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Free camping near Boonsboro, MD

31 camps: 23 free, 8 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Boonsboro, MD there are 31 camps: 23 free, 8 fee. The closest is Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD, 2.7 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD, 2.7 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.

Who manages them: 13 on the Park Service; 9 on MD DNR; 8 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Michaux State Forest; 1 spread across 1 other manager.

All 31, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD2.7Free0.8 mi to Zittlestown
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)3.2Free0.4 mi to Zittlestown
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)3.8Free1.0 mi to Park Hall
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)4.0FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)4.9FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)6.1Free1.0 mi to Mercersville
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)6.1FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)6.9FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)7.0FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms
Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)7.8FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Snyders Landing
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)10FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley
Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)10Free1.3 mi to Brownsville
Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9)10FreePotomac River (river)2.1 mi to Potomac Woodlands
Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2)12FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Falling Waters
Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)12FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Pinesburg
Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9)13FreeElks Run (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasantville
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)13FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont
Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3)16FreeLittle Catoctin Creek (river)1.1 mi to Potomac Gateway
North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0)17FreeGreen Spring Run (stream)0.8 mi to Four Locks
Calico Rocks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 47.6)18FreeWashington Run (stream)0.4 mi to Point of Rocks
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run22Fee4.8 mi to Mont Alto
Indian Flats hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 42.5)23FreeLittle Monocacy River (stream)1.7 mi to Dickerson
Licking Creek hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 116.0)23FreePotomac River (river)0.9 mi to Mountain Vistas
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 020 Briar Mountain23Fee4.3 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 019 Snowy Mountain24FeeTumbling Run (stream)1.5 mi to South Mountain
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A (Peggy's Hill Parking Area)24Fee5.2 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A24Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 023 Woodchuck24Fee4.4 mi to Fairfield
Marble Quarry hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 38.2)25FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Martinsburg
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 017 Firefox25Fee4.4 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 018 Green Ridge25Fee
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Boonsboro, 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.