Free camping near Capon Bridge, WV

Yes. 11 of the 38 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Capon Bridge, WV are listed as free; 27 charge a fee. The closest free one is Hawk Campground, 13 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land.

38 camps: 11 free, 27 fee

The circle crosses a state line: MD and WV.

All 38 camps near Capon Bridge, WV

All 38, closest first.
Camp	Miles	Cost	Water	Nearest town	Season today
Hawk Campground	13	Free	Hawk Run (stream)	1.6 mi to Capon Springs	—
Purslane Run hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 156.9)	16	Free	Purslane Run (stream)	0.2 mi to Keifers	—
Town Creek hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 162.1)	16	Free	Big Run (stream)	0.1 mi to Town Creek	—
Paw Paw Tunnel Campground (C&O Canal NHP, towpath mile 156.1)	17	Fee	—	0.7 mi to Paw Paw	—
Potomac Forks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 164.8)	18	Free	South Branch Potomac River (river)	1.4 mi to Oldtown	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 100	18	Fee	—	3.3 mi to Paw Paw	—
Sorrel Ridge hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 154.1)	19	Free	Potomac River (river)	0.9 mi to Jerome	—
Paul Gerhard Tuscarora Shelter	19	Free	Paddy Run (stream)	3.0 mi to Wardensville	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 66	19	Fee	Potomac River (river)	0.3 mi to Jerome	—
Stickpile Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 149.4)	20	Free	Potomac River (river)	1.1 mi to Hansrote	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 65	20	Fee	—	3.8 mi to Paw Paw	—
Pigmans Ferry hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 169.1)	20	Free	—	1.4 mi to Green Spring	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 64	21	Fee	—	4.8 mi to Paw Paw	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 89	21	Fee	—	5.4 mi to Paw Paw	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 52	21	Fee	—	5.7 mi to Paw Paw	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 67	21	Fee	Deep Run (stream)	1.8 mi to Jerome	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 51	21	Fee	—	6.0 mi to Paw Paw	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 88	21	Fee	—	5.6 mi to Paw Paw	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 87	22	Fee	Flat Run (stream)	1.5 mi to Campbells	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 68	22	Fee	—	5.9 mi to Paw Paw	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 69	22	Fee	—	6.2 mi to Paw Paw	—
Devils Alley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 144.5)	22	Free	Flat Run (stream)	0.3 mi to Campbells	—
Fifteenmile Creek Campground (C&O Canal NHP, towpath mile 140.0)	22	Fee	Fifteenmile Creek (river)	0.1 mi to Little Orleans	—
Indigo Neck hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 139.2)	23	Free	Fifteenmile Creek (river)	0.9 mi to Orleans Cross Roads	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 70	23	Fee	—	7.1 mi to Paw Paw	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 34	23	Fee	—	7.2 mi to Paw Paw	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 47	23	Fee	—	7.8 mi to Paw Paw	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 33	23	Fee	Deep Run (stream)	3.8 mi to Campbells	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 38	23	Fee	—	7.7 mi to Paw Paw	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 39	24	Fee	—	7.8 mi to Paw Paw	—
Cacapon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 133.6)	24	Free	—	11 mi to Paw Paw	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 46	24	Fee	—	8.0 mi to Paw Paw	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 36	24	Fee	—	7.9 mi to Paw Paw	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 40	24	Fee	—	3.3 mi to Pumpkin Center	—
Spring Gap Campground (C&O Canal NHP, towpath mile 173.3)	24	Fee	—	5.3 mi to Green Spring	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 48	24	Fee	—	8.4 mi to Paw Paw	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 32	24	Fee	White Sulphur Pond (water)	3.1 mi to Pratt	—
Green Ridge State Forest primitive campsite 83	25	Fee	—	9.3 mi to Paw Paw	—

Who manages the camps near Capon Bridge, WV

Who manages them: 24 on MD DNR; 12 on the Park Service; 2 on the Forest Service.

MD DNR — 24 camps: 24 fee
The Park Service — 12 camps: 9 free, 3 fee
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest — 2 camps: 2 free

Season read for these camps, today

Our record has no season word for any of these 38 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.

Forecast near Capon Bridge, WV

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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Capon Bridge, 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.