Free camping near Youngsville, PA
Yes. 8 of the 22 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Youngsville, PA are listed as free; 14 charge a fee. The closest free one is Nct-Queen Creek Shelter, 14 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Buckaloons Rec Area, 3.2 miles east, a fee campground.
All 22 camps near Youngsville, PA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckaloons Rec Area | 3.2 | Fee | — | 2.3 mi to Starbrick | — |
| Hearts Content Rec Area | 12 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Clarendon | — |
| Nct-Queen Creek Shelter | 14 | Free | Middle Hickory Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Hearts Content | — |
| Nct-Hunter Station Shelter | 18 | Free | Pell Run (stream) | 2.7 mi to Truemans | — |
| Minister Creek Campground & Trailhead | 18 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Sheffield | — |
| Dewdrop Rec Area | 18 | Fee | — | 7.8 mi to Clarendon | — |
| Pine Grove Boat To | 19 | Fee | — | 10.0 mi to Clarendon | — |
| Morrison Boat To | 20 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Clarendon | — |
| Hopewell Boat To | 20 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Russell | — |
| Handsome Lake Boat To | 20 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Russell | — |
| Hooks Brook Boat To | 21 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Russell | — |
| Kiasutha Rec Area | 22 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Sheffield | — |
| Nct-Tracy Run North Shelter | 22 | Free | North Branch Tracy Run (stream) | 5.8 mi to Stickney | — |
| Nct-Big Boulder Shelter | 22 | Free | Twomile Run (stream) | 2.2 mi to Kellettville | — |
| Willow Bay Rec Area | 23 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Russell | — |
| Red Bridge Rec Area | 23 | Fee | — | 8.9 mi to Kane | — |
| Nct-Cherry Run Shelter | 23 | Free | South Branch Tionesta Creek (river) | 0.9 mi to Cherry Run | — |
| Nct-Chappel Fork Shelter | 23 | Free | Chappel Fork (stream) | 3.7 mi to Elijah | — |
| Cornplanter State Forest roadside campsite 001 Cornplanter | 23 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Tylersburg | — |
| Nct-Hammond Run Shelter | 23 | Free | Hammond Run (stream) | 3.5 mi to Klondike | — |
| Tracy Ridge Rec Area | 24 | Fee | — | 10 mi to University of Pittsburgh Bradford | — |
| Nct-Gibbs Spring Shelter | 24 | Free | Two Mile Run (stream) | 1.8 mi to Gibbs Hill | — |
Who manages the camps near Youngsville, PA
Who manages them: 21 on the Forest Service; 1 on PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry - Cornplanter State Forest.
- Allegheny National Forest — 22 camps: 8 free, 14 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 22 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Youngsville, PA
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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 Youngsville, PA, 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.