Boondocking in Pennsylvania Near the Water
Free and dispersed camping in Pennsylvania near the water. No hookups, no fees listed — pack out what you pack in. 122 places mapped.
Every pin is within 15 miles of a launch. The ⚓ anchors are the boat ramps — so you can see how far the water is from any stop.
Bethel
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Hertein Campsite directions
Blue Ridge Summit
- Deer Lick Shelter AT Camping Area · Potomac Appalachian Trail Club directions
Buffalo Township
- River Mile 93 Campsite · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
- River Mile 97 Campsite · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
Canton
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
Cassville
- Dispersed Camping directions
Champion
- Dispersed Camping directions
Clinton
- Dispersed Camping directions
Cornplanter Township
- Cow Run directions
Corydon Township
- Briggs Run Campsite directions
- Chappel Bay Campsite directions
- Fishing Hole Campsite directions
- Hammond Run Campsite directions
- Hammond Run Waterfall Campsite directions
- Hemlock Run Campsite directions
- Nelson Run Campsite 1 directions
- Nelson Run Campsite 2 directions
- Root Run Campsite directions
- Sugar Run Campsites directions
Dauphin
- River Mile 81 Campsite A · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
- River Mile 81 Campsite B · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
- River Mile 82 Campsite · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
Duncannon
- River Mile 83 Campsite A · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
- River Mile 83 Campsite B · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
East Pennsboro Township
- River Mile 73 Campsite A · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
- River Mile 73 Campsite B · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
- River Mile 74 Campsite A · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
Enola
- River Mile 74 Campsite B · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
Gardners
- Pitch Pine - Michaux Campsite #6 · Pennsylvania Department of Conservation directions
- Sawmill - Michaux Campsite #5 · Pennsylvania Department of Conservation directions
- Woodrow Campsite - Michaux Campsite #7 · Pennsylvania Department of Conservation directions
Gouldsboro
- 002 Fireline · PA DCNR directions
- 003 Sassafras Hill · PA DCNR directions
- Manny Gordon 001 · PA DCNR directions
- Manny Gordon 002 · PA DCNR directions
- Manny Gordon 003 · PA DCNR directions
Hillsgrove
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
Hummels Wharf
- River Mile 120 Campsite A · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
Huston Township
- Dispersed Camping directions
Kane
- Bliss Hill Campsite directions
Kingsley Township
- Beaver Run Campsite directions
- Coalbed Run Campsite directions
- East Fork Campsite directions
- Four Mile Run Campsite directions
- Spring Campsite directions
- Spring Road Campsite directions
Lehman Township
- Alosa Campsites R2-R6 · Delaware Water Gap NRA directions
Lester
- Tinicum Island Primitive Campsite · William Penn State Forest directions
Liverpool
- River Mile 101 Campsite · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
- River Mile 107 Campsite A · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
- River Mile 107 Campsite B · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
- River Mile 109 Campsite · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
Marienville
- Cicely Campsite directions
- Little Salmon Creek Campsite directions
McConnellsburg
- BV009 - Tower directions
- BV013 - Lincoln Trail · PA Department of Conservation and Natura directions
- BV020 - Tower CCO · PA Department of Conservation and Natura directions
Mead Township
- Johnnycake Run Campsite directions
- Tracy Run Campsites directions
Moscow
- 001 Carvolth directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
Ohiopyle
- Campsite 2 · Western PA Conservancy directions
- Campsite 3 · Western PA Conservancy directions
- Campsite 5 · Western PA Conservancy directions
- Group Site · Western PA Conservancy directions
Pocono Lake
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
Port Clinton
- PC1 · Weiser State Forest directions
- PC2 · Weiser State Forest directions
- PC3 · Weiser State Forest directions
- PC4 · Weiser State Forest directions
- PCG1 · Weiser State Forest directions
Reading
- William Penn - Gibraltar Hill directions
- William Penn - Gibraltar Hill directions
Rockland Township
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
Russell
- Schoolhouse Hollow Trail directions
Saegertown
- Logue Island Camping · French Creek Valley Conservancy directions
Selinsgrove
- River Mile 111 Campsite · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
- River Mile 112 Campsite · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
- River Mile 116 Campsite · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
- River Mile 120 Campsite B · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
Shanerburg Road
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
Sheffield
- Caterpillar Tree Campsite directions
- Fool's Creek directions
- Fox's Dam directions
- Lower Sheriff Campsite directions
- Messenger Run Campsite directions
- Rock City Campsite directions
- Triple Forks East Campsites directions
- Triple Forks West Campsites directions
- Two Mile Campsite directions
- Upper Sheriff Campsite directions
Shippensburg
- Hairy Springs - Michaux Campsite #8 · Pennsylvania Department of Conservation directions
South Mountain
- Tumbling Run Shelters AT Camping Area · Potomac Appalachian Trail Club directions
Stewardson Township
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
Strausstown
- Dispersed Camping directions
Three Springs
- Dispersed Camping directions
Titusville
- Wolfkiel Run directions
Todd Township
- BV014 - Route 75 · PA Department of Conservation and Natura directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
Tuscarora Township
- Dispersed Camping · DCNR directions
Warrington Township
- William Penn State Forest Designated Campsite · William Penn State Forest - Buck Hollow directions
Watts Township
- River Mile 97 Campsite · Susquehanna River Trail Association directions
Wind Gap
- Leroy A. Smith Tenting Site directions