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Free camping near Walkersville, MD

26 camps: 19 free, 7 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Walkersville, MD there are 26 camps: 19 free, 7 fee. The closest is Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 14 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 14 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.

Who manages them: 9 on MD DNR; 9 on the Park Service; 7 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Michaux State Forest; 1 spread across 1 other manager.

All 26, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)14FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)0.6 mi to Fairmount
Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD14Free0.8 mi to Zittlestown
Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)14Free0.4 mi to Zittlestown
Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)14FreeLittle Beaver Creek (stream)1.4 mi to Greenbrier
Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)14FreeBlack Rock Creek (stream)1.2 mi to Bagtown
Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)14Free1.0 mi to Park Hall
Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)15FreeBeaver Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley
Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)15FreeIsrael Creek (stream)0.8 mi to Locust Valley
Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3)16FreeLittle Catoctin Creek (river)1.1 mi to Potomac Gateway
Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)16FreeRattling Run (stream)0.7 mi to Edgemont
Calico Rocks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 47.6)17FreeWashington Run (stream)0.4 mi to Point of Rocks
Indian Flats hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 42.5)18FreeLittle Monocacy River (stream)1.7 mi to Dickerson
Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD)18Free1.3 mi to Brownsville
Marble Quarry hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 38.2)22FreePotomac River (river)1.4 mi to Martinsburg
Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2)22Free1.0 mi to Mercersville
Huckleberry Hill hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 62.9)23FreeElks Run (stream)1.1 mi to Pleasantville
Big Woods hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 82.7)23FreeMarsh Run (stream)1.1 mi to Potomac Valley Farms
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 024 Swift Run23Fee4.8 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 023 Woodchuck24Fee4.4 mi to Fairfield
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 020 Briar Mountain24Fee4.3 mi to Mont Alto
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A24Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A (Peggy's Hill Parking Area)24Fee5.2 mi to Mont Alto
Turtle Run hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 34.4)25Free3.3 mi to Leesburg
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 018 Green Ridge25Fee
Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 017 Firefox25Fee4.4 mi to Orrtanna
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Walkersville, 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.