Free camping near Ahwahnee, CA
Yes. 24 of the 53 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Ahwahnee, CA are listed as free; 27 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Lower Bridge, 4.1 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Ahwahnee, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bridge | 4.1 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Yosemite Forks | — |
| Middle Bridge | 4.6 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Miami Staging Area 1 | 5.6 | Free | — | — | — |
| Miami Staging Area | 6.0 | Free | Lewis Fork (stream) | 1.6 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Crane Valley | 7.7 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Recreation Point Group Camp | 7.8 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Greys Mountain | 8.7 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Nelder Grove | 8.7 | Free | California Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Forks Campground | 8.9 | Fee | Bass Lake (water) | 0.8 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Soquel | 9.0 | Fee | California Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Old Corral | — |
| Summerdale | 9.7 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Chilkoot | 9.8 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Summit Camp | 10.0 | Free | East Fork Chowchilla River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wawona | — |
| Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite | 10 | Free | Rainier Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Lupine | 10 | Fee | Bass Lake (water) | 0.7 mi to The Pines | — |
| Big Sandy | 10 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Texas Flat | 10 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Spring Cove Campground | 10 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to The Pines | — |
| Kelty Meadow | 11 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Boggy Meadow 1 | 11 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Wishon Point Campground | 11 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to The Pines | — |
| Fresno Dome | 11 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Fish Camp/Big Creek | 12 | Free | Big Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Whiskers | 13 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Gaggs Camp | 14 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Jerseydale | 14 | Free | Snow Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Darrah | — |
| Grizzly Pass | 16 | Free | Bare Island Lake (water) | 8.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Whisky Falls | 16 | Free | Whisky Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Cascadel Woods | — |
| Gertrude Creek West | 17 | Free | Whisky Creek (stream) | 0.3 mi to Cascadel Woods | — |
| D Spur | 17 | Free | Lost Lake Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Gertrude Creek East | 17 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to North Fork | — |
| Muggler Creek | 18 | Free | Mugler Creek (stream) | 8.9 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Grizzly Creek | 18 | Free | Grizzly Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to South Wawona | — |
| Soda Springs | 18 | Fee | West Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Lower Chiquito | 19 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Quartz Mountain | 19 | Free | — | 10 mi to Wawona | — |
| Beasore/Chiquito | 19 | Free | East Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Upper Chiquito | 19 | Free | East Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Placer | 20 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Sweetwater | 20 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Rock Creek | 20 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Wagner Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Big Creek | — |
| San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area | 21 | Fee | San Joaquin River (water) | 3.3 mi to New Auberry | — |
| Little Jackass | 21 | Free | — | 14 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| In Sierra National ForestDave slept here | 21 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Auberry | — |
| Mammoth Pool | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Fish Creek | 21 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Dirt Flat Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to El Portal | — |
| Dry Gulch Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to El Portal | — |
| McCabe Flat Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Good Gulch (stream) | 5.8 mi to Midpines | — |
The other 3 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Ahwahnee, CA.
Who manages the camps near Ahwahnee, CA
Who manages them: 49 on the Forest Service; 3 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Sierra National Forest — 50 camps: 24 free, 26 fee
- Mother Lode Field Office — 2 camps: 2 unpriced
- Bakersfield Field Office — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 53 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Ahwahnee, CA
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
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 Ahwahnee, 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.