Free camping near East Barre, VT
Within 25 straight-line miles of East Barre, VT there are 20 camps: 16 free, 4 fee. The closest is Groton State Forest primitive camping area, 6.4 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Groton State Forest primitive camping area, 6.4 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 13 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation; 4 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation (shelters supervised by the Green Mountain Club May-October); 3 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groton State Forest primitive camping area | 6.4 | Free | Waits River (stream) | 4.2 mi to West Topsham | — |
| L.R. Jones State Forest primitive camping area | 6.8 | Free | Great Brook (river) | 1.5 mi to Perkinsville | — |
| Washington State Forest primitive camping area | 8.1 | Free | Cookeville Brook (stream) | 1.9 mi to South Washington | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 12 | Free | Winooski River (river) | 1.0 mi to Montpelier Junction | — |
| Pine Mountain WMA primitive camping area 1 | 12 | Free | Keenan Brook (stream) | 2.0 mi to Groton | — |
| Pine Mountain WMA primitive camping area 2 | 13 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Groton | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 14 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.5 mi to East Roxbury | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 14 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.3 mi to West Brookfield | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 15 | Free | Third Branch White River (river) | 1.7 mi to Roxbury | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 18 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Alpine Village | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 20 | Free | Minister Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Worcester | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 21 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Waterbury Center | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 22 | Free | Moss Glen Brook (stream) | 3.6 mi to Stowe | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 24 | Free | Alder Meadow Brook (stream) | 1.8 mi to Granville | — |
| Cowie's Cove Shelter | 24 | Fee | Deer Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Hanksville | — |
| Montclair Glen Lodge | 24 | Fee | Brush Brook (stream) | 3.5 mi to Dowsville | — |
| Cooley Glen Shelter | 24 | Free | Austin Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Battell Shelter | 24 | Free | Cota Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to Downingville | — |
| Birch Glen Camp | 25 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Hanksville | — |
| Bamforth Ridge Shelter | 25 | Fee | Gleason Brook (stream) | 1.7 mi to North Duxbury | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from East Barre, VT, 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.