Free camping near St. Marys, PA
Yes. 3 of the 56 camps within 25 straight-line miles of St. Marys, PA are listed as free; 53 charge a fee. The closest free one is Red Mill Campground, 14 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Elk State Forest roadside campsite 041 Gaswell (Gaswell Equestrian), 9.2 miles southeast, a fee campground.
The 50 nearest camps to St. Marys, PA
The other 6 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on St. Marys, PA.
Who manages the camps near St. Marys, PA
Who manages them: 39 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Elk State Forest; 13 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Moshannon State Forest; 3 on the Forest Service; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
- Elk State Forest — 39 camps: 39 fee
- Moshannon State Forest — 13 camps: 13 fee
- Allegheny National Forest — 3 camps: 3 free
- Susquehannock State Forest — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 56 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near St. Marys, PA
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 St. Marys, PA, 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.