Free camping near Waitsfield, VT
Yes. 22 of the 29 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Waitsfield, VT are listed as free; 6 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Battell Shelter, 7.1 miles southwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Birch Glen Camp, 6.0 miles northwest, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps.
All 29 camps near Waitsfield, VT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Glen Camp | 6.0 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Hanksville | — |
| Cowie's Cove Shelter | 6.1 | Fee | Deer Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Hanksville | — |
| Battell Shelter | 7.1 | Free | Cota Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to Downingville | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 8.1 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Alpine Village | — |
| Montclair Glen Lodge | 8.5 | Fee | Brush Brook (stream) | 3.5 mi to Dowsville | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 9.3 | Free | Third Branch White River (river) | 1.7 mi to Roxbury | — |
| Cooley Glen Shelter | 10 | Free | Austin Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 11 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.5 mi to East Roxbury | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 11 | Free | Blue Bank Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to South Lincoln | — |
| Roxbury State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 11 | Free | Bull Run (stream) | 2.3 mi to West Brookfield | — |
| Bamforth Ridge Shelter | 12 | Fee | Gleason Brook (stream) | 1.7 mi to North Duxbury | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 1 | 13 | Free | Winooski River (river) | 1.0 mi to Montpelier Junction | — |
| Addison CountyDave slept here | 13 | Free | Alder Meadow Brook (stream) | 1.8 mi to Granville | — |
| Emily Proctor Shelter & Tent Area | 13 | Free | Skylight Pond (water) | 4.4 mi to Granville | — |
| Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite | 14 | Free | — | — | — |
| Skyline Lodge & Tent Area | 14 | Free | Skylight Pond (water) | 3.6 mi to Bread Loaf | — |
| Boyce Shelter | 16 | Free | Brandy Brook (stream) | 2.4 mi to Bread Loaf | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 3 | 18 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Waterbury Center | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Cotton Brook primitive camping area | 18 | Free | Cotton Brook (stream) | 3.9 mi to Moscow | — |
| Mt. Mansfield State Forest - Burt Nebraska primitive camping area | 19 | Free | Miller Brook (stream) | 3.7 mi to Stowe Fork | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 4 | 19 | Free | Minister Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Worcester | — |
| Moosalamoo | 21 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| Sucker Brook Shelter | 21 | Free | Gould Brook (stream) | 4.0 mi to Goshen | — |
| C.C. Putnam State Forest primitive camping area 2 | 21 | Free | Moss Glen Brook (stream) | 3.6 mi to Stowe | — |
| Bingo Brook | 22 | Free | Bingo Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to Robinson | — |
| Falls of Lana picnic area | 22 | Unpriced | Sucker Brook Reservoir (water) | 1.3 mi to Lake Dunmore | — |
| Silver Lake Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| L.R. Jones State Forest primitive camping area | 23 | Free | Great Brook (river) | 1.5 mi to Perkinsville | — |
| Washington State Forest primitive camping area | 25 | Free | Cookeville Brook (stream) | 1.9 mi to South Washington | — |
Who manages the camps near Waitsfield, VT
Who manages them: 12 on the Forest Service; 12 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation; 4 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation (shelters supervised by the Green Mountain Club May-October); 1 spread across 1 other manager.
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests — 13 camps: 10 free, 2 fee, 1 unpriced
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation — 12 camps: 12 free
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation (shelters supervised by the Green Mountain Club May-October) — 4 camps: 4 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 29 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Waitsfield, VT
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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 Waitsfield, 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.