Free camping near Brandenburg, KY

20 camps: 19 free, 1 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Brandenburg, KY there are 20 camps: 19 free, 1 fee. The closest is Homestead Overnight Shelter - Adventure Trail (Harrison-Crawford State Forest), 11 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Homestead Overnight Shelter - Adventure Trail (Harrison-Crawford State Forest), 11 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at. The circle crosses a state line: IN and KY.

Who manages them: 13 on the Forest Service; 5 on IDNR; 1 on an agency our record does not name; 1 spread across 1 other manager.

All 20, closest first.
Camp	Miles	Cost	Water	Nearest town	Season today
Homestead Overnight Shelter - Adventure Trail (Harrison-Crawford State Forest)	11	Free	—	2.9 mi to New Amsterdam	—
Adventure Trail Primitive Site (Harrison-Crawford State Forest)	12	Free	—	—	—
Indian Creek Shelter - Adventure Trail (Harrison-Crawford State Forest)	12	Free	—	4.5 mi to New Amsterdam	—
Ohio River Shelter - Adventure Trail (Harrison-Crawford State Forest)	13	Free	—	3.8 mi to Leavenworth	—
Pioneer Picnic Shelter - Adventure Trail (Harrison-Crawford State Forest)	14	Free	—	3.2 mi to Leavenworth	—
Perry CountyDave slept here	18	Free	Ohio River (river)	1.6 mi to Magnet	—
Yellowbank WMA	18	Free	Yellowbank Creek (river)	2.0 mi to Ammons	—
Buzzard Roost Campground	18	Free	Ohio River (river)	1.8 mi to Magnet	—
Oriole Roadside Dispersed Campsite 4 (Hoosier NF)	19	Free	—	4.0 mi to Alton	—
Oriole Roadside Dispersed Campsite 3 (Hoosier NF)	19	Free	—	4.5 mi to Alton	—
Oriole Roadside Dispersed Campsite 5 (Hoosier NF)	20	Free	—	4.2 mi to Alton	—
Mogan Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 4 (Hoosier NF)	21	Free	—	3.7 mi to Leopold	—
Oriole Roadside Dispersed Campsite 2 (Hoosier NF)	22	Free	—	6.4 mi to Alton	—
German Ridge Campground	22	Fee	East Deer Pond (water)	2.0 mi to Hardingrove	—
Mogan Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 3 (Hoosier NF)	22	Free	—	2.9 mi to Leopold	—
Mogan Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 5 (Hoosier NF)	22	Free	—	4.0 mi to Leopold	—
Mogan Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 2 (Hoosier NF)	23	Free	—	2.5 mi to Leopold	—
German Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 2 (Hoosier NF)	23	Free	—	8.5 mi to Cannelton	—
German Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 1 (Hoosier NF)	23	Free	—	8.5 mi to Tell	—
Mogan Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 1 (Hoosier NF)	24	Free	—	2.6 mi to Leopold	—

Every distance on this page is a straight line from Brandenburg, KY, 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.