Free camping near Plainfield, VT
Yes. 18 of the 22 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Plainfield, VT are listed as free; 4 charge a fee. The closest free one is L.R. Jones State Forest primitive camping area, 4.8 miles southeast, on land managed by Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 22 camps near Plainfield, VT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.R. Jones State Forest primitive camping area | 4.8 | Free | Great Brook (river) | 1.5 mi to Perkinsville | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 8.9 | Free | Winooski River (river) | 1.0 mi to Montpelier Junction | — |
| Groton State Forest primitive camping area | 9.0 | Free | Waits River (stream) | 4.2 mi to West Topsham | — |
| Pine Mountain WMA primitive camping area 1 | 13 | Free | Keenan Brook (stream) | 2.0 mi to Groton | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 13 | Free | Minister Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Worcester | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 14 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Waterbury Center | — |
| Pine Mountain WMA primitive camping area 2 | 14 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Groton | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 15 | Free | Moss Glen Brook (stream) | 3.6 mi to Stowe | — |
| Washington State Forest primitive camping area | 17 | Free | Cookeville Brook (stream) | 1.9 mi to South Washington | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 20 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.5 mi to East Roxbury | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 21 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.3 mi to West Brookfield | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 21 | Free | Third Branch White River (river) | 1.7 mi to Roxbury | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Cotton Brook primitive camping area | 21 | Free | Cotton Brook (stream) | 3.9 mi to Moscow | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Burt Nebraska primitive camping area | 22 | Free | Miller Brook (stream) | 3.7 mi to Stowe Fork | — |
| Bamforth Ridge Shelter | 22 | Fee | Gleason Brook (stream) | 1.7 mi to North Duxbury | — |
| Montclair Glen Lodge | 22 | Fee | Brush Brook (stream) | 3.5 mi to Dowsville | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 23 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Alpine Village | — |
| Cowie's Cove Shelter | 24 | Fee | Deer Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Hanksville | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Beaver Meadow primitive camping area | 24 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Morses Mill | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - French Hill primitive camping area | 24 | Free | Hall Brook (stream) | 3.0 mi to West Settlement | — |
| Birch Glen Camp | 25 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Hanksville | — |
| Orleans CountyDave slept here | 25 | Free | Sawmill Brook (stream) | 1.2 mi to Gebbie Corner | — |
Who manages the camps near Plainfield, VT
Who manages them: 17 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation; 4 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation (shelters supervised by the Green Mountain Club May-October); 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation — 17 camps: 17 free
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation (shelters supervised by the Green Mountain Club May-October) — 4 camps: 4 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 22 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Plainfield, VT
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 Plainfield, VT, 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.