Free Camping in California
570 free camping spots in California. Best-documented first.
California has 570 free camping spots on OpenCamp. 100% of these are free to camp. U.S. Forest Service manages most of these.
About these 570 free camping spots
California has 570 free camping spots on OpenCamp. 100% of these are free to camp. U.S. Forest Service manages most of these.
Showing 553–570 of 570
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Yellow Post #4San Bernardino National ForestNear Big Bear Lake · 7,359 ft3 of 7 facts known
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Yellow Post #5San Bernardino National ForestNear Big Bear Lake · 7,369 ft3 of 7 facts known
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Yellow Post #6San Bernardino National ForestNear Big Bear Lake · 6,739 ft3 of 7 facts known
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Yellow Post #7San Bernardino National ForestNear Lucerne Valley · 6,867 ft3 of 7 facts known
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Yellow Post 1San Bernardino National ForestNear Big Bear Lake · 7,057 ft3 of 7 facts known
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Yellow Post 31San Bernardino National ForestNear Big Bear Lake · 7,415 ft3 of 7 facts known
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stock campKlamath National ForestNear Happy Camp · 5,735 ft3 of 7 facts known
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Bench Camp, Pct Trail CampNear Running Springs · 6,066 ft2 of 7 facts known
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Cedar Springs Yellow Post SiteNear Palm Springs · 5,479 ft2 of 7 facts known
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Coffee Creek RdNear Coffee Creek · 2,487 ft2 of 7 facts known
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Curl Ridge JeepNear Big Bend · 4,961 ft2 of 7 facts known
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Fenders FerryNear Lakehead · 2,110 ft2 of 7 facts known
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Garden RidgeNear Big Bend · 2,910 ft2 of 7 facts known
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Iron Canyon WestNear Big Bend · 1,499 ft2 of 7 facts known
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Sampson FlatNear Squaw Valley · 3,077 ft2 of 7 facts knownFree
Aclove CampLos Padres National ForestNear Santa Ynez · 3,740 ft3 of 7 facts knownFree
El Capitan Beach CampgroundEl Capitán State BeachNear Goleta · 89 ft3 of 7 facts knownFree
Whiskey Bay CampgroundLos Angeles Department of Water and PowerNear Crowley Lake · 6,808 ft3 of 7 facts knownGroup sites · 9
Group sites · 9Set up for larger groups, not counted in the list above.
Show group sitesSingle sites · 365
Single sites · 365Unnamed spots, mapped individually. Easiest to judge on the map.
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