Free camping near Auburn Lake Trails, CA
Yes. 14 of the 21 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Auburn Lake Trails, CA are listed as free; 6 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Watson Lake Campground, 19 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Dru Barner Campground, 12 miles east, with no price on record.
All 21 camps near Auburn Lake Trails, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dru Barner Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Dark Canyon (stream) | 0.8 mi to Balderson Station | — |
| Watson Lake Campground | 19 | Free | Sugar Pine Reservoir (water) | 2.9 mi to Iowa Hill | — |
| Brimstone Ohv Campground | 19 | Free | Pagge Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Hughes Mill | — |
| Finning Mill | 19 | Free | Pagge Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Hughes Mill | — |
| Little Oak Flat | 19 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.4 mi to Michigan Bluff | — |
| Forbes | 20 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Alta | — |
| Giant Gap Ridge | 20 | Free | Sugar Pine Reservoir (water) | 3.5 mi to Monte Vista | — |
| Giant Gap | 20 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Alta | — |
| Ponderosa Cove Group | 20 | Free | Rubicon River (river) | 4.0 mi to Leonardi | — |
| Shirttail Creek | 21 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Alta | — |
| Stumpy Meadows Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Black Oak Group | 21 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Big Reservoir | 21 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Mitchell Mine | 22 | Free | — | 9.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Giant Gap Road | 22 | Free | North Shirttail Canyon (stream) | 3.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Inter Bay | 22 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.6 mi to Zuver | — |
| Peavine Road | 23 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.5 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Elliot Ranch | 23 | Free | North Shirttail Canyon (stream) | 3.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Casa Loma | 24 | Free | Canyon Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Spruce Creek Loop | 24 | Free | — | 14 mi to Foresthill | — |
| Last Chance | 25 | Free | North Fork of Middle Fork American River (river) | 4.3 mi to Greekstore | — |
Who manages the camps near Auburn Lake Trails, CA
Who manages them: 21 on the Forest Service.
- Tahoe National Forest — 16 camps: 12 free, 4 fee
- Eldorado National Forest — 4 camps: 1 free, 2 fee, 1 unpriced
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 21 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Auburn Lake Trails, 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 Auburn Lake Trails, 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.