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Free camping near South Burlington, VT

39 camps: 35 free, 4 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of South Burlington, VT there are 39 camps: 35 free, 4 fee. The closest is Schuyler #3 [DEC #12608] (Schuyler Island Primitive Area), 11 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Schuyler #3 [DEC #12608] (Schuyler Island Primitive Area), 11 miles out. Today's season read covers 28 of them: 28 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. The circle crosses a state line: NY and VT.

Who manages them: 31 on New York DEC; 4 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation (shelters supervised by the Green Mountain Club May-October); 4 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation.

All 39, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Schuyler #3 [DEC #12608] (Schuyler Island Primitive Area)11Free—2.0 mi to Port Douglass—
Campsite 1 [DEC #12568] (Schuyler Island Primitive Area)11Free—2.0 mi to Port Douglass—
Campsite 2 [DEC #11454] (Schuyler Island Primitive Area)11Free—2.1 mi to Port Douglass—
Campsite 18 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)16Free—1.5 mi to ValcourOpen
Campsite 17 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)17Free—17 mi to South BurlingtonOpen
Campsite 15 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)17Free—1.9 mi to ValcourOpen
Campsite 19 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)17Free—2.0 mi to ValcourOpen
Campsite 20 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)17Free—17 mi to South BurlingtonOpen
Campsite 16 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)17Free—1.9 mi to ValcourOpen
Bamforth Ridge Shelter17FeeGleason Brook (stream)1.7 mi to North Duxbury—
Campsite 1 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)17FreeSalmon River (river)1.0 mi to ValcourOpen
Campsite 14 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)17Free—2.2 mi to ValcourOpen
Snake Den Harbor Campsite [DEC #4469] (Split Rock Wild Forest)17Free—3.0 mi to Rock LandingOpen
Campsite 13 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)17Free—2.2 mi to ValcourOpen
Campsite 2 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)17FreeSalmon River (river)1.1 mi to ValcourOpen
Pallisades Campsite [DEC #4468] (Split Rock Wild Forest)17Free—4.4 mi to WestportOpen
Campsite 5 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)17Free—17 mi to Au Sable ForksOpen
Campsite 4 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)17Free—17 mi to Au Sable ForksOpen
Montclair Glen Lodge18FeeBrush Brook (stream)3.5 mi to Dowsville—
Campsite 26 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)18FreeSalmon River (river)1.3 mi to ValcourOpen
Campsite 25 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)18FreeSalmon River (river)1.2 mi to ValcourOpen
Campsite 12 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)18Free—18 mi to South BurlingtonOpen
Campsite 10 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)18Free—18 mi to South BurlingtonOpen
Campsite 11 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)18Free—2.1 mi to South JunctionOpen
Campsite 23 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)18FreeSalmon River (river)1.4 mi to South JunctionOpen
Campsite 9 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)18Free—18 mi to Au Sable ForksOpen
Campsite 8 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)18Free—18 mi to Au Sable ForksOpen
Campsite 7 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)18Free—1.9 mi to South JunctionOpen
Campsite 6 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)18FreeSalmon River (river)1.8 mi to South JunctionOpen
Campsite 21 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)18FreeSalmon River (river)1.5 mi to South JunctionOpen
Campsite 22 (Valcour Island Primitive Area)18FreeSalmon River (river)1.4 mi to South JunctionOpen
Barn Rock Campsite [DEC #4466] (Split Rock Wild Forest)18Free—2.9 mi to Rock LandingOpen
Barn Rock Bay Campsite [DEC #4467] (Split Rock Wild Forest)18Free—3.0 mi to Rock LandingOpen
Cowie's Cove Shelter19FeeDeer Brook (stream)2.8 mi to Hanksville—
Birch Glen Camp19Fee—1.9 mi to Hanksville—
Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Burt Nebraska primitive camping area19FreeMiller Brook (stream)3.7 mi to Stowe Fork—
Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Cotton Brook primitive camping area19FreeCotton Brook (stream)3.9 mi to Moscow—
Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Morse primitive camping area23Free—4.3 mi to Jeffersonville—
Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Beaver Meadow primitive camping area24Free—4.0 mi to Morses Mill—
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from South Burlington, 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.