MD · within 25 miles · straight line
Free camping near Woodsboro, MD
27 camps: 14 free, 13 fee
Within 25 straight-line miles of Woodsboro, MD there are 27 camps: 14 free, 13 fee. The closest is Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 15 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD), 15 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: MD and PA.
Who manages them: 13 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Michaux State Forest; 9 on MD DNR; 4 on the Park Service; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
All 27, closest first.| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
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| Ensign Cowall Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 15 | Free | Beaver Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Pleasant Valley | — |
| Pogo Memorial Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 15 | Free | Black Rock Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Bagtown | — |
| Raven Rock Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 15 | Free | Rattling Run (stream) | 0.7 mi to Edgemont | — |
| Annapolis Rock Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 15 | Free | Little Beaver Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Greenbrier | — |
| Pine Knob Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 16 | Free | Little Beaver Creek (stream) | 0.6 mi to Fairmount | — |
| Dispersed camp — Frederick County, MD | 17 | Free | — | 0.8 mi to Zittlestown | — |
| Dahlgren Backpackers Campground (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 17 | Free | — | 0.4 mi to Zittlestown | — |
| Rocky Run Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 18 | Free | — | 1.0 mi to Park Hall | — |
| Crampton's Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 19 | Free | Israel Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Locust Valley | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 023 Woodchuck | 21 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Fairfield | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 024 Swift Run | 21 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Mont Alto | — |
| Bald Eagle Island hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 50.3) | 21 | Free | Little Catoctin Creek (river) | 1.1 mi to Potomac Gateway | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A | 21 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 020 Briar Mountain | 21 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Mont Alto | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 022A (Peggy's Hill Parking Area) | 21 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Mont Alto | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 018 Green Ridge | 21 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 017 Firefox | 21 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Orrtanna | — |
| Calico Rocks hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 47.6) | 22 | Free | Washington Run (stream) | 0.4 mi to Point of Rocks | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021A | 22 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021B | 22 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Orrtanna | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021E | 22 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021C | 22 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 021D | 22 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Orrtanna | — |
| Ed Garvey Shelter (Appalachian Trail, South Mountain, MD) | 22 | Free | — | 1.3 mi to Brownsville | — |
| Indian Flats hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 42.5) | 23 | Free | Little Monocacy River (stream) | 1.7 mi to Dickerson | — |
| Michaux State Forest roadside campsite 019 Snowy Mountain | 23 | Fee | Tumbling Run (stream) | 1.5 mi to South Mountain | — |
| Horseshoe Bend hiker-biker campsite (C&O Canal towpath mile 79.2) | 25 | Free | — | 1.0 mi to Mercersville | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Woodsboro, 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.