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Free camping near Sharpsburg, MD

24 camps: 24 free

Within 25 straight-line miles of Sharpsburg, MD there are 24 camps: 24 free. The closest is Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2), 2.4 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2), 2.4 miles out.

Who manages them: 14 on the Park Service; 9 on MD DNR; 1 on an agency our record does not name.

All 24, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)2.4Free1.0 mi to Mercersville
Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)2.5FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Snyders Landing
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)3.4FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)6.3Free1.0 mi to Park Hall
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)6.7FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)7.1Free0.4 mi to Zittlestown
Opequon Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 90.9)7.2FreePotomac River (river)2.1 mi to Potomac Woodlands
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD7.6Free0.8 mi to Zittlestown
Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9)8.0FreeElks Run (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasantville
Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)8.2Free1.3 mi to Brownsville
Cumberland Valley hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 95.2)9.7FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Falling Waters
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)9.8FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)11FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier
Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)12FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Pinesburg
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)12FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown
Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3)15FreeLittle Catoctin Creek (river)1.1 mi to Potomac Gateway
North Mountain hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 110.0)15FreeGreen Spring Run (stream)0.8 mi to Four Locks
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)16FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley
Calico Rocks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 47.6)17FreeWashington Run (stream)0.4 mi to Point of Rocks
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)19FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont
Licking Creek hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 116.0)21FreePotomac River (river)0.9 mi to Mountain Vistas
Indian Flats hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 42.5)22FreeLittle Monocacy River (stream)1.7 mi to Dickerson
Marble Quarry hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 38.2)24FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Martinsburg
Little Pool hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 120.6)25FreeLittle Pool (water)2.0 mi to Sleepy Creek
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Sharpsburg, MD, 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.