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Free camping near Mercersville, MD

Yes. 22 of the 24 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Mercersville, MD are listed as free; 2 charge a fee. The closest free one is Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2), 1.0 mile southwest, on National Park Service land.

24 camps: 22 free, 2 fee

All 24 camps near Mercersville, MD

All 24, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)1.0Free—1.0 mi to Mercersville—
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)1.5FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms—
Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)3.1FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Snyders Landing—
Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9)5.2FreePotomac River (river)2.1 mi to Potomac Woodlands—
Antietam Creek Campground (C&O Canal NHP, towpath mile 69.4)5.6Fee—0.6 mi to Antietam—
Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2)7.1FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Falling Waters—
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)7.6Free—1.0 mi to Park Hall—
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)7.9Free—0.4 mi to Zittlestown—
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD8.0Free—0.8 mi to Zittlestown—
Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)8.9FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Pinesburg—
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)9.1FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley—
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)9.2FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount—
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)9.9FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier—
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)11FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown—
Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9)11FreeElks Run (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasantville—
Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)11Free—1.3 mi to Brownsville—
North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0)13FreeGreen Spring Run (stream)0.8 mi to Four Locks—
McCoys Ferry Campground (C&O Canal NHP, towpath mile 110.4)13FeeGreen Spring Run (stream)0.9 mi to Green Spring Furnace—
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)14FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley—
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)17FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont—
Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3)18FreeLittle Catoctin Creek (river)1.1 mi to Potomac Gateway—
Licking Creek hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 116.0)18FreePotomac River (river)0.9 mi to Mountain Vistas—
Calico Rocks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 47.6)20FreeWashington Run (stream)0.4 mi to Point of Rocks—
Little Pool hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 120.6)22FreeLittle Pool (water)2.0 mi to Sleepy Creek—

Who manages the camps near Mercersville, MD

Who manages them: 14 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 24 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.

Forecast near Mercersville, MD

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