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Free camping near Emmitsburg, MD

55 camps: 8 free, 47 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Emmitsburg, MD there are 55 camps: 8 free, 47 fee. The closest is Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 023 Woodchuck, 10.0 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 11 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.

Who manages them: 47 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Michaux State Forest; 7 on MD DNR; 1 on an agency our record does not name.

The 50 nearest of 55, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 023 Woodchuck10.0Fee4.4 mi to Fairfield
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 018 Green Ridge11Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 017 Firefox11Fee4.4 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run11Fee4.8 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A11Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A (Peggy's Hill Parking Area)11Fee5.2 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021A11Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021B11Fee4.0 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021E11Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021C11Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021D11Fee3.9 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 020 Briar Mountain11Fee4.3 mi to Mont Alto
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)11FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 019 Snowy Mountain13FeeTumbling Run (stream)1.5 mi to South Mountain
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)13FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 003 Whispering Pines14Fee5.1 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 015 Raccoon Run15Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 014 Poplar Cove15Fee5.1 mi to Fayetteville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 016 Corls Road15Fee4.7 mi to Fayetteville
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)17FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 012 Honnas Bank18Fee4.8 mi to Fayetteville
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)18FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 013 EUB Camp18Fee8.4 mi to Orrtanna
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)19FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 011 Old Dutch Camp19Fee6.2 mi to Fayetteville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 010 Flatrock Plantation19Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 001H (Big Flat Parking Area)20Fee10 mi to Fayetteville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 001I (Big Flat Parking Area)20FeeBirch Run (stream)4.1 mi to Trust
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 001J (Big Flat Parking Area)20FeeBirch Run (stream)4.1 mi to Trust
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 001G (Big Flat Parking Area)20Fee10 mi to Fayetteville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 001F (Big Flat Parking Area)20FeeBirch Run (stream)4.1 mi to Trust
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 001A (Big Flat Parking Area)20Fee10 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 001E (Big Flat Parking Area)20Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 001D (Big Flat Parking Area)20Fee10 mi to Fayetteville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 001C (Big Flat Parking Area)20Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 009 Haunted Hollow20Fee6.5 mi to Fayetteville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 001B (Big Flat Parking Area)20Fee
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD21Free0.8 mi to Zittlestown
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 005 Sawmill22Fee12 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 002G (Piney Mountain Parking Area)22Fee12 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 002H (Piney Mountain Parking Area)22Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 002I (Piney Mountain Parking Area)22Fee12 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 002F (Piney Mountain Parking Area)22Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 002J (Piney Mountain Parking Area)22Fee12 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 002E (Piney Mountain Parking Area)22Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 002D (Piney Mountain Parking Area)22Fee12 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 002C (Piney Mountain Parking Area)22Fee12 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 002B (Piney Mountain Parking Area)22Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 002A (Piney Mountain Parking Area)22Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 008 Hairy Springs22Fee

The other 5 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Emmitsburg, MD.

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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Emmitsburg, 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.