Free camping near West Rutland, VT
Within 25 straight-line miles of West Rutland, VT there are 28 camps: 22 free, 5 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Clarendon Shelter, 8.2 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Clarendon Shelter, 8.2 miles out. 2 of them are camps Dave has slept at. The circle crosses a state line: NY and VT.
Who manages them: 25 on the Forest Service; 2 on New York DEC; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Shelter | 8.2 | Free | Mill River (river) | 1.3 mi to East Clarendon | — |
| Minerva Hinchey Shelter | 9.5 | Free | Mill River (river) | 2.2 mi to Cuttingsville | — |
| Gov. Clement Shelter | 10.0 | Free | — | — | — |
| Churchill Scott Shelter | 10 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Brewers Corner | — |
| Tucker-Johnson Shelter | 11 | Free | Mendon Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Telemark Village | — |
| Rolston Rest Shelter | 12 | Free | South Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to North Sherburne | — |
| Greenwall Shelter | 12 | Free | Bully Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to East Wallingford | — |
| Little Rock Pond Shelter & Tent Area | 14 | Free | — | 4.3 mi to Danby | — |
| Green Mountain National ForestDave slept here | 16 | Free | West Branch Tweed River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Pittsfield | — |
| Sunrise Shelter | 16 | Free | Bear Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Goshen | — |
| Big Branch Shelter | 17 | Free | Big Black Branch (stream) | 2.0 mi to Mount Tabor | — |
| Stony Brook Shelter | 17 | Free | — | 0.7 mi to Notown | — |
| Chittenden Brook | 17 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Rochester | — |
| Old Job Shelter | 18 | Free | Three Shanties Brook (stream) | 2.7 mi to Mount Tabor | — |
| Lost Pond Shelter | 18 | Free | Big Branch (stream) | 1.5 mi to Mount Tabor | — |
| Bingo Brook | 20 | Free | Bingo Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to Robinson | — |
| Greendale | 20 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Weston | — |
| Griffith Lake Tent Area | 21 | Free | Griffith Lake (water) | 2.0 mi to South End | — |
| Silver Lake Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| Sucker Brook Shelter | 21 | Free | Gould Brook (stream) | 4.0 mi to Goshen | — |
| Peru Peak Shelter | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
| Falls of Lana picnic area | 21 | Unpriced | Sucker Brook Reservoir (water) | 1.3 mi to Lake Dunmore | — |
| Wintturi Shelter | 22 | Free | Atwood Brook (river) | 3.3 mi to Prosper | — |
| Moosalamoo | 22 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to East Middlebury | — |
| Bennington CountyDave slept here | 23 | Free | Otter Creek (river) | 0.9 mi to Freedleyville | — |
| Black Mountain Ponds Campsite (Lake George Wild Forest) | 24 | Free | Black Mountain Ponds (water) | 3.1 mi to Huletts Landing | — |
| Hapgood Pond Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 4.5 mi to Londonderry | — |
| Deer Leap Campsite 2 (Lake George Wild Forest) | 25 | Free | Foster Brook (stream) | 1.3 mi to Sabbath Day Point | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from West Rutland, 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.