# Green Ridge State Forest

**Location:** Flintstone, MD | **Difficulty:** Easy | **Length:** 40+ miles

**GPS:** 39.6712, -78.4923

**Vehicle requirements:** Stock high-clearance 4WD or AWD with all-terrain tires. No lift or lockers required.

**Best season:** Year-round

Maryland's largest contiguous forest with a network of gravel roads winding through Appalachian ridges. The only state forest in Maryland allowing dispersed camping, making it the Mid-Atlantic's best overlanding basecamp.

**Region:** Northeast • **Trail type:** Overlanding • **Rating:** 4.2/5 • **Permit required**

**Highlights:** Dispersed camping, Appalachian ridges, Largest MD forest, C&O Canal nearby, Fall colors

**Nearby campgrounds:**
- [Devils Alley Hiker-Biker Campsite (Little Orleans, Maryland)](https://4x4playground.com/camping/maryland/devils-alley-hiker-biker-campsite)
- [Sorrel Ridge Hiker-Biker Campsite (Hagerstown, Maryland)](https://4x4playground.com/camping/maryland/sorrel-ridge-hiker-biker-campsite)
- [Indigo Neck Hiker-Biker Campsite (Little Orleans, Maryland)](https://4x4playground.com/camping/maryland/indigo-neck-hiker-biker-campsite)
- [Stickpile Hill Hiker-Biker Campsite (Little Orleans, Maryland)](https://4x4playground.com/camping/maryland/stickpile-hill-hiker-biker-campsite)
- [Purslane Run Hiker-Biker Campsite (Hagerstown, Maryland)](https://4x4playground.com/camping/maryland/purslane-run-hiker-biker-campsite)

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