Free camping near Castleton, VT
Yes. 59 of the 63 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Castleton, VT are listed as free; 3 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Clarendon Shelter, 15 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: NY and VT.
The 50 nearest camps to Castleton, VT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Shelter | 15 | Free | Mill River (river) | 1.3 mi to East Clarendon | — |
| Minerva Hinchey Shelter | 15 | Free | Mill River (river) | 2.2 mi to Cuttingsville | — |
| Churchill Scott Shelter | 17 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Brewers Corner | — |
| Gov. Clement Shelter | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| Black Mountain Ponds Campsite (Lake George Wild Forest) | 17 | Free | Black Mountain Ponds (water) | 3.1 mi to Huletts Landing | — |
| Greenwall Shelter | 17 | Free | Bully Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to East Wallingford | — |
| Rolston Rest Shelter | 18 | Free | South Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to North Sherburne | — |
| Tucker-Johnson Shelter | 18 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Telemark Village | — |
| Deer Leap Campsite 2 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 18 | Free | Foster Brook (stream) | 1.3 mi to Sabbath Day Point | — |
| Deer Leap Campsite 1 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 18 | Free | — | 9.4 mi to Whitehall | — |
| Little Rock Pond Shelter & Tent Area | 18 | Free | — | 4.3 mi to Danby | — |
| Jabe Pond Campsite 6 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | Rookery Pond (water) | 1.5 mi to Silver Bay | — |
| Jabe Pond Campsite 1 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | Little Jabe Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to Silver Bay | — |
| Jabe Pond Campsite 2 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | Little Jabe Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to Silver Bay | — |
| Jabe Pond Campsite 7 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | Little Jabe Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to Silver Bay | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 5 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | Spectacle Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 6 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | — | 6.2 mi to Whitehall | — |
| Jabe Pond Campsite 3 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | Little Jabe Pond (water) | 1.8 mi to Silver Bay | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 7 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | Spectacle Brook (stream) | 2.0 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Jabe Pond Campsite 4 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | Little Jabe Pond (water) | 1.9 mi to Silver Bay | — |
| Sunrise Shelter | 19 | Free | Bear Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Goshen | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 4 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | Spectacle Brook (stream) | 1.9 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Jabe Pond Campsite 5 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | Little Jabe Pond (water) | 2.0 mi to Silver Bay | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 3 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | — | 6.6 mi to Whitehall | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 1 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | Pagies Pond (water) | 0.9 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 2 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | — | 1.2 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 9 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | — | 1.3 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 8 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | Pagies Pond (water) | 1.1 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 10 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | — | 7.0 mi to Whitehall | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 11 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | — | 1.9 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Green Mountain National ForestDave slept here | 20 | Free | West Branch Tweed River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Pittsfield | — |
| Chittenden Brook | 20 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Rochester | — |
| Big Branch Shelter | 21 | Free | Big Black Branch (stream) | 2.0 mi to Mount Tabor | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 12 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 21 | Free | — | 2.6 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Shelving Rock Brook Trail Tent Site #13 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 21 | Free | — | 3.0 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Silver Lake Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| Lost Pond Shelter | 21 | Free | Big Branch (stream) | 1.5 mi to Mount Tabor | — |
| Ranger Island | 21 | Free | — | 2.5 mi to Bolton Landing | — |
| Inman Pond Tent Site 1 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 22 | Free | Inman Pond (water) | 2.0 mi to Mount Hope | — |
| Inman Pond Tent Site 3 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 22 | Free | Inman Pond (water) | 2.0 mi to Mount Hope | — |
| Inman Pond Tent Site 2 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 22 | Free | Inman Pond (water) | 2.1 mi to Mount Hope | — |
| Old Job Shelter | 22 | Free | Three Shanties Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to Mount Tabor | — |
| Falls of Lana picnic area | 22 | Unpriced | Sucker Brook Reservoir (water) | 1.3 mi to Lake Dunmore | — |
| Sucker Brook Shelter | 23 | Free | Gould Brook (stream) | 4.0 mi to Goshen | — |
| Moosalamoo | 23 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| Bingo Brook | 23 | Free | Bingo Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to Robinson | — |
| Buttermilk Pond (Lake George Wild Forest) | 23 | Free | Buttermilk Pond (water) | 4.1 mi to Graphite | — |
| Buttermilk Pond (Lake George Wild Forest) | 23 | Free | Buttermilk Pond (water) | 3.9 mi to Graphite | — |
| LOST POND PRIMITIVE TENT SITE 3 (Pharaoh Lake Wilderness) | 23 | Free | Lost Pond (water) | 3.8 mi to Chilson | — |
| Stony Brook Shelter | 23 | Free | — | 0.7 mi to Notown | — |
The other 13 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Castleton, VT.
Who manages the camps near Castleton, VT
Who manages them: 40 on New York DEC; 23 on the Forest Service.
- Lake George Wild Forest — 35 camps: 35 free
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests — 22 camps: 18 free, 3 fee, 1 unpriced
- Pharaoh Lake Wilderness — 5 camps: 5 free
- The Forest Service — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 63 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Castleton, VT
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
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 Castleton, 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.