Free camping near East Montpelier, VT
Yes. 18 of the 22 camps within 25 straight-line miles of East Montpelier, VT are listed as free; 4 charge a fee. The closest free one is C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 1, 6.0 miles west, on land managed by Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation.
All 22 camps near East Montpelier, VT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 6.0 | Free | Winooski River (river) | 1.0 mi to Montpelier Junction | — |
| L.R. Jones State Forest primitive camping area | 6.6 | Free | Great Brook (river) | 1.5 mi to Perkinsville | — |
| Groton State Forest primitive camping area | 10 | Free | Waits River (stream) | 4.2 mi to West Topsham | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 12 | Free | Minister Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Worcester | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 13 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Waterbury Center | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 14 | Free | Moss Glen Brook (stream) | 3.6 mi to Stowe | — |
| Pine Mountain WMA primitive camping area 1 | 15 | Free | Keenan Brook (stream) | 2.0 mi to Groton | — |
| Washington State Forest primitive camping area | 17 | Free | Cookeville Brook (stream) | 1.9 mi to South Washington | — |
| Pine Mountain WMA primitive camping area 2 | 17 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Groton | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 17 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.5 mi to East Roxbury | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 18 | Free | Third Branch White River (river) | 1.7 mi to Roxbury | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 18 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.3 mi to West Brookfield | — |
| Bamforth Ridge Shelter | 19 | Fee | Gleason Brook (stream) | 1.7 mi to North Duxbury | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Cotton Brook primitive camping area | 19 | Free | Cotton Brook (stream) | 3.9 mi to Moscow | — |
| Montclair Glen Lodge | 20 | Fee | Brush Brook (stream) | 3.5 mi to Dowsville | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Burt Nebraska primitive camping area | 20 | Free | Miller Brook (stream) | 3.7 mi to Stowe Fork | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 20 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Alpine Village | — |
| Cowie's Cove Shelter | 21 | Fee | Deer Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Hanksville | — |
| Birch Glen Camp | 22 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Hanksville | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Beaver Meadow primitive camping area | 23 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Morses Mill | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - French Hill primitive camping area | 24 | Free | Hall Brook (stream) | 3.0 mi to West Settlement | — |
| Battell Shelter | 25 | Free | Cota Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to Downingville | — |
Who manages the camps near East Montpelier, VT
Who manages them: 17 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); 1 on the Forest Service.
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation — 17 camps: 17 free
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation (shelters supervised by the Green Mountain Club May-October) — 4 camps: 4 fee
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 22 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near East Montpelier, VT
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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 East Montpelier, 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.