MD · within 25 miles · straight line
Free camping near Taneytown, MD
24 camps: 5 free, 19 fee
Within 25 straight-line miles of Taneytown, MD there are 24 camps: 5 free, 19 fee. The closest is Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 023 Woodchuck, 18 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 19 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.
Who manages them: 19 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Michaux State Forest; 5 on MD DNR.
All 24, closest first.| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 023 Woodchuck | 18 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Fairfield | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 018 Green Ridge | 19 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 017 Firefox | 19 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Orrtanna | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021A | 19 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021E | 19 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021B | 19 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Orrtanna | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021D | 19 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Orrtanna | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021C | 19 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A | 19 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A (Peggy's Hill Parking Area) | 19 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Mont Alto | — |
| Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 19 | Free | Rattling Run (stream) | 0.7 mi to Edgemont | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run | 19 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Mont Alto | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 020 Briar Mountain | 20 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Mont Alto | — |
| Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 21 | Free | Beaver Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 019 Snowy Mountain | 21 | Fee | Tumbling Run (stream) | 1.5 mi to South Mountain | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 003 Whispering Pines | 22 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Mont Alto | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 014 Poplar Cove | 23 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Fayetteville | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 015 Raccoon Run | 23 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 23 | Free | Black Rock Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Bagtown | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 016 Corls Road | 23 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Fayetteville | — |
| Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 24 | Free | Little Beaver Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Greenbrier | — |
| Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 24 | Free | Little Beaver Creek (stream) | 0.6 mi to Fairmount | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 013 EUB Camp | 24 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Orrtanna | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 012 Honnas Bank | 25 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Fayetteville | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Taneytown, 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.