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Free camping near Mercersville, MD

22 camps: 22 free

Within 25 straight-line miles of Mercersville, MD there are 22 camps: 22 free. The closest is Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2), 1.0 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2), 1.0 miles out.

Who manages them: 12 on the Park Service; 9 on MD DNR; 1 on an agency our record does not name.

All 22, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)1.0Free1.0 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
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)7.6Free1.0 mi to Park Hall
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)7.9Free0.4 mi to Zittlestown
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD8.0Free0.8 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)11Free1.3 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
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
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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.