Free camping near Hanksville, VT
Yes. 24 of the 30 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Hanksville, VT are listed as free; 5 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Battell Shelter, 9.9 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Birch Glen Camp, 1.9 miles southeast, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: NY and VT.
All 30 camps near Hanksville, VT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Glen Camp | 1.9 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Hanksville | — |
| Cowie's Cove Shelter | 2.7 | Fee | Deer Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Hanksville | — |
| Montclair Glen Lodge | 5.1 | Fee | Brush Brook (stream) | 3.5 mi to Dowsville | — |
| Bamforth Ridge Shelter | 8.3 | Fee | Gleason Brook (stream) | 1.7 mi to North Duxbury | — |
| Battell Shelter | 9.9 | Free | Cota Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to Downingville | — |
| Cooley Glen Shelter | 14 | Free | Austin Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 15 | Free | Blue Bank Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 15 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Alpine Village | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Cotton Brook primitive camping area | 15 | Free | Cotton Brook (stream) | 3.9 mi to Moscow | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Burt Nebraska primitive camping area | 16 | Free | Miller Brook (stream) | 3.7 mi to Stowe Fork | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 17 | Free | Third Branch White River (river) | 1.7 mi to Roxbury | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 17 | Free | Winooski River (river) | 1.0 mi to Montpelier Junction | — |
| Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| Emily Proctor Shelter & Tent Area | 17 | Free | Skylight Pond (water) | 4.4 mi to Granville | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 18 | Free | Alder Meadow Brook (stream) | 1.8 mi to Granville | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 18 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Waterbury Center | — |
| Skyline Lodge & Tent Area | 18 | Free | Skylight Pond (water) | 3.6 mi to Bread Loaf | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 19 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.5 mi to East Roxbury | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 19 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.3 mi to West Brookfield | — |
| Boyce Shelter | 20 | Free | Brandy Brook (stream) | 2.4 mi to Bread Loaf | — |
| Pallisades Campsite [DEC #4468] (Split Rock Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | — | 4.4 mi to Westport | Open |
| Snake Den Harbor Campsite [DEC #4469] (Split Rock Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | — | 3.0 mi to Rock Landing | Open |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 20 | Free | Minister Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Worcester | — |
| Barn Rock Campsite [DEC #4466] (Split Rock Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | — | 2.9 mi to Rock Landing | Open |
| Barn Rock Bay Campsite [DEC #4467] (Split Rock Wild Forest) | 21 | Free | — | 3.0 mi to Rock Landing | Open |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 22 | Free | Moss Glen Brook (stream) | 3.6 mi to Stowe | — |
| Moosalamoo | 23 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Beaver Meadow primitive camping area | 24 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Morses Mill | — |
| Falls of Lana picnic area | 25 | Unpriced | Sucker Brook Reservoir (water) | 1.3 mi to Lake Dunmore | — |
| Sucker Brook Shelter | 25 | Free | Gould Brook (stream) | 4.0 mi to Goshen | — |
Who manages the camps near Hanksville, VT
Who manages them: 11 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation; 10 on the Forest Service; 4 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation (shelters supervised by the Green Mountain Club May-October); 5 spread across 2 other managers.
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests — 11 camps: 9 free, 1 fee, 1 unpriced
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation — 11 camps: 11 free
- Split Rock Wild Forest — 4 camps: 4 free
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation (shelters supervised by the Green Mountain Club May-October) — 4 camps: 4 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 4 of the 30: 4 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Hanksville, VT
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Hanksville, 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.