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Free camping near Clear Spring, MD

32 camps: 24 free, 8 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Clear Spring, MD there are 32 camps: 24 free, 8 fee. The closest is North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0), 3.5 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0), 3.5 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.

Who manages them: 14 on the Park Service; 9 on MD DNR; 8 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Buchanan State Forest; 1 spread across 1 other manager.

All 32, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0)3.5FreeGreen Spring Run (stream)0.8 mi to Four Locks
Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)5.2FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Pinesburg
Licking Creek hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 116.0)6.3FreePotomac River (river)0.9 mi to Mountain Vistas
Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2)7.2FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Falling Waters
Little Pool hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 120.6)9.9FreeLittle Pool (water)2.0 mi to Sleepy Creek
Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9)10FreePotomac River (river)2.1 mi to Potomac Woodlands
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)13FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)14Free1.0 mi to Mercersville
White Rock hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 126.4)15FreeWarm Springs Run (river)1.5 mi to Burnt Factory
Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)15FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Snyders Landing
Leopards Mill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 129.9)16FreePotomac River (river)0.4 mi to Sir Johns Run
Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite BV013 Lincoln Trail19Fee7.1 mi to Mercersburg
Cacapon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 133.6)19Free11 mi to Paw Paw
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)19FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)19FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)19FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount
Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite BV020 Tower CCO19Fee
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)20FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD20Free0.8 mi to Zittlestown
Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite BV009 Tower20Fee8.3 mi to Mercersburg
Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite BV014 Route 7520Fee8.1 mi to Mercersburg
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)21Free0.4 mi to Zittlestown
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)21Free1.0 mi to Park Hall
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)21FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont
Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite SH001 Town Hill23Fee
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)23FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley
Indigo Neck hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 139.2)23FreeFifteenmile Creek (river)0.9 mi to Orleans Cross Roads
Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9)24FreeElks Run (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasantville
Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite SH002 Bark Road A24Fee17 mi to Mercersburg
Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite BV001 Bums Inn24Fee11 mi to Marion
Buchanan State Forest roadside campsite SH004 Bark Road C24Fee17 mi to Mercersburg
Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)25Free1.3 mi to Brownsville
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Clear Spring, 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.