Free camping near Randolph, VT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Randolph, VT there are 30 camps: 26 free, 3 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 1, 8.6 miles north of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 1, 8.6 miles out. 3 of them are camps Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 22 on the Forest Service; 7 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 8.6 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.3 mi to West Brookfield | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 9.5 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.5 mi to East Roxbury | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 10 | Free | Third Branch White River (river) | 1.7 mi to Roxbury | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 12 | Free | Alder Meadow Brook (stream) | 1.8 mi to Granville | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 12 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Alpine Village | — |
| Bingo Brook | 13 | Free | Bingo Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to Robinson | — |
| Green Mountain National ForestDave slept here | 14 | Free | West Branch Tweed River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Pittsfield | — |
| Chittenden Brook | 14 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Rochester | — |
| Skyline Lodge & Tent Area | 14 | Free | Skylight Pond (water) | 3.6 mi to Bread Loaf | — |
| Emily Proctor Shelter & Tent Area | 14 | Free | Skylight Pond (water) | 4.4 mi to Granville | — |
| Boyce Shelter | 14 | Free | Brandy Brook (stream) | 2.4 mi to Bread Loaf | — |
| Cooley Glen Shelter | 15 | Free | Austin Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Sucker Brook Shelter | 15 | Free | Gould Brook (stream) | 4.0 mi to Goshen | — |
| Sunrise Shelter | 16 | Free | Bear Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Goshen | — |
| Washington State Forest primitive camping area | 16 | Free | Cookeville Brook (stream) | 1.9 mi to South Washington | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 16 | Free | Blue Bank Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Stony Brook Shelter | 17 | Free | — | 0.7 mi to Notown | — |
| Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| Rolston Rest Shelter | 18 | Free | South Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to North Sherburne | — |
| Moosalamoo | 18 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| Wintturi Shelter | 18 | Free | Atwood Brook (river) | 3.3 mi to Prosper | — |
| Battell Shelter | 19 | Free | Cota Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to Downingville | — |
| Thistle Hill Shelter | 19 | Free | Dimick Brook (stream) | 1.8 mi to North Pomfret | — |
| Silver Lake Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| Tucker-Johnson Shelter | 19 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Telemark Village | — |
| Falls of Lana picnic area | 20 | Unpriced | Sucker Brook Reservoir (water) | 1.3 mi to Lake Dunmore | — |
| Happy Hill Shelter | 21 | Free | Charles Brown Brook (stream) | 1.3 mi to Bragg | — |
| Churchill Scott Shelter | 22 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Brewers Corner | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 24 | Free | Winooski River (river) | 1.0 mi to Montpelier Junction | — |
| Groton State Forest primitive camping area | 24 | Free | Waits River (stream) | 4.2 mi to West Topsham | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Randolph, 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.