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Free camping near Chewsville, MD

42 camps: 20 free, 22 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Chewsville, MD there are 42 camps: 20 free, 22 fee. The closest is Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 4.2 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 4.2 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.

Who manages them: 22 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Michaux State Forest; 10 on the Park Service; 9 on MD DNR; 1 spread across 1 other manager.

All 42, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)4.2FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)5.5FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)5.7FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)6.5FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)7.5FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD11Free0.8 mi to Zittlestown
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)12Free0.4 mi to Zittlestown
Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)12FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Pinesburg
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)13Free1.0 mi to Park Hall
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run13Fee4.8 mi to Mont Alto
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)14Free1.0 mi to Mercersville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 020 Briar Mountain14Fee4.3 mi to Mont Alto
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)14FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms
Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2)14FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Falling Waters
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 019 Snowy Mountain14FeeTumbling Run (stream)1.5 mi to South Mountain
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A (Peggy's Hill Parking Area)15Fee5.2 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A15Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 023 Woodchuck15Fee4.4 mi to Fairfield
Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9)15FreePotomac River (river)2.1 mi to Potomac Woodlands
Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)16FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Snyders Landing
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 017 Firefox16Fee4.4 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 018 Green Ridge16Fee
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)16FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021A17Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021B17Fee4.0 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021C17Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021E17Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021D17Fee3.9 mi to Orrtanna
North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0)18FreeGreen Spring Run (stream)0.8 mi to Four Locks
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 003 Whispering Pines18Fee5.1 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 015 Raccoon Run18Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 016 Corls Road19Fee4.7 mi to Fayetteville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 014 Poplar Cove19Fee5.1 mi to Fayetteville
Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)20Free1.3 mi to Brownsville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 012 Honnas Bank21Fee4.8 mi to Fayetteville
Licking Creek hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 116.0)22FreePotomac River (river)0.9 mi to Mountain Vistas
Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9)22FreeElks Run (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasantville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 011 Old Dutch Camp23Fee6.2 mi to Fayetteville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 009 Haunted Hollow24Fee6.5 mi to Fayetteville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 010 Flatrock Plantation24Fee
Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3)25FreeLittle Catoctin Creek (river)1.1 mi to Potomac Gateway
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 013 EUB Camp25Fee8.4 mi to Orrtanna
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Chewsville, 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.