Free camping near Bowden, WV
Yes. 37 of the 48 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Bowden, WV are listed as free; 11 charge a fee. The closest free one is Monongahela National Forest, 2.1 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 6 of these camps.
All 48 camps near Bowden, WV
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela National ForestDave slept here | 2.1 | Free | Rattlesnake Run (stream) | 2.1 mi to Faulkner | — |
| Bear Heaven Campground | 2.2 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Bowden | — |
| Stuart Group Campground | 3.3 | Fee | Wolf Run (stream) | 1.4 mi to Meadows | — |
| Stuart Campground | 3.5 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Bowden | — |
| Lower Glady Dispersed Camp Site | 8.0 | Free | Glady Fork of the Cheat (stream) | 1.7 mi to Sully | — |
| Dry Fork Camping Area | 11 | Free | Glady Fork (river) | 1.0 mi to Gladwin | — |
| Laurel Fork Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Whitmer | — |
| Wildell Shelter | 12 | Free | West Fork Greenbrier River (stream) | 1.1 mi to Beulah | — |
| Johnny Meadows Camping | 13 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Whitmer | — |
| Gandy Creek Camping Area | 13 | Free | Gandy Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Osceola | — |
| Randolph CountyDave slept here | 14 | Free | Gandy Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Osceola | — |
| Pointy Knob Shelter | 14 | Free | South Fork Red Run (stream) | 2.1 mi to Elk | — |
| Railroad Grade Shelter | 15 | Free | North Fork Red Run (river) | 3.4 mi to Elk | — |
| Gatewood Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Whitmer | — |
| Tucker CountyDave slept here | 15 | Free | Lindy Run (stream) | 3.1 mi to Douglas | — |
| Spruce Knob Lake Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 7.7 mi to Whitmer | — |
| Monongahela National ForestDave slept here | 16 | Free | Blackwater River (river) | 2.5 mi to Mackeyville | — |
| Davis Shelter | 17 | Free | North Fork Red Run (river) | 2.8 mi to Canaan Heights | — |
| Little River Camping Area | 17 | Free | Little River (stream) | 4.4 mi to May | — |
| Tucker CountyDave slept here | 17 | Free | North Fork Red Run (river) | 2.2 mi to Cortland | — |
| Tucker CountyDave slept here | 18 | Free | — | 2.4 mi to Thomas | — |
| Johns Camp Shelter | 18 | Free | Johns Camp Run (stream) | 1.1 mi to May | — |
| Seneca Shadows Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 8.6 mi to Whitmer | — |
| Dispersed camp #2 — Tucker County, WV | 19 | Free | Red Creek (river) | 2.5 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #4 — Tucker County, WV | 19 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.1 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #3 — Tucker County, WV | 19 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.2 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #12 — Tucker County, WV | 19 | Free | Red Creek (river) | 3.1 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #5 — Tucker County, WV | 19 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.8 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #6 — Tucker County, WV | 19 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.8 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #8 — Tucker County, WV | 19 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 4.0 mi to Cortland | — |
| Dispersed camp #13 — Tucker County, WV | 19 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.7 mi to Cortland | — |
| Horseshoe Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to St. George | — |
| Mikes Run Shelter | 20 | Free | Horseshoe Run (river) | 1.7 mi to Pleasant Vale | — |
| Dispersed camp #9 — Tucker County, WV | 20 | Free | Red Creek (river) | 3.6 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp — Tucker County, WV | 20 | Free | Fisher Spring Run (stream) | 3.7 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #7 — Tucker County, WV | 20 | Free | Fisher Spring Run (stream) | 4.4 mi to Laneville | — |
| Middle Mountain Road Fs 14 Dispersed | 20 | Free | Cambell Run (stream) | 4.1 mi to Thornwood | — |
| Dispersed camp #10 — Tucker County, WV | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
| Dispersed camp #11 — Tucker County, WV | 21 | Free | Fisher Spring Run (stream) | 4.8 mi to Laneville | — |
| Stonecoal Campground | 21 | Free | Red Run (stream) | 3.9 mi to Braucher | — |
| Stonecoal Dispersed Camping | 21 | Free | Red Run (stream) | 4.0 mi to Braucher | — |
| Dispersed camp #15 — Tucker County, WV | 22 | Free | Alder Run (stream) | 4.6 mi to Jordan Run | — |
| Dispersed camp #14 — Tucker County, WV | 22 | Free | — | — | — |
| Red Creek Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Davis | — |
| Island Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Bartow | — |
| Mower Basin Dispersed | 23 | Free | Lambert Run (stream) | 4.5 mi to Elkwater | — |
| Jess Judy Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Petersburg | — |
| West Fork Fs 44 Dispersed | 25 | Free | West Fork Greenbrier River (river) | 0.5 mi to Olive | — |
Who manages the camps near Bowden, WV
Who manages them: 28 on the Forest Service; 20 on an agency our record does not name.
- Monongahela National Forest — 48 camps: 37 free, 11 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 48 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Bowden, WV
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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 Bowden, WV, 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.