Free camping near Bolton, VT
Yes. 16 of the 20 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Bolton, VT are listed as free; 4 charge a fee. The closest free one is Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Cotton Brook primitive camping area, 6.4 miles northeast, on land managed by Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation. The closest camp of any kind is Bamforth Ridge Shelter, 2.0 miles southeast, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 20 camps near Bolton, VT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamforth Ridge Shelter | 2.0 | Fee | Gleason Brook (stream) | 1.7 mi to North Duxbury | — |
| Montclair Glen Lodge | 5.1 | Fee | Brush Brook (stream) | 3.5 mi to Dowsville | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Cotton Brook primitive camping area | 6.4 | Free | Cotton Brook (stream) | 3.9 mi to Moscow | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Burt Nebraska primitive camping area | 7.2 | Free | Miller Brook (stream) | 3.7 mi to Stowe Fork | — |
| Cowie's Cove Shelter | 8.3 | Fee | Deer Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Hanksville | — |
| Birch Glen Camp | 9.7 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Hanksville | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 11 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Waterbury Center | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 14 | Free | Minister Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Worcester | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 14 | Free | Moss Glen Brook (stream) | 3.6 mi to Stowe | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Beaver Meadow primitive camping area | 15 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Morses Mill | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 15 | Free | Winooski River (river) | 1.0 mi to Montpelier Junction | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Morse primitive camping area | 17 | Free | — | 4.3 mi to Jeffersonville | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - French Hill primitive camping area | 18 | Free | Hall Brook (stream) | 3.0 mi to West Settlement | — |
| Battell Shelter | 18 | Free | Cota Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to Downingville | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 22 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Alpine Village | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 22 | Free | Third Branch White River (river) | 1.7 mi to Roxbury | — |
| Cooley Glen Shelter | 22 | Free | Austin Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 23 | Free | Blue Bank Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 24 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.5 mi to East Roxbury | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 24 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.3 mi to West Brookfield | — |
Who manages the camps near Bolton, VT
Who manages them: 13 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation; 4 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation (shelters supervised by the Green Mountain Club May-October); 2 on the Forest Service; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation — 13 camps: 13 free
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation (shelters supervised by the Green Mountain Club May-October) — 4 camps: 4 fee
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests — 3 camps: 3 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 20 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Bolton, 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 Bolton, 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.