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Free camping near Thurmont, MD

38 camps: 16 free, 22 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Thurmont, MD there are 38 camps: 16 free, 22 fee. The closest is Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 7.5 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 7.5 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.

Who manages them: 22 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Michaux State Forest; 9 on MD DNR; 6 on the Park Service; 1 spread across 1 other manager.

All 38, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)7.5FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)7.9FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)10FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)11FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)12FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run13Fee4.8 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 023 Woodchuck13Fee4.4 mi to Fairfield
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 020 Briar Mountain14Fee4.3 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A14Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A (Peggy's Hill Parking Area)14Fee5.2 mi to Mont Alto
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD14Free0.8 mi to Zittlestown
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 018 Green Ridge14Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 017 Firefox14Fee4.4 mi to Orrtanna
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)15Free0.4 mi to Zittlestown
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 019 Snowy Mountain15FeeTumbling Run (stream)1.5 mi to South Mountain
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021A15Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021B15Fee4.0 mi to Orrtanna
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021E15Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021C15Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021D15Fee3.9 mi to Orrtanna
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)16Free1.0 mi to Park Hall
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 003 Whispering Pines18Fee5.1 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 015 Raccoon Run19Fee
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)19FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 014 Poplar Cove19Fee5.1 mi to Fayetteville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 016 Corls Road19Fee4.7 mi to Fayetteville
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)22Free1.0 mi to Mercersville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 012 Honnas Bank22Fee4.8 mi to Fayetteville
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)22FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms
Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)23Free1.3 mi to Brownsville
Killiansburg Cave hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 75.2)23FreePotomac River (river)1.0 mi to Snyders Landing
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 011 Old Dutch Camp23Fee6.2 mi to Fayetteville
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 013 EUB Camp23Fee8.4 mi to Orrtanna
Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3)24FreeLittle Catoctin Creek (river)1.1 mi to Potomac Gateway
Jordan Junction hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 101.2)24FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Pinesburg
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 010 Flatrock Plantation24Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 009 Haunted Hollow24Fee6.5 mi to Fayetteville
Calico Rocks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 47.6)25FreeWashington Run (stream)0.4 mi to Point of Rocks
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Thurmont, 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.