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)
- Deal Island Wildlife Management Area - primitive camping area
- Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)
- Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 1
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 100
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 12
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 13
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 14
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 15
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 32
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 33
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 34
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 36
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 38
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 39
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 40
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 46
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 47
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 48
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 51
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 52
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 64
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 65
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 66
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 67
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 68
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 69
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 70
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 83
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 87
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 88
- Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 89
- Mattaponi Ponds Camping Area (Pocomoke State Forest)
- Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)
- Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)
- Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)
- Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)
- Savage River State Forest Margraff Plantation campsite 173
- Savage River State Forest Margraff Plantation campsite 174
- Savage River State Forest Margraff Plantation campsite 175-176
National Park Service36 camps
- Antietam Creek Campground (C&O Canal NHP, towpath mile 69.4)
- Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3)
- Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)
- Cacapon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 133.6)
- Calico Rocks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 47.6)
- Chisel Branch hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 30.5)
- Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2)
- Devils Alley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 144.5)
- Evitts Creek hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 180.1)
- Fifteenmile Creek Campground (C&O Canal NHP, towpath mile 140.0)
- Horsepen Branch hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 26.1)
- Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)
- Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9)
- Indian Flats hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 42.5)
- Indigo Neck hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 139.2)
- Irons Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 175.3)
- Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)
- Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)
- Leopards Mill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 129.9)
- Licking Creek hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 116.0)
- Little Pool hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 120.6)
- Marble Quarry hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 38.2)
- McCoys Ferry Campground (C&O Canal NHP, towpath mile 110.4)
- North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0)
- Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9)
- Paw Paw Tunnel Campground (C&O Canal NHP, towpath mile 156.1)
- Pigmans Ferry hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 169.1)
- Potomac Forks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 164.8)
- Purslane Run hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 156.9)
- Sorrel Ridge hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 154.1)
- Spring Gap Campground (C&O Canal NHP, towpath mile 173.3)
- Stickpile Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 149.4)
- Swains Lock hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 16.6)
- Town Creek hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 162.1)
- Turtle Run hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 34.4)
- White Rock hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 126.4)