| Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2) | 2.8 | Free | Potomac River (river) | 1.4 mi to Pinesburg | — |
| North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0) | 3.8 | Free | Green Spring Run (stream) | 0.8 mi to Four Locks | — |
| Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2) | 5.2 | Free | Potomac River (river) | 1.0 mi to Falling Waters | — |
| Licking Creek hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 116.0) | 8.3 | Free | Potomac River (river) | 0.9 mi to Mountain Vistas | — |
| Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9) | 8.4 | Free | Potomac River (river) | 2.1 mi to Potomac Woodlands | — |
| Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7) | 11 | Free | Marsh Run (stream) | 1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms | — |
| Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2) | 12 | Free | — | 1.0 mi to Mercersville | — |
| Little Pool hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 120.6) | 12 | Free | Little Pool (water) | 2.0 mi to Sleepy Creek | — |
| Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2) | 13 | Free | Potomac River (river) | 1.0 mi to Snyders Landing | — |
| Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 17 | Free | Little Beaver Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Greenbrier | — |
| Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 17 | Free | Black Rock Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Bagtown | — |
| Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 17 | Free | Little Beaver Creek (stream) | 0.6 mi to Fairmount | — |
| White Rock hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 126.4) | 17 | Free | Warm Springs Run (river) | 1.5 mi to Burnt Factory | — |
| Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD | 18 | Free | — | 0.8 mi to Zittlestown | — |
| Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 18 | Free | Beaver Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley | — |
| Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 18 | Free | — | 0.4 mi to Zittlestown | — |
| Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 18 | Free | — | 1.0 mi to Park Hall | — |
| Leopards Mill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 129.9) | 18 | Free | Potomac River (river) | 0.4 mi to Sir Johns Run | — |
| Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 20 | Free | Rattling Run (stream) | 0.7 mi to Edgemont | — |
| Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite BV013 Lincoln Trail | 20 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Mercersburg | — |
| Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 21 | Free | Israel Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Locust Valley | — |
| Cacapon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 133.6) | 21 | Free | — | 11 mi to Paw Paw | — |
| Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite BV020 Tower CCO | 21 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9) | 22 | Free | Elks Run (stream) | 1.1 mi to Pleasantville | — |
| Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite BV014 Route 75 | 22 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Mercersburg | — |
| Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite BV009 Tower | 22 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Mercersburg | — |
| Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 23 | Free | — | 1.3 mi to Brownsville | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 019 Snowy Mountain | 25 | Fee | Tumbling Run (stream) | 1.5 mi to South Mountain | — |
| Indigo Neck hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 139.2) | 25 | Free | Fifteenmile Creek (river) | 0.9 mi to Orleans Cross Roads | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run | 25 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Mont Alto | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 020 Briar Mountain | 25 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Mont Alto | — |