Free camping near South Royalton, VT
Within 25 straight-line miles of South Royalton, VT there are 26 camps: 25 free, 1 fee. The closest is Thistle Hill Shelter, 7.9 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Thistle Hill Shelter, 7.9 miles out. 2 of them are camps Dave has slept at. The circle crosses a state line: NH and VT.
Who manages them: 21 on the Forest Service; 5 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation.
| 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 | — | — | — |
| 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 | — |
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.