Free camping near South Royalton, VT
Yes. 26 of the 27 camps within 25 straight-line miles of South Royalton, VT are listed as free; 1 charges a fee. The closest free one is Thistle Hill Shelter, 7.9 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: NH and VT.
All 27 camps near South Royalton, VT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thistle Hill Shelter | 7.9 | Free | Dimick Brook (stream) | 1.8 mi to North Pomfret | — |
| Happy Hill Shelter | 9.3 | Free | Charles Brown Brook (stream) | 1.3 mi to Bragg | — |
| Wintturi Shelter | 11 | Free | Atwood Brook (river) | 3.3 mi to Prosper | — |
| Stony Brook Shelter | 13 | Free | — | 0.7 mi to Notown | — |
| Velvet Rocks Shelter | 14 | Free | — | 0.7 mi to Hanover | — |
| Green Mountain National ForestDave slept here | 17 | Free | West Branch Tweed River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Pittsfield | — |
| Washington State Forest primitive camping area | 17 | Free | Cookeville Brook (stream) | 1.9 mi to South Washington | — |
| Rolston Rest Shelter | 19 | Free | South Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to North Sherburne | — |
| Tucker-Johnson Shelter | 19 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Telemark Village | — |
| Moose Mountain Shelter | 19 | Free | Tunis Brook (stream) | 2.2 mi to Hanover Center | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 19 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.3 mi to West Brookfield | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 20 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.5 mi to East Roxbury | — |
| Chittenden Brook | 20 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Rochester | — |
| Trapper John Shelter | 20 | Free | Grant Brook (stream) | 1.2 mi to Lyme Center | — |
| Churchill Scott Shelter | 20 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Brewers Corner | — |
| Bingo Brook | 21 | Free | Bingo Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to Robinson | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 21 | Free | Third Branch White River (river) | 1.7 mi to Roxbury | — |
| Sunrise Shelter | 22 | Free | Bear Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Goshen | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 22 | Free | Alder Meadow Brook (stream) | 1.8 mi to Granville | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 23 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Alpine Village | — |
| Sucker Brook Shelter | 24 | Free | Gould Brook (stream) | 4.0 mi to Goshen | — |
| Gov. Clement Shelter | 24 | Free | — | — | — |
| Smarts Mountain Campsite | 24 | Free | — | 7.9 mi to Fairlee | — |
| Boyce Shelter | 24 | Free | Brandy Brook (stream) | 2.4 mi to Bread Loaf | — |
| Skyline Lodge & Tent Area | 25 | Free | Skylight Pond (water) | 3.6 mi to Bread Loaf | — |
| Hexacuba Shelter | 25 | Free | North Branch Jacobs Brook (stream) | 1.6 mi to Quinttown | — |
| Emily Proctor Shelter & Tent Area | 25 | Free | Skylight Pond (water) | 4.4 mi to Granville | — |
Who manages the camps near South Royalton, VT
Who manages them: 22 on the Forest Service; 5 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation.
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests — 17 camps: 16 free, 1 fee
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation — 5 camps: 5 free
- White Mountain National Forest — 5 camps: 5 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 27 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near South Royalton, 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 South Royalton, 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.