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Free camping near Mount Lena, MD

39 camps: 22 free, 17 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Mount Lena, MD there are 39 camps: 22 free, 17 fee. The closest is Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 1.3 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 1.3 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.

Who manages them: 17 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 39, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)1.3FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)1.3FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)2.4FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD4.0Free0.8 mi to Zittlestown
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)5.1Free0.4 mi to Zittlestown
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)6.4Free1.0 mi to Park Hall
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)6.4FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)9.4Free1.0 mi to Mercersville
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)9.6FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)9.8FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)10FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms
Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)11FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Snyders Landing
Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)13FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Pinesburg
Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9)13FreePotomac River (river)2.1 mi to Potomac Woodlands
Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2)13FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Falling Waters
Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)14Free1.3 mi to Brownsville
Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9)16FreeElks Run (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasantville
Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3)18FreeLittle Catoctin Creek (river)1.1 mi to Potomac Gateway
North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0)18FreeGreen Spring Run (stream)0.8 mi to Four Locks
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run19Fee4.8 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 020 Briar Mountain19Fee4.3 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 019 Snowy Mountain20FeeTumbling Run (stream)1.5 mi to South Mountain
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A (Peggy's Hill Parking Area)20Fee5.2 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A20Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 023 Woodchuck20Fee4.4 mi to Fairfield
Calico Rocks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 47.6)20FreeWashington Run (stream)0.4 mi to Point of Rocks
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 017 Firefox21Fee4.4 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 018 Green Ridge21Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021A22Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021B22Fee4.0 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021C22Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021E22Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021D22Fee3.9 mi to Orrtanna
Licking Creek hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 116.0)24FreePotomac River (river)0.9 mi to Mountain Vistas
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 003 Whispering Pines24Fee5.1 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 015 Raccoon Run24Fee
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 016 Corls Road24Fee4.7 mi to Fayetteville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 014 Poplar Cove25Fee5.1 mi to Fayetteville
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Mount Lena, 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.