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Free camping near Big Spring, MD

30 camps: 25 free, 5 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Big Spring, MD there are 30 camps: 25 free, 5 fee. The closest is North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0), 1.5 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0), 1.5 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.

Who manages them: 15 on the Park Service; 9 on MD DNR; 5 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Buchanan State Forest; 1 spread across 1 other manager.

All 30, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0)1.5FreeGreen Spring Run (stream)0.8 mi to Four Locks
Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)4.8FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Pinesburg
Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2)5.7FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Falling Waters
Licking Creek hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 116.0)6.0FreePotomac River (river)0.9 mi to Mountain Vistas
Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9)8.7FreePotomac River (river)2.1 mi to Potomac Woodlands
Little Pool hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 120.6)10FreeLittle Pool (water)2.0 mi to Sleepy Creek
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)12FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)13Free1.0 mi to Mercersville
Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)14FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Snyders Landing
White Rock hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 126.4)15FreeWarm Springs Run (river)1.5 mi to Burnt Factory
Leopards Mill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 129.9)16FreePotomac River (river)0.4 mi to Sir Johns Run
Cacapon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 133.6)18Free11 mi to Paw Paw
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)19FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)19FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)19FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD19Free0.8 mi to Zittlestown
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)20Free0.4 mi to Zittlestown
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)20Free1.0 mi to Park Hall
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)20FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley
Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite BV013 Lincoln Trail21Fee7.1 mi to Mercersburg
Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite BV020 Tower CCO21Fee
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)22FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley
Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9)22FreeElks Run (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasantville
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)22FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont
Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite BV009 Tower22Fee8.3 mi to Mercersburg
Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite BV014 Route 7522Fee8.1 mi to Mercersburg
Indigo Neck hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 139.2)22FreeFifteenmile Creek (river)0.9 mi to Orleans Cross Roads
Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)24Free1.3 mi to Brownsville
Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite SH001 Town Hill24Fee
Stickpile Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 149.4)25FreePotomac River (river)1.1 mi to Hansrote
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Big Spring, MD, 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.