Free camping near Alta Sierra, CA
Yes. 19 of the 49 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Alta Sierra, CA are listed as free; 26 charge a fee and 4 have no price on record. The closest free one is Cedar Creek, 2.6 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps.
All 49 camps near Alta Sierra, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek | 2.6 | Free | Cedar Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Alta Sierra | — |
| Live Oak Group | 5.1 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Tillie Creek #4 | 5.2 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Tillie Creek | 5.3 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Hungry Gulch | 5.5 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Boulder Gulch | 5.6 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| French Gulch | 6.0 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Pioneer Point | 6.2 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Evans Flat | 6.2 | Free | Greenhorn Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Pettit Place | — |
| Main Dam | 6.7 | Fee | — | 0.4 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Auxiliary Dam | 7.1 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Camp 9 Recreation Area | 7.2 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Headquarters | 7.3 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Kernville | — |
| South Fork Rec | 7.6 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Mountain Mesa | — |
| Camp 3 | 7.7 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Kernville | — |
| Sequoia National ForestDave slept here | 8.2 | Free | Kern River (river) | 2.5 mi to Riverkern | — |
| Paradise Cove | 8.5 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Mountain Mesa | — |
| Hospital Flat | 8.6 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Kernville | — |
| Black Gulch South | 9.4 | Free | Clear Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Bodfish | — |
| White River | 9.6 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Sugarloaf | — |
| Sandy Flat | 10.0 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Frog Meadow | 10 | Free | Tobias Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugarloaf Mountain Park | — |
| Corral Creek | 10 | Free | Corral Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Riverkern | — |
| Hobo | 10 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Isabella lake dispersed camping | 11 | Free | South Fork Kern River (river) | 2.4 mi to Weldon | — |
| Spring Hill South Dispersed Camping | 11 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Kernville | — |
| Spring Hill North Dispersed Camping | 11 | Free | Gold Ledge Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fairview | — |
| Goldledge | 11 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Kernville | — |
| Old Goldledge Dispersed Camping | 12 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Kernville | — |
| Leavis Flat | 13 | Free | Deer Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Chamise Flats Dispersed Camping Area | 13 | Free | Tobias Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Fairview | — |
| Calkins Flat Dispersed Campground | 14 | Free | — | — | — |
| Fairview | 14 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Pine Flat | — |
| Horse Meadow Campground | 15 | Fee | Salmon Creek (stream) | 6.6 mi to Roads End | — |
| Horse Meadow | 16 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Kernville | — |
| Holey Meadow | 16 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Limestone | 17 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Brush Creek | 17 | Free | Brush Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Roads End | — |
| Redwood Meadow | 18 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Sequoia National ForestDave slept here | 18 | Free | Brush Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Roads End | — |
| Long Meadow | 18 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Breckenridge | 18 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Havilah | — |
| Breckenridge Campground | 18 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Havilah | — |
| Kiavah Wilderness | 20 | Unpriced | — | 6.0 mi to Onyx | — |
| Domeland Wilderness | 23 | Unpriced | Palome Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Canebrake | — |
| Dispersed camping area 5 | 23 | Free | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Lower Peppermint Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Bright Star Wilderness | 24 | Unpriced | Kelso Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Sageland | — |
| Upper Peppermint Dispersed Area | 25 | Free | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
Who manages the camps near Alta Sierra, CA
Who manages them: 42 on the Forest Service; 4 on an agency our record does not name; 3 on the BLM.
- Sequoia National Forest — 46 camps: 19 free, 26 fee, 1 unpriced
- Bakersfield Field Office — 2 camps: 2 unpriced
- Ridgecrest Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 49 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Alta Sierra, 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 Alta Sierra, 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.