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Free camping near Richmond, VT

28 camps: 24 free, 4 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Richmond, VT there are 28 camps: 24 free, 4 fee. The closest is Bamforth Ridge Shelter, 7.9 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Cotton Brook primitive camping area, 10 miles out. Today's season read covers 10 of them: 10 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. The circle crosses a state line: NY and VT.

Who manages them: 13 on New York DEC; 9 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); 2 spread across 1 other manager.

All 28, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Bamforth Ridge Shelter7.9FeeGleason Brook (stream)1.7 mi to North Duxbury—
Montclair Glen Lodge9.3FeeBrush Brook (stream)3.5 mi to Dowsville—
Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Cotton Brook primitive camping area10FreeCotton Brook (stream)3.9 mi to Moscow—
Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Burt Nebraska primitive camping area11FreeMiller Brook (stream)3.7 mi to Stowe Fork—
Cowie's Cove Shelter11FeeDeer Brook (stream)2.8 mi to Hanksville—
Birch Glen Camp12Fee—1.9 mi to Hanksville—
C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 317Free—3.7 mi to Waterbury Center—
Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Beaver Meadow primitive camping area17Free—4.0 mi to Morses Mill—
Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Morse primitive camping area18Free—4.3 mi to Jeffersonville—
C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 419FreeMinister Brook (stream)4.2 mi to Worcester—
C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 219FreeMoss Glen Brook (stream)3.6 mi to Stowe—
Schuyler #3 [DEC #12608] (Schuyler Island Primitive Area)20Free—2.0 mi to Port Douglass—
Campsite 2 [DEC #11454] (Schuyler Island Primitive Area)20Free—2.1 mi to Port Douglass—
Campsite 1 [DEC #12568] (Schuyler Island Primitive Area)20Free—2.0 mi to Port Douglass—
Mt. Mansfield State Forest - French Hill primitive camping area20FreeHall Brook (stream)3.0 mi to West Settlement—
Battell Shelter21FreeCota Brook (stream)2.7 mi to Downingville—
C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 121FreeWinooski River (river)1.0 mi to Montpelier Junction—
Snake Den Harbor Campsite [DEC #4469] (Split Rock Wild Forest)22Free—3.0 mi to Rock LandingOpen
Pallisades Campsite [DEC #4468] (Split Rock Wild Forest)22Free—4.4 mi to WestportOpen
Barn Rock Campsite [DEC #4466] (Split Rock Wild Forest)23Free—2.9 mi to Rock LandingOpen
Barn Rock Bay Campsite [DEC #4467] (Split Rock Wild Forest)23Free—3.0 mi to Rock LandingOpen
Campsite 18 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)25Free—1.5 mi to ValcourOpen
Campsite 19 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)25Free—2.0 mi to ValcourOpen
Campsite 20 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)25Free—17 mi to South BurlingtonOpen
Campsite 15 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)25Free—1.9 mi to ValcourOpen
Campsite 17 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)25Free—17 mi to South BurlingtonOpen
Campsite 16 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)25Free—1.9 mi to ValcourOpen
Cooley Glen Shelter25FreeAustin Brook (stream)3.3 mi to South Lincoln—
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Richmond, 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.