MD · within 25 miles · straight line
Free camping near Union Bridge, MD
20 camps: 7 free, 13 fee
Within 25 straight-line miles of Union Bridge, MD there are 20 camps: 7 free, 13 fee. The closest is Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 20 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 20 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.
Who manages them: 13 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Michaux State Forest; 6 on MD DNR; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
All 20, closest first.| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
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| Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 20 | Free | Rattling Run (stream) | 0.7 mi to Edgemont | — |
| Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 21 | Free | Beaver Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley | — |
| Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 22 | Free | Black Rock Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Bagtown | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 023 Woodchuck | 22 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Fairfield | — |
| Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 23 | Free | Little Beaver Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Greenbrier | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 018 Green Ridge | 23 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 017 Firefox | 23 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Orrtanna | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run | 23 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Mont Alto | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A | 23 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 23 | Free | Little Beaver Creek (stream) | 0.6 mi to Fairmount | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A (Peggy's Hill Parking Area) | 23 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Mont Alto | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021A | 23 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021E | 23 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021B | 23 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Orrtanna | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021C | 23 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021D | 23 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Orrtanna | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 020 Briar Mountain | 23 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Mont Alto | — |
| Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD | 24 | Free | — | 0.8 mi to Zittlestown | — |
| Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 25 | Free | — | 0.4 mi to Zittlestown | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 019 Snowy Mountain | 25 | Fee | Tumbling Run (stream) | 1.5 mi to South Mountain | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Union Bridge, 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.