Free camping near Brandon, VT
Yes. 35 of the 39 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Brandon, VT are listed as free; 3 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Sunrise Shelter, 7.2 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Silver Lake Campground, 6.3 miles north, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at 3 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: NY and VT.
All 39 camps near Brandon, VT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Campground | 6.3 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| Falls of Lana picnic area | 6.8 | Unpriced | Sucker Brook Reservoir (water) | 1.3 mi to Lake Dunmore | — |
| Sunrise Shelter | 7.2 | Free | Bear Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Goshen | — |
| Moosalamoo | 8.1 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| Sucker Brook Shelter | 8.2 | Free | Gould Brook (stream) | 4.0 mi to Goshen | — |
| Chittenden Brook | 9.0 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Rochester | — |
| Bingo Brook | 9.9 | Free | Bingo Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to Robinson | — |
| Green Mountain National ForestDave slept here | 12 | Free | West Branch Tweed River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Pittsfield | — |
| Boyce Shelter | 13 | Free | Brandy Brook (stream) | 2.4 mi to Bread Loaf | — |
| Rolston Rest Shelter | 13 | Free | South Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to North Sherburne | — |
| Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite | 14 | Free | — | — | — |
| Skyline Lodge & Tent Area | 14 | Free | Skylight Pond (water) | 3.6 mi to Bread Loaf | — |
| Tucker-Johnson Shelter | 15 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Telemark Village | — |
| Emily Proctor Shelter & Tent Area | 15 | Free | Skylight Pond (water) | 4.4 mi to Granville | — |
| Churchill Scott Shelter | 16 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Brewers Corner | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 17 | Free | Alder Meadow Brook (stream) | 1.8 mi to Granville | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 17 | Free | Blue Bank Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Cooley Glen Shelter | 19 | Free | Austin Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Stony Brook Shelter | 20 | Free | — | 0.7 mi to Notown | — |
| Gov. Clement Shelter | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
| Clarendon Shelter | 22 | Free | Mill River (river) | 1.3 mi to East Clarendon | — |
| Battell Shelter | 22 | Free | Cota Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to Downingville | — |
| LOST POND PRIMITIVE TENT SITE 3 (Pharaoh Lake Wilderness) | 23 | Free | Lost Pond (water) | 3.8 mi to Chilson | — |
| LOST POND PRIMITIVE TENT SITE 1 (Pharaoh Lake Wilderness) | 23 | Free | Lost Pond (water) | 3.5 mi to Chilson | — |
| LOST POND PRIMITIVE TENT SITE 2 (Pharaoh Lake Wilderness) | 23 | Free | Lost Pond (water) | 3.6 mi to Chilson | — |
| Jabe Pond Campsite 1 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 23 | Free | Little Jabe Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to Silver Bay | — |
| Jabe Pond Campsite 2 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 23 | Free | Little Jabe Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to Silver Bay | — |
| Jabe Pond Campsite 7 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 23 | Free | Little Jabe Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to Silver Bay | — |
| Jabe Pond Campsite 6 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 23 | Free | Rookery Pond (water) | 1.5 mi to Silver Bay | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 23 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Alpine Village | — |
| Jabe Pond Campsite 3 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 24 | Free | Little Jabe Pond (water) | 1.8 mi to Silver Bay | — |
| Jabe Pond Campsite 4 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 24 | Free | Little Jabe Pond (water) | 1.9 mi to Silver Bay | — |
| Minerva Hinchey Shelter | 24 | Free | Mill River (river) | 2.2 mi to Cuttingsville | — |
| Jabe Pond Campsite 5 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 24 | Free | Little Jabe Pond (water) | 2.0 mi to Silver Bay | — |
| Eagle Lake Tentsite #3 [DEC #18352] (Hammond Pond Wild Forest) | 24 | Free | Putnam Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Chilson | Open |
| Eagle Lake Tentsite #2 [DEC #18353] (Hammond Pond Wild Forest) | 24 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Ticonderoga | Open |
| Eagle Lake Tentsite #1 [DEC #18354] (Hammond Pond Wild Forest) | 24 | Free | Putnam Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Chilson | Open |
| HEART POND PRIMITIVE TENT SITE (Pharaoh Lake Wilderness) | 24 | Free | Heart Pond (water) | 2.9 mi to Chilson | — |
| Deer Leap Campsite 2 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 25 | Free | Foster Brook (stream) | 1.3 mi to Sabbath Day Point | — |
Who manages the camps near Brandon, VT
Who manages them: 22 on the Forest Service; 15 on New York DEC; 1 on an agency our record does not name; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests — 23 camps: 19 free, 3 fee, 1 unpriced
- Lake George Wild Forest — 8 camps: 8 free
- Pharaoh Lake Wilderness — 4 camps: 4 free
- Hammond Pond Wild Forest — 3 camps: 3 free
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 3 of the 39: 3 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Brandon, VT
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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 Brandon, 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.