Free camping near Rochester, VT
Yes. 26 of the 30 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Rochester, VT are listed as free; 3 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Bingo Brook, 5.5 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 3 of these camps.
All 30 camps near Rochester, VT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingo Brook | 5.5 | Free | Bingo Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to Robinson | — |
| Chittenden Brook | 6.2 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Rochester | — |
| Green Mountain National ForestDave slept here | 6.8 | Free | West Branch Tweed River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Pittsfield | — |
| Sunrise Shelter | 7.8 | Free | Bear Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Goshen | — |
| Sucker Brook Shelter | 8.5 | Free | Gould Brook (stream) | 4.0 mi to Goshen | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 9.6 | Free | Alder Meadow Brook (stream) | 1.8 mi to Granville | — |
| Boyce Shelter | 9.8 | Free | Brandy Brook (stream) | 2.4 mi to Bread Loaf | — |
| Skyline Lodge & Tent Area | 10 | Free | Skylight Pond (water) | 3.6 mi to Bread Loaf | — |
| Emily Proctor Shelter & Tent Area | 11 | Free | Skylight Pond (water) | 4.4 mi to Granville | — |
| Rolston Rest Shelter | 11 | Free | South Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to North Sherburne | — |
| Moosalamoo | 12 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| Silver Lake Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite | 13 | Free | — | — | — |
| Stony Brook Shelter | 13 | Free | — | 0.7 mi to Notown | — |
| Falls of Lana picnic area | 13 | Unpriced | Sucker Brook Reservoir (water) | 1.3 mi to Lake Dunmore | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 13 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.3 mi to West Brookfield | — |
| Tucker-Johnson Shelter | 13 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Telemark Village | — |
| Cooley Glen Shelter | 14 | Free | Austin Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 14 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Alpine Village | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 14 | Free | Blue Bank Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 14 | Free | Third Branch White River (river) | 1.7 mi to Roxbury | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 14 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.5 mi to East Roxbury | — |
| Churchill Scott Shelter | 16 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Brewers Corner | — |
| Wintturi Shelter | 17 | Free | Atwood Brook (river) | 3.3 mi to Prosper | — |
| Battell Shelter | 18 | Free | Cota Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to Downingville | — |
| Thistle Hill Shelter | 20 | Free | Dimick Brook (stream) | 1.8 mi to North Pomfret | — |
| Gov. Clement Shelter | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
| Happy Hill Shelter | 24 | Free | Charles Brown Brook (stream) | 1.3 mi to Bragg | — |
| Washington State Forest primitive camping area | 24 | Free | Cookeville Brook (stream) | 1.9 mi to South Washington | — |
| Clarendon Shelter | 25 | Free | Mill River (river) | 1.3 mi to East Clarendon | — |
Who manages the camps near Rochester, VT
Who manages them: 24 on the Forest Service; 5 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests — 25 camps: 21 free, 3 fee, 1 unpriced
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation — 5 camps: 5 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 30 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Rochester, 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 Rochester, 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.