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Searching for a dispersed camping spot in Maryland? The Dyrt provides you with a diverse selection of places to camp, from dispersed backcountry camping to boondocking and everything in between. You're sure to find the perfect dispersed campsite for your Maryland camping excursion.

Maryland

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Are you planning a dispersed camping trip to Friendship Knolls? We've got you covered. Dispersed camping is an excellent way to get away from it all and to disconnect. You're sure to find the perfect dispersed campsite for your Maryland excursion.

Friendship Knolls

The Best Dispersed Camping Near Friendship Knolls, Maryland

Little Bennett Campground

Button Farm

Gambrill

Mile 16.6 - No fee charged. Stay is limited to one night per site, per trip. All sites have a chemical toilet, water, a picnic table, and grill. Please Note: Potable water may not be available at each campsite. Water is treated with iodine. Please plan to have water purification tablets with you. Water is turned off from November 15 to April 15 each year.

Swains Lock Hiker-biker Overnight (hbo) Campsite

Manor - Cunningham Falls State Park

Ole Mink Farm

The Manor Area campground will be opening at the beginning of April in 2020 and closing December 13, 2020. The Manor Area has 10 electric sites, 21 basic sites and no cabins. Each campsite is equipped with a picnic table, fire ring and lantern post. The centrally located bathhouse has flushing toilets and hot showers. Pets are permitted throughout the entire campground.

Campers with and without reservations will check in at the self-registration shed located at the entrance to the campground. Instructions for registering and checking in are inside of the shed. Though the shed is operational 24 hours a day, please be respectful of other campers and check in between the hours of 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. Check out time is 1 p.m. for all campsites.

Cunningham Falls State Park Manor Area

Houck - Cunningham Falls State Park

## Overview

Owens Creek Campground offers families and individuals enjoyable primitive tent camping. Located just five miles from Thurmont, Maryland, in the rolling hills of Catoctin Mountain Park. 

## Recreation

As a primitive camping area, Owens Creek encourages visitors to use healthy doses of imagination while surrounded by the natural landscape. Nature hikes and campfire circles are popular activities. The Deerfield Nature Trail connects directly to the campground and is a 1.5 mile loop with a connection to the park's western system of trails. Browns Farm Trail is nearby in the Owens Creek Picnic Area and offers budding archeologists with a peek into the history of the area. This trail is also a youth friendly 'Track Trail'. For more information go to: www.kidsinparks.com. Catoctin Mountain Park boasts 25 miles of trails. 

## Facilities

This campground contains 50 single campsites with a limit of five people, or immediate family, per site. There are no-hookups. Maximum 22' trailer length and RVs up to 30'. There are three pull through sites, #12, #39 and #43.   
  
Flush toilets, showers and drinking water are available and centrally located in the campground. All sites are equipped with a tent pad, picnic tables, and fire ring. All tents must fit on the tent pads. Firewood is available.

## Natural Features

The campground is surrounded by a rolling landscape, perfect for hikes of any level from easy to extremely strenuous. Owens Creek flows past the campground providing a peaceful setting beside a bubbling brook. Whether blanketed in snow in winter months, brilliant with color in the fall or blooming with wildflowers in the spring, Owens Creek offers beautiful scenery all year. 

## Nearby Attractions

**Other National Park Service units in the area are:** Antietam National Battlefield [ www.nps.gov/ancm/index.htm ](http://www.nps.gov/ancm/index.htm) 26 miles, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park [ www.nps.gov/choh/index.htm ](http://www.nps.gov/choh/index.htm) 28 miles, Eisenhower National Historic Site [ www.nps.gov/eise/index.htm ](http://www.nps.gov/eise/index.htm) 20 miles, Gettysburg National Military Park [ www.nps.gov/gett/index/htm ](http://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm) 20 miles, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park [ www.nps.gov/hafe/index.htm ](http://www.nps.gov/hafe/index.htm) 37 miles, Monocacy National Battlefield [ www.nps.gov/mono/index.htm ](http://www.nps.gov/mono/index.htm) 18 miles, Appalachian National Scenic Trail [ www.nps.gov/appa/index.htm ](http://www.nps.gov/appa/index.htm), 8 miles, Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail [ www.nps.gov/pohe/index.htm ](http://www.nps.gov/pohe/index.htm), 26 miles.   
  
**Other Attractions:** Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo [ www.cwpzoo.com ](http://www.cwpzoo.com), Cunningham Falls State Park [ www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/cunningham.asp ](http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/cunningham.asp), Tourism Council of Frederick County [ www.fredericktourism.org ](http://www.fredericktourism.org), Washington County Hagerstown, MD [ www.marylandmemories.org/home.html ](http://www.marylandmemories.org/home.html).

Owens Creek Campground

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