Free camping near Charlton, MD
Yes. 24 of the 33 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Charlton, MD are listed as free; 9 charge a fee. The closest free one is Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2), 2.8 miles southeast, on National Park Service land.
The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.
All 33 camps near Charlton, MD
Who manages the camps near Charlton, MD
Who manages them: 16 on the Park Service; 9 on MD DNR; 4 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Buchanan State Forest; 4 spread across 2 other managers.
- The Park Service — 16 camps: 14 free, 2 fee
- MD DNR — 9 camps: 9 free
- Buchanan State Forest — 4 camps: 4 fee
- Michaux State Forest — 3 camps: 3 fee
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 33 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Charlton, MD
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 Charlton, MD, 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.