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Free camping near Mapleville, MD

35 camps: 22 free, 13 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Mapleville, MD there are 35 camps: 22 free, 13 fee. The closest is Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 2.4 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 2.4 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.

Who manages them: 13 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Michaux State Forest; 12 on the Park Service; 9 on MD DNR; 1 spread across 1 other manager.

All 35, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)2.4FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)3.0FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD3.2Free0.8 mi to Zittlestown
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)4.0Free0.4 mi to Zittlestown
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)4.2FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)5.1Free1.0 mi to Park Hall
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)7.6Free1.0 mi to Mercersville
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)8.1FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)8.4FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)8.5FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley
Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)9.5FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Snyders Landing
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)11FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont
Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9)11FreePotomac River (river)2.1 mi to Potomac Woodlands
Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)12FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Pinesburg
Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2)12FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Falling Waters
Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)12Free1.3 mi to Brownsville
Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9)15FreeElks Run (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasantville
Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3)17FreeLittle Catoctin Creek (river)1.1 mi to Potomac Gateway
North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0)17FreeGreen Spring Run (stream)0.8 mi to Four Locks
Calico Rocks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 47.6)19FreeWashington Run (stream)0.4 mi to Point of Rocks
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run20Fee4.8 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 020 Briar Mountain21Fee4.3 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 019 Snowy Mountain22FeeTumbling Run (stream)1.5 mi to South Mountain
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A (Peggy's Hill Parking Area)22Fee5.2 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A22Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 023 Woodchuck22Fee4.4 mi to Fairfield
Licking Creek hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 116.0)23FreePotomac River (river)0.9 mi to Mountain Vistas
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 017 Firefox23Fee4.4 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 018 Green Ridge23Fee
Indian Flats hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 42.5)24FreeLittle Monocacy River (stream)1.7 mi to Dickerson
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021A24Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021B24Fee4.0 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021C24Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021E24Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021D24Fee3.9 mi to Orrtanna
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Mapleville, 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.