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Free camping near Fort Ritchie, MD

63 camps: 16 free, 47 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Fort Ritchie, MD there are 63 camps: 16 free, 47 fee. The closest is Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 2.4 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 2.4 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.

Who manages them: 47 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Michaux State Forest; 8 on MD DNR; 7 on the Park Service; 1 spread across 1 other manager.

The 50 nearest of 63, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)2.4FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)5.7FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run6.9Fee4.8 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 020 Briar Mountain7.4Fee4.3 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 023 Woodchuck8.1Fee4.4 mi to Fairfield
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A (Peggy's Hill Parking Area)8.2Fee5.2 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A8.2Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 019 Snowy Mountain8.5FeeTumbling Run (stream)1.5 mi to South Mountain
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 017 Firefox9.3Fee4.4 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 018 Green Ridge9.3Fee
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)9.8FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021A10Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021B10Fee4.0 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021C10Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021E10Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021D10Fee3.9 mi to Orrtanna
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)11FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 003 Whispering Pines12Fee5.1 mi to Mont Alto
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)12FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 015 Raccoon Run12Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 016 Corls Road13Fee4.7 mi to Fayetteville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 014 Poplar Cove13Fee5.1 mi to Fayetteville
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD15Free0.8 mi to Zittlestown
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 012 Honnas Bank16Fee4.8 mi to Fayetteville
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)17Free0.4 mi to Zittlestown
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 011 Old Dutch Camp18Fee6.2 mi to Fayetteville
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)18Free1.0 mi to Park Hall
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 010 Flatrock Plantation18Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 013 EUB Camp18Fee8.4 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 009 Haunted Hollow19Fee6.5 mi to Fayetteville
Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)20FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Pinesburg
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 001F (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 001E (Big Flat Parking Area)20Fee
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 001D (Big Flat Parking Area)20Fee10 mi to Fayetteville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 001A (Big Flat Parking Area)20Fee10 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 001C (Big Flat Parking Area)20Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 001B (Big Flat Parking Area)20Fee
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)21Free1.0 mi to Mercersville
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)21FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)21FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley
Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2)22FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Falling Waters
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 008 Hairy Springs22Fee
Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)23FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Snyders Landing
Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9)23FreePotomac River (river)2.1 mi to Potomac Woodlands
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 005 Sawmill23Fee12 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 007 Woodrow23Fee

The other 13 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Fort Ritchie, MD.

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