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Free camping near Jefferson, MD

Yes. 24 of the 25 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Jefferson, MD are listed as free; 1 charges a fee. The closest free one is Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3), 4.7 miles south, on National Park Service land.

25 camps: 24 free, 1 fee

All 25 camps near Jefferson, MD

All 25, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3)4.7FreeLittle Catoctin Creek (river)1.1 mi to Potomac Gateway—
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)6.1FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley—
Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)6.5Free—1.3 mi to Brownsville—
Calico Rocks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 47.6)6.5FreeWashington Run (stream)0.4 mi to Point of Rocks—
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)8.2Free—1.0 mi to Park Hall—
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)9.0Free—0.4 mi to Zittlestown—
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD9.9Free—0.8 mi to Zittlestown—
Indian Flats hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 42.5)11FreeLittle Monocacy River (stream)1.7 mi to Dickerson—
Antietam Creek Campground (C&O Canal NHP, towpath mile 69.4)12Fee—0.6 mi to Antietam—
Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9)12FreeElks Run (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasantville—
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)13FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount—
Marble Quarry hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 38.2)13FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Martinsburg—
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)14FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier—
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)15FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown—
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)15Free—1.0 mi to Mercersville—
Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)15FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Snyders Landing—
Turtle Run hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 34.4)16Free—3.3 mi to Leesburg—
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)16FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms—
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)18FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley—
Chisel Branch hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 30.5)19FreeCabin Branch (stream)1.3 mi to Lansdowne—
Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9)20FreePotomac River (river)2.1 mi to Potomac Woodlands—
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)21FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont—
Horsepen Branch hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 26.1)22FreeHorsepen Branch (stream)1.7 mi to Countryside—
Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2)22FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Falling Waters—
Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)24FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Pinesburg—

Who manages the camps near Jefferson, MD

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

Season read for these camps, today

Our record has no season word for any of these 25 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.

Forecast near Jefferson, MD

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