Free camping near Arnold, CA
Yes. 6 of the 42 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Arnold, CA are listed as free; 32 charge a fee and 4 have no price on record. The closest free one is USFS dispersed camp — Calaveras County, CA, 12 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Wakalu Hep Yo, 8.7 miles northeast, a fee campground.
All 42 camps near Arnold, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakalu Hep Yo | 8.7 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Dorrington | — |
| Sand Bar Flat | 11 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Calaveras County, CA | 12 | Free | North Fork Stanislaus River (river) | 1.0 mi to Ramsey | — |
| Beardsley Dam | 15 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Fraser Flat | 16 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Mokelumne Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Teleli Pulaya | 17 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Moore Creek | 17 | Free | — | 12 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| White Azalea Cg | 17 | Free | North Fork Mokelumne River (river) | 7.9 mi to Ganns | — |
| Horse Gulch Campground | 17 | Unpriced | — | 2.6 mi to Big Meadow | — |
| Big Meadow Group | 17 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Big Meadow | 18 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Hells Kitchen Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Bloods Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Skyhigh | — |
| Meadowview | 19 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Pinecrest | 20 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Hacienda | 20 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Twain Harte | — |
| Hull Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Pioneer Trail | 20 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Stanislaus River | 20 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Cascade Creek | 21 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Cole Creek Camping Area | 21 | Free | Cole Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to Allen | — |
| South Shore Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Bear River Group | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Pardoes Point Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Sugar Pine Point Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Spicer Group | 22 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Spicer | 22 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Utica Sandy Flat | 22 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Kerrick Corrals | 22 | Free | North Fork Tuolumne River (stream) | 3.3 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Utica Rocky Point | 22 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Herring Reservoir | 22 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Pipi Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Grizzly Flats | — |
| Mill Creek | 23 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Herring Creek | 23 | Fee | Herring Creek Reservoir (water) | 3.2 mi to Cow Creek | — |
| Union Reservoir West Campground | 23 | Unpriced | North Fork Stanislaus River (river) | 3.5 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Union Reservoir East Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Summit Lake (water) | 3.6 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Middlefork Cosumnes Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Grizzly Flats | — |
| Lodgepole Overflow | 24 | Fee | Poison Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Silvertip | 24 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Niagra Creek | 24 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Pine Valley | 24 | Free | Bell Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Lake Alpine | 24 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Bear Valley | — |
Who manages the camps near Arnold, CA
Who manages them: 42 on the Forest Service.
- Stanislaus National Forest — 33 camps: 4 free, 25 fee, 4 unpriced
- Eldorado National Forest — 9 camps: 2 free, 7 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 42 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Arnold, 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 Arnold, 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.