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Free camping near Garretts Mill, MD

25 camps: 25 free

Within 25 straight-line miles of Garretts Mill, MD there are 25 camps: 25 free. The closest is Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 1.5 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 1.5 miles out.

Who manages them: 15 on the Park Service; 9 on MD DNR; 1 on an agency our record does not name.

All 25, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)1.5Free1.3 mi to Brownsville
Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9)3.7FreeElks Run (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasantville
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)4.9FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley
Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3)8.0FreeLittle Catoctin Creek (river)1.1 mi to Potomac Gateway
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)8.1Free1.0 mi to Park Hall
Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)9.3FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Snyders Landing
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)9.6Free0.4 mi to Zittlestown
Calico Rocks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 47.6)10FreeWashington Run (stream)0.4 mi to Point of Rocks
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)10Free1.0 mi to Mercersville
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD11Free0.8 mi to Zittlestown
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)11FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)14FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount
Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9)14FreePotomac River (river)2.1 mi to Potomac Woodlands
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)15FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier
Indian Flats hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 42.5)15FreeLittle Monocacy River (stream)1.7 mi to Dickerson
Marble Quarry hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 38.2)16FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Martinsburg
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)16FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown
Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2)17FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Falling Waters
Turtle Run hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 34.4)17Free3.3 mi to Leesburg
Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)20FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Pinesburg
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)20FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley
Chisel Branch hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 30.5)21FreeCabin Branch (stream)1.3 mi to Lansdowne
North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0)23FreeGreen Spring Run (stream)0.8 mi to Four Locks
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)24FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont
Horsepen Branch hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 26.1)25FreeHorsepen Branch (stream)1.7 mi to Countryside
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Garretts Mill, 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.