🌲 National Forest camping in California

CampSage tracks 534 national forest camping campgrounds in California, grouped by area. 197 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.

Lake Tahoe (60)

• (Lake Alpine) Silver Tip Campground 4.4
• (Lake Alpine) Backpackers 4.9
• (Lake Alpine) Lodgepole Campground 4.0
• (Lake Alpine) Pine Marten 4.5
• (Lake Alpine) Silver Valley Campground 4.3
• (Lake Alpine) West Shore 4.6
• Ahart Campground 4.2
• Bear River Group Campground (Eldorado National Forest, CA) 4.9
• Berger 4.2
• Big Bend Group (Yuba River) 4.0
• Big Silver Group 5.0
• Black Oak 4.2
• Boca Spring 4.3
• Boyington Mill 4.2
• Bridal Veil Group Area And Picnic Ground 4.1
• Cottonwood Creek 4.2
• Coyote Group 4.3
• Crocker Guard Station 4.6
• Diablo 4.0
• East Meadow Campground 4.0
• Emigrant Group 4.2
• Forbes Creek 4.2
• French Meadows 4.3
• Gates Group 4.3
• Giant Gap 4.1
• Gold Lake 4 X 4 Campground 4.2
• Goose Meadows 4.3
• Lakes Basin 4.3
• Lakeside (Truckee) 4.1
• Lewis 4.3
• Loganville 4.0
• Logger Campground 4.2
• New Spicer Meadows 4.0
• North Fork (Ca) 4.5
• Northshore Campground - Loon Lake (CA) 4.3
• Pass Creek Campground 4.1
• Pipi Campground 4.1
• Ponderosa Cove Campground 4.2
• Prosser Family 4.4
• Prosser Ranch Group 4.5
• Red Fir 4.4
• Robbs Hut 4.4
• Salmon Creek 4.2
• Sandy Flat - Utica Reservoir (Stanislaus NF) 4.5
• Sardine Lake 4.1
• Shirttail Creek 4.3
• Silver Creek Group Campground 5.0
• Silver Creek-Truckee 4.1
• Silver Lake East- Eldorado 4.3
• Sly Guard Cabin 4.2
• Spring Creek 4.2
• Stumpy Meadows 4.1
• Sunset-Union Valley 4.3
• Union West - Union Reservoir (Stanislaus NF) 4.9
• Upper Little Truckee 4.3
• West Point Campground 4.4
• Wild Plum 4.2
• Woodcamp Campground 4.0
• Wrights Lake 4.3
• Wrights Lake Equestrian Campground 4.5

Eastern Sierra / Mammoth (43)

• Aspen Hollow Group (Sequoia National Forest, CA) 5.0
• Big Pine Canyon 4.5
• Big Pine Creek Campground 4.4
• Bishop Park Campground (CA) 4.4
• Camp Four And Half Cabin 4.5
• Catavee 4.7
• Cedar Flat Group Campground 4.3
• Coldwater Campground - Inyo NF (CA) 4.6
• College 4.4
• Convict Lake Campground 4.6
• Deer Creek 4.4
• Dinkey Creek 4.2
• Dorabelle Campground 4.7
• East Fork Campground – Inyo National Forest (CA) 4.6
• Forks Campground (Inyo) 4.6
• Four Jeffrey 4.6
• French Camp 4.6
• Gull Lake Campground 4.4
• Hume Lake 4.4
• June Lake 4.4
• Kinnikinnick 4.8
• Kirch Flat Group Campground 4.3
• Lake Mary Campground 4.2
• Lower Billy Creek 4.8
• Mono Hot Springs 4.6
• New Shady Rest Campground 4.3
• Oh Ridge 4.3
• Old Shady Rest Campground 4.4
• Palisades Group Campground 4.8
• Pine Glen 4.5
• Princess 4.5
• Rancheria 4.5
• Reversed Creek Campground 4.3
• Rock Creek Lake (Inyo National Forest, CA) 4.4
• Rock Creek Lake Group Camp (Inyo National Forest, CA) 4.3
• Sherwin Creek 4.4
• Silver Lake Campground June Lake (CA) 4.4
• Table Mountain (Inyo) 4.7
• Tuff Campground 4.6
• Twin Lakes Campground 4.5
• Upper Billy Creek Cg 4.4
• Upper Sage Flat 4.5
• Vermillion 4.2

Shasta-Trinity National Forest (36)

• ACKERMAN CAMPGROUND 3.9
• AhDiNa Campground 4.5
• Antlers (Shasta Lake, CA) 4.0
• BAILEY COVE 3.4
• Beehive Dispersed Area (CA)
• Bridge Camp (CA)
• Castle Lake Campground
• Cattle Camp Campground (CA) 4
• COOPER GULCH CAMPGROUND 3.8
• Eagle Creek (CA)
• EAST WEAVER GROUP CAMPGROUND 2
• FAWN 3.3
• Gregory Beach Dispersed Area (CA)
• Hayden Flat Group Campground 1
• 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
• LITTLE MT. HOFFMAN LOOKOUT 4.3
• Lower Jones Valley (CA)
• MARINERS POINT GROUP CAMPGROUND 3.4
• McBride Springs Campground (CA) 5
• MCCLOUD BRIDGE 5
• MINERSVILLE CAMPGROUND 3.3
• NELSON POINT 1.5
• Pigeon Point Group Campground 3.3
• Preacher Meadow (CA)
• RED FIR FLAT GROUP CAMPGROUND 3
• Ridgeville Boat-In Campground
• Salt Creek Dispersed Area (CA)
• Sims Flat Campground (CA) 2.5
• Skunk Point Group Campground 3.6
• Trinity River (CA)

Plumas National Forest (35)

• Big Cove (Plumas National Forest, CA) 3.9
• BLACK MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT 4.5
• BOULDER CREEK (CA) 4.3
• COTTONWOOD (CA) 3.8
• Crocker Campground
• Deanes Valley Family Cg (CA) Plumas Nf
• FRENCHMAN 3.6
• Gansner Bar Campground (CA) 3.7
• Gold Lake Campground (CA) 3.4
• GRASSHOPPER FLAT 4.4
• Greenville Campground 3
• GRIZZLY 4.4
• Grizzly Creek Campground (CA) 1.2
• HALLSTED 3.9
• HORSE CAMPGROUND 3.7
• HUTCHINS 3.8
• Laufman Family Campground
• LIGHTNING TREE 4.3
• LITTLE BEAVER A CAMPGROUND 4.1
• LONE ROCK (CA) 3.6
• LONG POINT (CA) 4.0
• Meadow Camp Campground
• Meadow View Family Campground
• Mill Creek Campground (Plumas) 2.4
• North Fork Campground (Plumas) 3.8
• Queen Lily Campground (Plumas) 3
• RED FEATHER CALIFORNIA 3.8
• Rock Creek Campground (CA)
• RUNNING DEER CAMPGROUND 3.4
• Silver Lake Campground (Plumas National Forest, CA)
• Snake Lake Campground and Equestrian Camp
• SPANISH CREEK CAMPGROUND 4.2
• Sundew Campground (CA) 4.5
• WHITEHORSE CAMPGROUND 3.8
• WYANDOTTE A CAMPGROUND 3.5

Sequoia National Forest (33)

• Auxiliary Dam 3
• Big Meadow Campground - US Forest Service Sequoia National Forest (CA) 4.4
• Big Meadows Cabin (CA) 4.5
• BOULDER GULCH 3.3
• CAMP 9 2.5
• COVE GROUP 4.6
• ESHOM CAMPGROUND 4.2
• Evans Flat Campground
• FIR GROUP 4
• FRENCH GULCH 2
• Grouse Valley Cabins 3
• HALFWAY GROUP CAMPGROUND 3.4
• Hobo Campground 3.6
• HOLEY MEADOW 3.8
• HOSPITAL FLAT 3.8
• HUNGRY GULCH 2.6
• LANDSLIDE 4.5
• LIMESTONE CAMPGROUND 3.8
• LIVE OAK
• LIVE OAK SOUTH
• LOGGER FLAT GROUP 4.8
• LONG MEADOW GROUP 4
• OAK FLAT LOOKOUT 2
• PARADISE COVE 2.6
• PIONEER POINT
• POSO GUARD STATION CABIN 3
• South Fork Rec
• STONY CREEK SEQUOIA 4.4
• TEN MILE CAMPGROUND (CA) 4.0
• THUNDERBIRD GROUP CAMPGROUND 3.5
• TILLIE CREEK 3.5
• UPPER STONY CREEK CAMPGROUND 4.6
• WISHON CABIN 3.5

Tahoe National Forest (30)

• BOCA CAMPGROUND 3.8
• BOCA REST CAMPGROUND 3.9
• CAL-IDA 3.6
• CARLTON 4.1
• CHAPMAN 2.9
• COLD CREEK 3.2
• Cottage Creek Campground (CA) 3.8
• Dark Day Campground 3.4
• FIDDLE CREEK 4.0
• FINDLEY CAMPGROUND 3.8
• FIR TOP CAMPGROUND 3.9
• Garden Point Boat-in Campground 3.8
• GRANITE FLAT (CALIFORNIA) 3.7
• HAMPSHIRE ROCKS 3.4
• Hornswoggle Group Campground 3.5
• INDIAN SPRINGS 3.3
• INDIAN VALLEY 4.3
• LITTLE LASIER MEADOWS CAMPGROUND 3.9
• LOWER LITTLE TRUCKEE 3.8
• Madrone Cove Boat-in Campground 2.5
• PACKSADDLE 3.6
• RAMSHORN 1
• ROCKY REST 4
• Schoolhouse Campground (CA) 4.1
• SIERRA
• SKILLMAN 3.9
• TUNNEL MILLS II 4.3
• UNION FLAT 2.9
• WHITE CLOUD 3.8
• YUBA PASS CAMPGROUND

Stanislaus National Forest (26)

• Baker Campground
• Beardsley Dam Campground
• Big Meadow (Stanislaus National Forest) 3.5
• Brightman Flat Campground
• Cascade Creek Campground
• Clark Fork Campground
• Dardanelle Campground
• Deadman Campground
• Eureka Valley Campground
• Fence Creek Campground
• Fraser Flat Campground
• Herring Creek Campground
• Hull Creek Campground
• Lumsden Bridge Campground
• Meadowview Campground 4.0
• Mill Creek Campground
• Niagara Creek Campground
• Niagara OHV Campground
• Pigeon Flat Campground
• Pines Campground
• PIONEER TRAIL 3.8
• Sand Bar Flat Campground
• Sand Flat Campground
• South Fork Campground
• Stanislaus River Campground
• Waka Lu Hep Yo 2

Yosemite Area (24)

• Cherry Valley 4.5
• Chilkoot 4.0
• Crags Campground 4.5
• Dimond O 4.5
• Forks Campground (Sierra) 4.5
• Green Creek Group 4.6
• Honeymoon Flat 4.6
• Kelty Meadow 4.2
• Lost Claim 4.1
• Lower Twin Lakes At Bridgeport 4.7
• Lupine 4.3
• Paha 4.4
• Pinecrest 4.3
• Pinecrest Day Use Area 4.1
• Pines Group Stanislaus 4.7
• Pines Stanislaus 4.0
• Robinson Creek North 4.6
• Robinson Creek South 4.5
• Soquel Campground 4.2
• Spring Cove 4.3
• Summerdale Campground 4.6
• Sweetwater (Stanislaus National Forest) 4.4
• Trumbull Lake 4.6
• Wishon Bass Lake 4.1

Shasta-Trinity / Lassen (22)

• Almanor 4.0
• Alpine View Campground 4.0
• Bushytail 4.1
• Camp 4 Group Campground 4.2
• Camp Discovery Group Camp (Red Bluff Recreation Area) 4.7
• Carter Meadows Horse Group 4.8
• Dekkas Rock 4.1
• Ellery Creek 4.1
• Fowlers Campground 4.3
• Girard Ridge Lookout 4.6
• Gregory Creek Group Campground 4.2
• Gurnsey Creek 4.7
• Hat Creek 4.6
• Hirz Bay Group 2 5.0
• Hirz Mountain Lookout 4.4
• Mary Smith Campground 4.1
• Moore Creek 5.0
• Pine Point (Shasta Lake, CA) 4.2
• Post Creek Guard Station 4.3
• Stoney Group Shasta-Trinity 4.5
• Sycamore Grove (Red Bluff) Campground 4.2
• Tannery 4.1

Los Padres National Forest (19)

• American Canyon Campground
• ARROYO SECO 4.0
• BALLINGER CAMPGROUND 3.8
• CHINA CAMP CAMPGROUND 3.4
• ESCONDIDO CAMPGROUND 3.2
• FREMONT CAMPGROUND 3.7
• Horseshoe Springs Campground
• LA PANZA CAMPGROUND 4
• MEMORIAL CAMPGROUND 3.7
• MIDDLE LION CAMPGROUND 3.6
• NAVAJO FLATS CAMPGROUND 2.8
• NIRA CAMPGROUND 3.9
• PINE MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND 3.9
• PONDEROSA CAMPGROUND 2.7
• Rancho Nuevo Campground
• ROSE VALLEY CAMPGROUND 3.9
• TURKEY FLAT OHV STAGING AREA
• UPPER OSO CAMPGROUND 3.9
• WHITE OAKS CAMPGROUND 1.7

Mendocino National Forest (19)

• Davis Flat
• Deer Valley Campground 4
• Dixie Glade Campground
• Fouts
• Fuller Grove Group Campground
• GRAY PINE GROUP CAMPGROUND 3.2
• Howard Lake Campground
• Howard Meadows Campground
• Letts Lake Campground
• Little Doe Campground
• Little Stony
• Mill Creek - Mendocino National Forest
• Mill Creek Campground
• Mill Valley Campground
• North Fork - Mendocino National Forest
• North Fork Campground
• Penny Pines Campground
• PINE MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT 3.6
• South Fork Campground - Mendocino National Forest

Mt Pinos / Frazier Park (15)

• Belknap 4.8
• Camp Three Campground 4.3
• Campo Alto Campground 4.5
• Chuchupate Campground 4.1
• Coy Flat 4.2
• Fairview Campground 4.2
• Goldledge Campground 4.1
• Headquarters 4.2
• Mcgill Campground And Group Campground 4.5
• Mt. Pinos Campground 4.2
• Quaking Aspen 4.4
• Quaking Aspen Cabin 4.3
• Redwood Meadow 4.5
• Sandy Flat 4.2
• Wishon 4.2

San Bernardino National Forest (14)

• Big Pine Equestrian Group Campground 3.5
• CRAB FLATS 3.9
• Dark Canyon Campground
• FISHERMANS GROUP 3
• GREEN SPOT EQUESTRIAN GROUP CAMP 2.8
• Holcomb Valley Campground
• Horse Springs Campground (San Bernardino National Forest)
• IRONWOOD GROUP CAMP 3
• JUNIPER SPRINGS GROUP CAMP 4
• LOBO GROUP 3
• OSO GROUP
• Pinyon Flat Campground (San Bernardino National Forest)
• RIBBONWOOD EQUESTRIAN CG 3.8
• TENT PEG GROUP

Sierra National Forest (13)

• BADGER FLATS GROUP
• CEDAR BLUFF 3.9
• CRANE VALLEY
• DIRT FLAT 3.4
• DRY GULCH 3.8
• FISH CREEK (CA) 4.8
• JACKASS MEADOW
• MAMMOTH POOL
• MONO CREEK 3.8
• RECREATION POINT 3.6
• Rock Creek (Sierra National Forest, CA)
• SWEETWATER 3.9
• TEXAS FLATS

Angeles National Forest (12)

• Appletree Campground
• BANDIDO GROUP CAMPGROUND 3.4
• Chilao Campground - Little Pines Loop 5
• CRYSTAL LAKE
• LAKE CAMPGROUND 3.7
• LIGHTNING POINT GROUP CAMPGROUND
• MEADOW GROUP CAMPGROUND 3.7
• Monte Cristo Campground 3
• Peavine Campground
• PYRAMID LAKE - EMIGRANT LANDING DAY USE AREA
• PYRAMID LAKE - LOS ALAMOS CAMPGROUND 3.9
• Sycamore Flat Campground

Big Bear (12)

• Barton Flats 4.6
• Bluff Mesa Group Camp 4.5
• Boulder Group Camp 4.5
• Buttercup Group Camp 5.0
• Council 5.0
• Grays Peak Group Camp 5.0
• Hanna Flat 4.5
• Pineknot 4.5
• San Gorgonio 4.5
• Serrano 4.7
• Shady Cove Group Campground 4.2
• Tanglewood Group Camp 4.4

Inyo National Forest (12)

• AGNEW HORSE CAMP 4.1
• AGNEW MEADOWS GROUP CAMP 4
• ASPEN GROUP (INYO) 3.8
• BISHOP PARK GROUP 3.4
• GRAYS MEADOWS 4.2
• LONE PINE 4.4
• MCGEE CREEK 4.6
• OBSIDIAN FLAT 3.8
• ONION VALLEY 4.2
• PUMICE FLAT GROUP CAMP 4.5
• Saddlebag Lake Trailhead Group Camp 3.3
• WHITNEY PORTAL 4.8

Six Rivers National Forest (11)

• BEAR BASIN LOOKOUT AND CABIN 4.9
• DILLON CREEK CAMPGROUND 3.3
• East Fork Campground – Six Rivers NF (CA) 1
• FIR COVE CAMPGROUND
• FISH LAKE CAMPGROUND 3.5
• GRASSY FLAT CAMPGROUND 3.5
• MAD RIVER CAMPGROUND
• Nordheimer Main Campground
• North Fork Campground
• PANTHER FLAT CAMPGROUND 4.4
• PATRICK CREEK CAMPGROUND 3.8

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters (10)

• Bootleg
• Buckeye
• Chris Flat
• Crystal Springs
• Leavitt Meadows
• Lookout Campground 4
• Markleeville
• Obsidian
• Obsidian Campground
• Sonora Bridge

Eldorado National Forest (9)

• CAPPS CROSSING
• Dru Barner Campground 3.8
• FASHODA 3.9
• LOON LAKE 3.9
• MIDDLE MEADOWS 4
• South Fork Group - Eldorado NF (CA) 2.3
• SOUTH SHORE CAMPGROUND 3.8
• VAN VLECK BUNKHOUSE 3.3
• WENCH CREEK 3.5

Klamath National Forest (9)

• Big Flat Campground
• CURLY JACK CAMPGROUND 4
• HIDDEN HORSE EQUESTRIAN CAMPGROUND
• Hotelling Campground
• Indian Scotty Campground 5
• Juanita Lake Campground 4.1
• JUANITA LAKE GROUP CAMPSITE 4.2
• SARAH TOTTEN CAMPGROUND 5
• TREE OF HEAVEN CAMPGROUND 3.9

Anza-Borrego Desert (6)

• Bobcat Meadow Campground 4.2
• Burnt Rancheria 4.5
• El Prado Group 4.2
• Horse Heaven Group 4.7
• Laguna 4.4
• Oak Grove Campground 4.2

Cleveland National Forest (6)

• BOULDER OAKS EQST
• Corral Canyon Campground 3.4
• Crestline Group Campground 5
• FRY CREEK CAMPGROUND 3.6
• OBSERVATORY CAMPGROUND 3.6
• WOODED HILL GROUP 4.3

Idyllwild / San Jacinto (5)

• Black Mountain (San Bernardino) 4.1
• Boulder Basin 4.3
• Dripping Springs Campground (Ca) 4.2
• Fern Basin 4.2
• Marion Mountain 4.0

Lassen National Forest (5)

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

Redwoods / Humboldt (5)

• Boise Creek 4.2
• Forest Glen Guard Station 4.2
• Nordheimer Group Sites 5.0
• Oak Bottom Campground 4.8
• Pearch Creek Campground 4.6

Santa Barbara Coast (5)

• Davy Brown Campground 4.2
• Los Prietos 4.5
• Mt. Figueroa Campground 4.1
• Paradise Campground 4.2
• Sage Hill 4.3

Modoc National Forest (4)

• Blue Lake Campground Group Site - Modoc NF (CA) 3
• Lassen Creek Campground
• MEDICINE LAKE RECREATION AREA 4.3
• Patterson Guard Station 4

Lake Arrowhead (3)

• Dogwood 4.7
• Green Valley 4.7
• North Shore (Ca) 4.5

Ojai / Los Padres (3)

• Holiday Group Campground 4.1
• Reyes Peak Campground 4.2
• Wheeler Gorge 4.4

Wrightwood / Big Pines (3)

• Applewhite Campground (CA) 4.0
• Mountain Oak 4.4
• Table Mountain (Angeles) 4.4

Big Sur (2)

• Kirk Creek Campground 4.5
• Plaskett Creek Campground 4.3

San Gabriels / Angeles (2)

• Coulter Group Campground 4.6
• Deer Group Camp 4.0

Central Coast / Pismo (1)

• Cerro Alto Campground 4.3

Mendocino Coast (1)

• Masterson Group Campground 4.5

Other areas (19)

• Calpine Lookout 4.9
• Chilcoot 4.5
• Coon Creek Group Campground 5.0
• Falcon Group 4.3
• Gerle Creek 4.7
• Harvey West Cabin 4.8
• Heart Bar Campground 4.7
• Heart Bar Equestrian 4.5
• Ice House 4.5
• Jackson Flats 4.2
• Kit Carson Campground 4.5
• Loon Lake Chalet 5.0
• Reyes Creek Campground 4.6
• Sardine Peak Lookout 5.0
• Silver Creek 4.5
• Skyline 4.7
• Wild Horse Equestrian Family 4.7
• Wolf Creek California 4.4
• Yellowjacket 4.4

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