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Free camping near Gapland, MD

24 camps: 24 free

Within 25 straight-line miles of Gapland, MD there are 24 camps: 24 free. The closest is Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 1.3 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 1.3 miles out.

Who manages them: 14 on the Park Service; 9 on MD DNR; 1 on an agency our record does not name.

All 24, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)1.3FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley
Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)2.9Free1.3 mi to Brownsville
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)4.4Free1.0 mi to Park Hall
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)5.8Free0.4 mi to Zittlestown
Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9)6.7FreeElks Run (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasantville
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD6.9Free0.8 mi to Zittlestown
Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)8.4FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Snyders Landing
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)8.5Free1.0 mi to Mercersville
Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3)9.0FreeLittle Catoctin Creek (river)1.1 mi to Potomac Gateway
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)9.5FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)10FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)11FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier
Calico Rocks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 47.6)11FreeWashington Run (stream)0.4 mi to Point of Rocks
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)13FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown
Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9)13FreePotomac River (river)2.1 mi to Potomac Woodlands
Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2)16FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Falling Waters
Indian Flats hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 42.5)16FreeLittle Monocacy River (stream)1.7 mi to Dickerson
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)17FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley
Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)18FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Pinesburg
Marble Quarry hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 38.2)18FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Martinsburg
Turtle Run hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 34.4)20Free3.3 mi to Leesburg
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)20FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont
North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0)22FreeGreen Spring Run (stream)0.8 mi to Four Locks
Chisel Branch hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 30.5)23FreeCabin Branch (stream)1.3 mi to Lansdowne
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Gapland, 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.