Free camping near Acton, CA
Yes. 26 of the 46 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Acton, CA are listed as free; 17 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is Big Buck Trail Camp, 8.0 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land.
All 46 camps near Acton, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Buck Trail Camp | 8.0 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Singing Springs | — |
| Messenger Flats | 8.0 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Acton | — |
| Lightning Point | 8.6 | Fee | — | 8.6 mi to Acton | — |
| Rocky Point | 9.2 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Sage | 9.2 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Basin | 9.9 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Monte Cristo | 11 | Fee | — | 10 mi to La Crescenta-Montrose | — |
| Rowher Flats OHV Area #1 | 12 | Free | Texas Canyon (stream) | 1.6 mi to Sleepy Valley | — |
| Mt. Pacifico | 12 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Sulphur Springs Trail Camp | 14 | Free | South Fork Little Rock Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Chilao | — |
| Spunky | 14 | Free | — | 0.9 mi to Green Valley | — |
| Horse Flats | 15 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Bandido | 15 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Streamside | 15 | Free | Mystic Canyon (stream) | 3.2 mi to Las Cantilles | — |
| Live Oak Cg | 15 | Free | Bear Canyon (stream) | 3.1 mi to Humphreys | — |
| Coulter Group Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Chilao | — |
| Zuni | 15 | Free | Texas Canyon (stream) | 0.1 mi to Las Cantilles | — |
| Chilao Campgrounds | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Oakwilde | 17 | Free | Brown Canyon (stream) | 2.4 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Bear Canyon Trail Camp | 18 | Free | — | — | — |
| Cooper Canyon Trail Camp | 18 | Free | Cooper Canyon Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| Bear Canyon | 18 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Altadena | — |
| Valley Forge Trail Camp | 18 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 1.9 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Buckhorn | 19 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Duarte | — |
| West Fork Trail Camp | 19 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 1.7 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Gould Mesa Trail Camp | 19 | Free | Arroyo Seco (stream) | 1.9 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Gould Mesa | 19 | Free | Debris Basin (water) | 0.6 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Mt. Lowe Trail Camp | 19 | Free | Las Flores Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Millard Trail Camp | 19 | Free | Millard Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Altadena | — |
| Devore Trail Camp | 19 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Cottonwood | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
| Idlehour Trail Camp | 21 | Free | Eaton Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Spruce Grove Trail Camp | 21 | Free | Santa Anita Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Sycamore Flat | 21 | Fee | Big Rock Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Old Point Comfort | — |
| Hoegees | 22 | Free | — | — | — |
| South Fork | 22 | Fee | South Fork Big Rock Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Paradise Springs | — |
| Glenn Camp Campground | 22 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (river) | 6.6 mi to Bradbury | — |
| Little Jimmy Campground | 23 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Deer Flat | 23 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Spring Camp | 23 | Free | Monrovia Canyon (stream) | 4.7 mi to Bradbury | — |
| Crystal Lake Recreation Area | 23 | Unpriced | Crystal Lake (water) | 0.3 mi to Crystal Lake | — |
| Prospect | 23 | Free | Elizabeth Lake Canyon (stream) | 6.3 mi to Naylor Place | — |
| Crystal Lake Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Upper Shake | 24 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Lake Hughes | — |
| Coldbrook | 24 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Glendora | — |
| Big Rock Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Big Rock Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Mile High | — |
Who manages the camps near Acton, CA
Who manages them: 46 on the Forest Service.
- Angeles National Forest — 46 camps: 26 free, 17 fee, 3 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 46 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Acton, CA
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Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Acton, CA, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.