Free camping near Pen Mar, PA
Yes. 16 of the 70 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Pen Mar, PA are listed as free; 54 charge a fee. The closest free one is Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 3.7 miles south, on land managed by MD DNR.
The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.
The 50 nearest camps to Pen Mar, PA
The other 20 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Pen Mar, PA.
Who manages the camps near Pen Mar, PA
Who manages them: 47 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Michaux State Forest; 8 on MD DNR; 8 on the Park Service; 7 spread across 2 other managers.
- Michaux State Forest — 47 camps: 47 fee
- MD DNR — 8 camps: 8 free
- The Park Service — 8 camps: 7 free, 1 fee
- Buchanan State Forest — 6 camps: 6 fee
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 70 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Pen Mar, PA
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Pen Mar, PA, 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.