Free camping near Alleghany, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Alleghany, CA there are 142 camps: 75 free, 55 fee, 12 unpriced. The closest is Ramshorn, 6.3 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Ramshorn, 6.3 miles out.
Who manages them: 141 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramshorn | 6.3 | Free | — | 1.2 mi to Goodyears Bar | — |
| Kanaka Creek | 6.4 | Free | Kanaka Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Cruzonville | — |
| Trapper Camp | 6.4 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Goodyears Bar | — |
| Gaston | 7.4 | Free | South Fork Poorman Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Maybert | — |
| Rocky Rest | 7.9 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Goodyears Bar | — |
| Indian Valley | 8.3 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Camptonville | — |
| First Divide | 8.4 | Free | Pauley Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Downieville | — |
| Union Flat | 8.7 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Downieville | — |
| Fiddle Creek | 8.9 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Cal Ida | 9.1 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Carlton | 9.2 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Cherokee Creek | 9.7 | Free | Cherokee Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Cal-Ida | — |
| Doolittle Trail | 9.7 | Free | Fall Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Maybert | — |
| Weaver Lake | 10.0 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Graniteville | — |
| White Cloud | 10 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Washington | — |
| Skillman | 11 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Washington | — |
| Fall Creek | 11 | Free | Clear Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Maybert | — |
| Shenanigan Flat | 11 | Free | — | 4.4 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Burlington | 11 | Free | North Fork Deer Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Junction House | — |
| Brandy City | 11 | Free | Cherokee Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Cal-Ida | — |
| Lindsey Lake | 11 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to Graniteville | — |
| South Yuba Recreation Area | 11 | Fee | Kenebec Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Blue Tent | — |
| Bullpen Lake | 11 | Free | Bullpen Lake (water) | 5.7 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Carr Lake | 11 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Graniteville | — |
| Empire Creek | 11 | Free | Empire Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Downieville | — |
| Mooney Creek | 12 | Free | Fall Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Maybert | — |
| Loganville | 12 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Sierra | — |
| Willow Creek | 12 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Oak Valley | 12 | Free | North Yuba River (river) | 1.4 mi to Oak Valley | — |
| Rucker Lake | 13 | Fee | — | 7.4 mi to Washington | — |
| Clyde Mountain | 13 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Washington | — |
| Jackson Creek | 13 | Free | Jackson Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Sawmill Lake | 13 | Free | Canyon Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Grouse Ridge | 13 | Free | — | 7.8 mi to Graniteville | — |
| Butcher Ranch | 14 | Free | Butcher Ranch Creek (stream) | 3.8 mi to Loganville | — |
| Bridger Creek | 14 | Free | Jaybird Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Weeds Point | — |
| Sanford Lake | 14 | Free | Sanford Lake (water) | 3.4 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Morristown | 14 | Free | Little Canyon Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to La Porte | — |
| Tamarack Lakes | 14 | Free | Tamarack Lakes (water) | 3.0 mi to Loganville | — |
| Canyon Creek | 14 | Free | — | — | — |
| Packer Saddle | 14 | Free | Packer Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Loganville | — |
| Catfish Cove | 14 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Celestial Valley | — |
| Dark Day | 14 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Wild Plum | 14 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Sierra | — |
| Milton Reservoir | 15 | Free | Milton Reservoir (water) | 4.4 mi to Sierra City | — |
| American House Ohv Camp | 15 | Free | — | 3.0 mi to La Porte | — |
| Packsaddle | 15 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Sierra | — |
| Garden Point Boating | 15 | Fee | — | 4.2 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Schoolhouse | 15 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to North San Juan | — |
| Berger Creek | 15 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Sierra | — |
The other 92 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Alleghany, CA.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Alleghany, 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.