Free camping near Bethel, VT
Yes. 26 of the 30 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Bethel, VT are listed as free; 3 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Stony Brook Shelter, 11 miles southwest, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 3 of these camps.
All 30 camps near Bethel, VT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook Shelter | 11 | Free | — | 0.7 mi to Notown | — |
| Green Mountain National ForestDave slept here | 12 | Free | West Branch Tweed River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Pittsfield | — |
| Wintturi Shelter | 12 | Free | Atwood Brook (river) | 3.3 mi to Prosper | — |
| Thistle Hill Shelter | 12 | Free | Dimick Brook (stream) | 1.8 mi to North Pomfret | — |
| Chittenden Brook | 14 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Rochester | — |
| Rolston Rest Shelter | 14 | Free | South Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to North Sherburne | — |
| Bingo Brook | 14 | Free | Bingo Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to Robinson | — |
| Tucker-Johnson Shelter | 15 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Telemark Village | — |
| Happy Hill Shelter | 15 | Free | Charles Brown Brook (stream) | 1.3 mi to Bragg | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 15 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.3 mi to West Brookfield | — |
| Sunrise Shelter | 16 | Free | Bear Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Goshen | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 16 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.5 mi to East Roxbury | — |
| Churchill Scott Shelter | 17 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Brewers Corner | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 17 | Free | Alder Meadow Brook (stream) | 1.8 mi to Granville | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 17 | Free | Third Branch White River (river) | 1.7 mi to Roxbury | — |
| Sucker Brook Shelter | 17 | Free | Gould Brook (stream) | 4.0 mi to Goshen | — |
| Boyce Shelter | 18 | Free | Brandy Brook (stream) | 2.4 mi to Bread Loaf | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 18 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Alpine Village | — |
| Skyline Lodge & Tent Area | 19 | Free | Skylight Pond (water) | 3.6 mi to Bread Loaf | — |
| Emily Proctor Shelter & Tent Area | 19 | Free | Skylight Pond (water) | 4.4 mi to Granville | — |
| Washington State Forest primitive camping area | 19 | Free | Cookeville Brook (stream) | 1.9 mi to South Washington | — |
| Velvet Rocks Shelter | 20 | Free | — | 0.7 mi to Hanover | — |
| Moosalamoo | 21 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| Cooley Glen Shelter | 21 | Free | Austin Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
| Gov. Clement Shelter | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
| Silver Lake Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 22 | Free | Blue Bank Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Falls of Lana picnic area | 22 | Unpriced | Sucker Brook Reservoir (water) | 1.3 mi to Lake Dunmore | — |
| Battell Shelter | 25 | Free | Cota Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to Downingville | — |
Who manages the camps near Bethel, VT
Who manages them: 24 on the Forest Service; 5 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests — 24 camps: 20 free, 3 fee, 1 unpriced
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation — 5 camps: 5 free
- White Mountain National Forest — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 30 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Bethel, VT
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Bethel, VT, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.