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Camping in California

12 categories · 155 cities · 60 public lands

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California has 4,831 campgrounds and camping spots on OpenCamp. 32% are free to camp, and 30% charge a fee. The top land managers here are U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and BLM. Parks with the most listings include Tahoe National Forest and Eldorado National Forest. 5% are big-rig friendly and 6% offer at least one hookup (electric, water, or sewer).

By category

570Free Camping566RV Parks37State Parks16National Parks143Dump Stations511Overnight Parking176Rest Areas16Welcome Centers1Turnouts40Public Campgrounds1,242Public Land1,424Campgrounds
Granite dome with trace amounts of snow.Yosemite · NPS / Cindy JacobyPark guidesNational parks in CaliforniaCampgrounds in and near each Park Service site, with fees, hours and current alerts.California park guides

Popular cities

Cloverdale190Avalon117Bear Valley79Descanso78Big Bear City68Mammoth Lakes62Carmel Valley Village61Big Bear Lake54Fort Hunter Liggett54Big Creek51Coffee Creek51Kingvale51

Camping by type

RV Parks566All free places1,526Pet-friendly655Tent Camping2,300

Public lands

Los Padres National Forest302San Bernardino National Forest276Tahoe National Forest243Sierra National Forest197Inyo National Forest194Stanislaus National Forest153Sequoia National Forest137Shasta National Forest128Klamath National Forest124Plumas National Forest121Angeles National Forest118Eldorado National Forest118