Free camping near Wells, VT
Yes. 33 of the 41 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Wells, VT are listed as free; 3 charge a fee and 5 have no price on record. The closest free one is Big Branch Shelter, 14 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Little Rock Pond Shelter & Tent Area, 13 miles east, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at 3 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: NY and VT.
All 41 camps near Wells, VT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock Pond Shelter & Tent Area | 13 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Danby | — |
| Big Branch Shelter | 14 | Free | Big Black Branch (stream) | 2.0 mi to Mount Tabor | — |
| Lost Pond Shelter | 14 | Free | Big Branch (stream) | 1.5 mi to Mount Tabor | — |
| Greenwall Shelter | 14 | Free | Bully Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to East Wallingford | — |
| Bennington CountyDave slept here | 14 | Free | Otter Creek (river) | 0.9 mi to Freedleyville | — |
| Old Job Shelter | 15 | Free | Three Shanties Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to Mount Tabor | — |
| Griffith Lake Tent Area | 15 | Unpriced | Griffith Lake (water) | 2.0 mi to South End | — |
| Minerva Hinchey Shelter | 15 | Unpriced | Mill River (river) | 2.2 mi to Cuttingsville | — |
| Peru Peak Shelter | 15 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Clarendon Shelter | 17 | Unpriced | Mill River (river) | 1.3 mi to East Clarendon | — |
| Bennington CountyDave slept here | 18 | Free | — | 1.6 mi to Manchester Center | — |
| Bennington CountyDave slept here | 18 | Free | Stony Brook (stream) | 1.0 mi to Barnumville | — |
| Bromley Shelter | 19 | Free | — | 3.2 mi to East Dorset | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 1 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | Pagies Pond (water) | 0.9 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Inman Pond Tent Site 1 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | Inman Pond (water) | 2.0 mi to Mount Hope | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 5 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | Spectacle Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 6 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | — | 6.2 mi to Whitehall | — |
| Inman Pond Tent Site 3 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 19 | Free | Inman Pond (water) | 2.0 mi to Mount Hope | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 2 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | — | 1.2 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 7 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | Spectacle Brook (stream) | 2.0 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Inman Pond Tent Site 2 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | Inman Pond (water) | 2.1 mi to Mount Hope | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 8 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | Pagies Pond (water) | 1.1 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 4 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | Spectacle Brook (stream) | 1.9 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 3 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | — | 6.6 mi to Whitehall | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 9 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | — | 1.3 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Hapgood Pond Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 4.5 mi to Londonderry | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 10 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | — | 7.0 mi to Whitehall | — |
| Spruce Peak Shelter | 20 | Free | Bromley Brook (river) | 1.5 mi to Barnumville | — |
| Black Mountain Ponds Campsite (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | Black Mountain Ponds (water) | 3.1 mi to Huletts Landing | — |
| Greendale | 20 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Weston | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 11 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 20 | Free | — | 1.9 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Gov. Clement Shelter | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
| Shelving Rock Area Campsite 12 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 21 | Free | — | 2.6 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Shelving Rock Brook Trail Tent Site #13 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 21 | Free | — | 3.0 mi to Hogtown | — |
| Douglas Trail Shelter | 22 | Free | Little Mud Pond (water) | 3.0 mi to Manchester Depot | — |
| Ranger Island | 22 | Free | — | 2.5 mi to Bolton Landing | — |
| Deer Leap Campsite 2 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 23 | Free | Foster Brook (stream) | 1.3 mi to Sabbath Day Point | — |
| Deer Leap Campsite 1 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 23 | Free | — | 9.4 mi to Whitehall | — |
| Churchill Scott Shelter | 24 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Brewers Corner | — |
| Bourn Pond | 24 | Free | Winhall River (river) | 4.3 mi to Richville | — |
| Stratton View Shelter & Tent Area | 25 | Unpriced | — | 3.4 mi to Stratton Mountain | — |
Who manages the camps near Wells, VT
Who manages them: 19 on New York DEC; 18 on the Forest Service; 4 on an agency our record does not name.
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests — 21 camps: 13 free, 3 fee, 5 unpriced
- Lake George Wild Forest — 19 camps: 19 free
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 41 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Wells, VT
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
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 Wells, 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.