Free camping near Gilman, VT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Gilman, VT there are 29 camps: 13 free, 13 fee, 3 unpriced. The closest is Haystack Road, 14 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Haystack Road, 14 miles out. Today's season read covers 1 of them: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 26 on the Forest Service; 3 on NH DNCR Division of Parks and Recreation.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Road | 14 | Free | Little River (river) | 2.2 mi to Carroll | — |
| Gale River Loop | 14 | Free | Thompson Brook (stream) | 0.5 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Zealand Campground | 15 | Fee | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Fabyan | — |
| Cherry Mountain Road Camping | 15 | Free | — | 8.9 mi to Whitefield | — |
| Sugarloaf I Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 1.9 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Sugarloaf II Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Garfield Ridge Shelter | 16 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Bethlehem | — |
| Coppermine Shelter | 18 | Free | Coppermine Brook (stream) | 1.4 mi to Mittersill | — |
| Unknown Pond Tent Site | 18 | Free | Kilback Pond (water) | 5.1 mi to Stark | — |
| Thirteen Falls | 18 | Free | Franconia Branch (stream) | 4.7 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Lafayette Place Campground (Franconia Notch State Park) | 19 | Fee | Walker Brook (stream) | 2.9 mi to Mittersill | Open |
| Kinsman Pond | 19 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Rogers Ledge Tent Site | 19 | Free | Kilback Pond (water) | 4.5 mi to Stark | — |
| Guyot Shelter | 20 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Liberty Springs | 21 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Ethan Pond Shelter | 22 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Nauman Tentsite | 22 | Free | Gibbs Brook (stream) | 3.5 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Eliza Brook Shelter | 22 | Free | Eliza Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Valley Way Campsite | 22 | Free | Snyder Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Randolph | — |
| Franconia Brook Campsites | 23 | Free | Franconia Branch (river) | 4.0 mi to The Village of Loon Mountain | — |
| Dry River Shelter # 3 | 23 | Free | Dry River Falls (water) | 3.1 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Hermit Lake Complex | 24 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Gorham | — |
| Wildwood Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Wild Ammonoosuc River (river) | 0.4 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Osgood Tent Site | 24 | Free | West Branch of Peabody River (river) | 2.0 mi to Glen House | — |
| Moose Brook State Park | 24 | Fee | Swimming Pool (water) | 1.5 mi to Upper Village | — |
| Jericho Mountain State Park | 24 | Fee | Jericho Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Copperville | — |
| Hancock | 25 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Barnes Field | 25 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Gorham | — |
| Dolly Copp | 25 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Gorham | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Gilman, 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.