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Free camping near Jefferson, MD

24 camps: 24 free

Within 25 straight-line miles of Jefferson, MD there are 24 camps: 24 free. The closest is Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3), 4.7 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3), 4.7 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
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)6.5Free1.3 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)8.2Free1.0 mi to Park Hall
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)9.0Free0.4 mi to Zittlestown
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD9.9Free0.8 mi to Zittlestown
Indian Flats hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 42.5)11FreeLittle Monocacy River (stream)1.7 mi to Dickerson
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)15Free1.0 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)16Free3.3 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
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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.