🚤 Lakeside camping in California

CampSage tracks 246 lakeside camping campgrounds in California, grouped by area. 29 of them are on live cancellation watch right now. Tap any campground for live 2–3 night openings, reviews, a direct booking link, and a free alert when a cancellation opens up.

Shasta-Trinity National Forest (27)

• ACKERMAN CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.9
• Antlers (Shasta Lake, CA) ⭐ 4.0
• BAILEY COVE ⭐ 3.4
• Beehive Dispersed Area (CA)
• BUSHYTAIL ⭐ 4.1
• Castle Lake Campground
• COOPER GULCH CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.8
• FAWN ⭐ 3.3
• Gregory Beach Dispersed Area (CA)
• GREGORY CREEK GROUP CAMPGROUND ⭐ 4.3
• Gregory Creek Group Campground
• HAYWARD FLAT ⭐ 3.7
• HIRZ BAY ⭐ 3.7
• HIRZ BAY GROUP 1 ⭐ 3
• HIRZ CABIN ⭐ 3.6
• Jones Valley Inlet Dispersed Area (CA)
• Jones Valley Inlet West Dispersed Area (CA)
• LAKESHORE EAST ⭐ 3.6
• Lower Jones Valley (CA)
• MARINERS POINT GROUP CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.4
• MARY SMITH CAMPGROUND ⭐ 4.1
• MCCLOUD BRIDGE ⭐ 5
• MINERSVILLE CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.3
• NELSON POINT ⭐ 1.5
• Salt Creek Dispersed Area (CA)
• STONEY GROUP SHASTA-TRINITY ⭐ 4.4
• TANNERY ⭐ 4.1

Plumas National Forest (26)

• Big Cove (Plumas National Forest, CA) ⭐ 3.9
• BOULDER CREEK (CA) ⭐ 4.3
• CHILCOOT ⭐ 4.5
• COTTONWOOD (CA) ⭐ 3.8
• FRENCHMAN ⭐ 3.6
• Gold Lake 4 X 4 Campground ⭐ 4.2
• Gold Lake Campground (CA) ⭐ 3.4
• GRASSHOPPER FLAT ⭐ 4.4
• GRIZZLY ⭐ 4.4
• Grizzly Creek Campground (CA) ⭐ 1.2
• HORSE CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.7
• HUTCHINS ⭐ 3.8
• LAKES BASIN ⭐ 4.2
• LIGHTNING TREE ⭐ 4.3
• LITTLE BEAVER A CAMPGROUND ⭐ 4.1
• LONE ROCK (CA) ⭐ 3.6
• LONG POINT (CA) ⭐ 4.0
• Mill Creek Campground (Plumas) ⭐ 2.4
• RED FEATHER CALIFORNIA ⭐ 3.8
• RUNNING DEER CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.4
• Silver Lake Campground (Plumas National Forest, CA)
• Snake Lake Campground and Equestrian Camp
• SPRING CREEK ⭐ 4.2
• Sundew Campground (CA) ⭐ 4.5
• WHITEHORSE CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.8
• WYANDOTTE A CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.5

Tahoe National Forest (24)

• BERGER ⭐ 4.3
• BOCA CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.8
• BOCA REST CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.9
• Cottage Creek Campground (CA) ⭐ 3.8
• Dark Day Campground ⭐ 3.4
• DIABLO ⭐ 4.1
• EAST MEADOW CAMPGROUND ⭐ 4.0
• FINDLEY CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.8
• FIR TOP CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.9
• FORBES CREEK ⭐ 4.2
• Garden Point Boat-in Campground ⭐ 3.8
• GIANT GAP ⭐ 4.1
• GRANITE FLAT (CALIFORNIA) ⭐ 3.7
• Hornswoggle Group Campground ⭐ 3.5
• LITTLE LASIER MEADOWS CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.9
• LOWER LITTLE TRUCKEE ⭐ 3.8
• Madrone Cove Boat-in Campground ⭐ 2.5
• PACKSADDLE ⭐ 3.6
• PASS CREEK CAMPGROUND ⭐ 4.2
• SARDINE LAKE ⭐ 4.1
• Schoolhouse Campground (CA) ⭐ 4.1
• SHIRTTAIL CREEK ⭐ 4.2
• SIERRA
• WOODCAMP CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.9

Sequoia National Forest (23)

• Aspen Hollow Group (Sequoia National Forest, CA) ⭐ 5
• Big Meadow Campground - US Forest Service Sequoia National Forest (CA) ⭐ 4.4
• BOULDER GULCH ⭐ 3.3
• CAMP 9 ⭐ 2.5
• CAMP FOUR AND HALF CABIN ⭐ 4.7
• COVE GROUP ⭐ 4.6
• ESHOM CAMPGROUND ⭐ 4.2
• FIR GROUP ⭐ 4
• FRENCH GULCH ⭐ 2
• Grouse Valley Cabins ⭐ 3
• HUME LAKE ⭐ 4.4
• HUNGRY GULCH ⭐ 2.6
• LIVE OAK
• LIVE OAK SOUTH
• LOGGER FLAT GROUP ⭐ 4.8
• PARADISE COVE ⭐ 2.6
• PIONEER POINT
• PRINCESS ⭐ 4.5
• SANDY FLAT ⭐ 4.2
• STONY CREEK SEQUOIA ⭐ 4.4
• TEN MILE CAMPGROUND (CA) ⭐ 4.0
• TILLIE CREEK ⭐ 3.5
• UPPER STONY CREEK CAMPGROUND ⭐ 4.6

Lake Tahoe (14)

• (Lake Alpine) Silver Tip Campground ⭐ 4.4
• (Lake Alpine) Backpackers ⭐ 4.8
• (Lake Alpine) Lodgepole Campground ⭐ 4.2
• (Lake Alpine) Pine Marten ⭐ 4.5
• (Lake Alpine) Silver Valley Campground ⭐ 4.3
• (Lake Alpine) West Shore ⭐ 4.6
• Alpine Meadow Campground ⭐ 4.5
• Fallen Leaf Campground ⭐ 4.5
• Lakeside (Truckee) ⭐ 4.1
• Northshore Campground - Loon Lake (CA) ⭐ 4.3
• Silver Lake East- Eldorado ⭐ 4.2
• William Kent Campground ⭐ 4.5
• Wrights Lake ⭐ 4.3
• Wrights Lake Equestrian Campground ⭐ 4.5

Inyo National Forest (10)

• AGNEW HORSE CAMP ⭐ 4.1
• AGNEW MEADOWS GROUP CAMP ⭐ 4
• ASPEN GROUP (INYO) ⭐ 3.8
• BISHOP PARK GROUP ⭐ 3.4
• MCGEE CREEK ⭐ 4.6
• OBSIDIAN FLAT ⭐ 3.8
• PUMICE FLAT GROUP CAMP ⭐ 4.5
• Saddlebag Lake Trailhead Group Camp ⭐ 3.3
• TABLE MOUNTAIN (INYO) ⭐ 4.7
• UPPER SAGE FLAT ⭐ 4.5

Lassen Volcanic National Park (9)

• BUTTE LAKE ⭐ 4.2
• BUTTE LAKE GROUP ⭐ 3.7
• BUTTE LAKE STOCK CORRAL ⭐ 4
• JUNIPER LAKE GROUP ⭐ 5
• JUNIPER LAKE STOCK CORRAL
• MANZANITA LAKE GROUP CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.9
• SUMMIT LAKE NORTH ⭐ 4.4
• SUMMIT LAKE SOUTH ⭐ 4.2
• SUMMIT LAKE STOCK CORRAL ⭐ 5

Stanislaus National Forest (9)

• Beardsley Dam Campground
• Big Meadow (Stanislaus National Forest) ⭐ 3.5
• New Spicer Meadows ⭐ 3.7
• PINECREST ⭐ 4.3
• PINECREST DAY USE AREA ⭐ 4.1
• PIONEER TRAIL ⭐ 3.8
• Sandy Flat - Utica Reservoir (Stanislaus NF) ⭐ 4.5
• Stanislaus River Campground
• Union West - Union Reservoir (Stanislaus NF) ⭐ 5

Eastern Sierra / Mammoth (8)

• Convict Lake Campground ⭐ 4.6
• Gull Lake Campground ⭐ 4.3
• June Lake ⭐ 4.3
• Lake Mary Campground ⭐ 4.2
• Rock Creek Lake (Inyo National Forest, CA) ⭐ 4.3
• Rock Creek Lake Group Camp (Inyo National Forest, CA) ⭐ 4.3
• Silver Lake Campground June Lake (CA) ⭐ 4.4
• Twin Lakes Campground ⭐ 4.5

Eldorado National Forest (7)

• Dru Barner Campground ⭐ 3.8
• FASHODA ⭐ 3.9
• LOON LAKE ⭐ 3.9
• South Fork Group - Eldorado NF (CA) ⭐ 2.3
• SOUTH SHORE CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.8
• VAN VLECK BUNKHOUSE ⭐ 3.3
• WENCH CREEK ⭐ 3.5

San Bernardino National Forest (7)

• Big Pine Equestrian Group Campground ⭐ 3.5
• FISHERMANS GROUP ⭐ 3
• Holcomb Valley Campground
• JUNIPER SPRINGS GROUP CAMP ⭐ 4
• LOBO GROUP ⭐ 3
• OSO GROUP
• TENT PEG GROUP

Sierra National Forest (7)

• CEDAR BLUFF ⭐ 3.9
• CRANE VALLEY
• DORABELLE CAMPGROUND ⭐ 4.7
• JACKASS MEADOW
• MAMMOTH POOL
• MONO CREEK ⭐ 3.8
• RECREATION POINT ⭐ 3.6

Angeles National Forest (6)

• Appletree Campground
• CRYSTAL LAKE
• LAKE CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.7
• Peavine Campground
• PYRAMID LAKE - EMIGRANT LANDING DAY USE AREA
• PYRAMID LAKE - LOS ALAMOS CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.9

Lassen National Forest (6)

• ALMANOR ⭐ 4.3
• Aspen Grove Campground (CA) ⭐ 4.5
• CHRISTIE CAMPGROUND ⭐ 4.4
• EAGLE CAMPGROUND ⭐ 4.5
• MERRILL CAMPGROUND ⭐ 4.6
• WEST EAGLE CAMPGROUND

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (5)

• Badgers Den at Camp Richardson Resort ⭐ 3.9
• Eagles Nest at Camp Richardson Resort ⭐ 3.6
• KASPIAN CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.8
• Meeks Bay Resort ⭐ 3.9
• RV Village Campground at Camp Richardson Resort ⭐ 3.8

New Hogan Lake (5)

• ACORN CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.7
• COYOTE POINT ⭐ 4
• DEER FLAT BOAT IN CAMPGROUND
• OAK KNOLL CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.4
• OBSERVATION POINT PICNIC SHELTER (CA) ⭐ 4

Eastman Lake (4)

• Chowchilla Recreation Area Day Use
• Codorniz Recreation Area Campground ⭐ 4.4
• Wildcat Equestrian Area
• Wildcat Recreation Area Campground ⭐ 5

Klamath National Forest (4)

• Big Flat Campground
• CURLY JACK CAMPGROUND ⭐ 4
• Juanita Lake Campground ⭐ 4.1
• JUANITA LAKE GROUP CAMPSITE ⭐ 4.2

Six Rivers National Forest (4)

• FIR COVE CAMPGROUND
• FISH LAKE CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.5
• MAD RIVER CAMPGROUND
• OAK BOTTOM CAMPGROUND ⭐ 4.8

Lake Sonoma (3)

• BOAT-IN SITES (LAKE SONOMA) ⭐ 3.5
• LIBERTY GLEN (LAKE SONOMA) ⭐ 4.3
• WARM SPRINGS REC AREA ⭐ 4.2

Mendocino Lake (3)

• BUSHAY RECREATION AREA ⭐ 4.0
• CHEKAKA RECREATION AREA LAKE MENDOCINO ⭐ 4
• KYEN CAMPGROUND AND OAK GROVE DAY USE AREA ⭐ 3.9

Mendocino National Forest (3)

• Howard Lake Campground
• Letts Lake Campground
• Letts Lake Campground

Shasta-Trinity / Lassen (3)

• Manzanita Lake ⭐ 4.4
• Manzanita Lake Camping Cabins (CA) ⭐ 4.2
• Pine Point (Shasta Lake, CA) ⭐ 4.2

Yosemite Area (3)

• Lower Twin Lakes At Bridgeport ⭐ 4.6
• Trumbull Lake ⭐ 4.6
• Wishon Bass Lake ⭐ 4.1

Black Butte Lake (2)

• BUCKHORN ⭐ 3.8
• ORLAND BUTTES ⭐ 3.5

Hensley Lake (2)

• BUCK RIDGE ⭐ 5
• HIDDEN VIEW ⭐ 4.2

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters (2)

• Leavitt Meadows
• Sonora Bridge

Modoc National Forest (2)

• Blue Lake Campground Group Site - Modoc NF (CA) ⭐ 3
• MEDICINE LAKE RECREATION AREA ⭐ 4.3

New Melones Lake (2)

• GLORY HOLE RECREATION AREA ⭐ 3.9
• TUTTLETOWN RECREATION AREA ⭐ 3.7

Pine Flat Lake (2)

• ISLAND PARK ⭐ 4.0
• TRIMMER CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.7

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (2)

• BRANDY CREEK PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND ⭐ 3.5
• Whiskey Creek Group Picnic Area (Whiskeytown NRA)

Alabama Hills (1)

• Crowley Lake Campground ⭐ 4.6

Harry L. Englebright Lake (1)

• Englebright Lake Boat-In Campground ⭐ 2.6

Kaweah Lake (1)

• HORSE CREEK ⭐ 3.7

Lake Berryessa (1)

• OAK SHORES DAY USE AREA (CA) ⭐ 4.3

Los Padres National Forest (1)

• PARADISE CAMPGROUND ⭐ 4.2

Mendocino Coast (1)

• Pomo Day Use Area ⭐ 4.6

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (1)

• Sheep Creek Campground ⭐ 4.4

Stony Gorge Reservoir (1)

• PINES GROUP SITE - STONY GORGE RESERVOIR ⭐ 1

Success Lake (1)

• TULE ⭐ 3.8

Trinity (1)

• Douglas City Campground ⭐ 4.6

Other areas (2)

• Crowley Lake Campground
• Dodge Reservoir Campground

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