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Free camping near Charles, WV

21 camps: 21 free

Within 25 straight-line miles of Charles, WV there are 21 camps: 21 free. The closest is Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9), 8.5 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9), 8.5 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: MD and VA.

Who manages them: 14 on the Park Service; 5 on MD DNR; 1 on an agency our record does not name; 1 spread across 1 other manager.

All 21, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9)8.5FreeElks Run (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasantville—
Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)13Free—1.3 mi to Brownsville—
Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)14FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Snyders Landing—
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)16Free—1.0 mi to Mercersville—
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)16FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms—
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)17FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley—
Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9)17FreePotomac River (river)2.1 mi to Potomac Woodlands—
Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3)17FreeLittle Catoctin Creek (river)1.1 mi to Potomac Gateway—
Calico Rocks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 47.6)19FreeWashington Run (stream)0.4 mi to Point of Rocks—
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)19Free—1.0 mi to Park Hall—
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)20Free—0.4 mi to Zittlestown—
Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2)21FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Falling Waters—
Turtle Run hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 34.4)21Free—3.3 mi to Leesburg—
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD21Free—0.8 mi to Zittlestown—
Marble Quarry hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 38.2)22FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Martinsburg—
Indian Flats hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 42.5)23FreeLittle Monocacy River (stream)1.7 mi to Dickerson—
G. Richard Thompson WMA23Free—2.5 mi to Shenandoah Farms—
Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)24FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Pinesburg—
North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0)24FreeGreen Spring Run (stream)0.8 mi to Four Locks—
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)24FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount—
Chisel Branch hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 30.5)25FreeCabin Branch (stream)1.3 mi to Lansdowne—
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Charles, 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.