Free camping near Banning, CA
Yes. 47 of the 87 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Banning, CA are listed as free; 33 charge a fee and 7 have no price on record. The closest free one is Halfway Trail Camp, 9.7 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Banning, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfway Trail Camp | 9.7 | Free | Vivian Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| High Creek Trail Camp | 10 | Free | High Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| San Gorgonio Trail Camp | 11 | Free | — | — | — |
| Black Mountain Yellow Post #4 | 12 | Free | Brown Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Pine Wood | — |
| Boulder Basin Cg | 12 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Idyllwild-Pine Cove | — |
| Black Mountain Yellow Post #6 | 12 | Free | West Fork Snow Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Pine Wood | — |
| Black Mountain Group Campground | 12 | Fee | Brown Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Pine Wood | — |
| Black Mountain Yellow Post #1 | 12 | Free | Brown Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Pine Wood | — |
| Black Mountain Yellow Post #3 | 12 | Free | Brown Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Pine Wood | — |
| Mineshaft Flat Camp | 12 | Free | — | — | — |
| Dry Lake Lodgepole Camp | 13 | Free | Dry Lake (water) | 5.8 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| Dry Lake Lodgepole Camp | 13 | Free | Dry Lake (water) | 5.9 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| Jackstraw Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Forsee Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Pinezanita | — |
| Seven Pines Yellow Post Sites | 13 | Free | — | — | — |
| Dark Canyon Campground | 14 | Unpriced | North Fork San Jacinto River (river) | 0.8 mi to Pine Wood | — |
| Thomas Mtn Yp Sites Along 6S13 | 14 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Oak Glen | — |
| Fern Basin Campground | 14 | Fee | North Fork San Jacinto River (river) | 1.7 mi to Pine Wood | — |
| Yellow Post 2 | 14 | Free | Stone Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Pine Cove | — |
| Thomas Hunting Grounds Yellow Post Sites | 14 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Oak Glen | — |
| Marion Mountain Campground | 14 | Fee | North Fork San Jacinto River (river) | 1.5 mi to Pine Wood | — |
| Mission Spring Trail Camp | 15 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Mission Springs | 15 | Free | North Fork Mission Creek (stream) | 8.6 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Council Group Campground | 16 | Fee | Frog Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Barton Flats Campground | 16 | Fee | Jenk's Lake (water) | 2.4 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Skyline Group Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Big Bear | — |
| San Gorgonio Campground | 16 | Fee | Frog Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| South Fork Campground | 16 | Unpriced | South Fork (stream) | 4.8 mi to Moonridge | — |
| Heart Bar Equestrian Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Wild Horse Equestrian Campground | 16 | Fee | Santa Ana River (stream) | 6.3 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #1 | 16 | Fee | Heart Bar Creek (stream) | 6.7 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #7 | 16 | Free | Heart Bar Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Heart Bar Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Lobo Group Campground | 16 | Fee | Santa Ana River (stream) | 3.1 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #9 | 16 | Free | Heart Bar Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #10 | 16 | Free | Heart Bar Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Bald Cove Yellow Post Sites | 16 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Wildhorse Equestrian Camp | 16 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #15 | 17 | Free | Coon Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #16 | 17 | Free | Coon Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #17 | 17 | Free | Coon Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #18 | 17 | Free | Coon Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #19 | 17 | Free | Coon Creek (stream) | 8.0 mi to Woodlands | — |
| San Gorgonio Wilderness | 18 | Unpriced | — | 2.7 mi to Morongo Valley | — |
| Sand To Snow National Monument | 18 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Morongo Valley | — |
| Coon Creek Group Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Big Bear | — |
| South Ridge Yellow Post #1 | 18 | Free | Dry Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Idyllwild | — |
| South Ridge Yellow Post #2 | 18 | Free | Dry Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Idyllwild | — |
| South Ridge Yellow Post #3 | 19 | Free | Dry Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Idyllwild | — |
| South Ridge Yellow Post Sites | 19 | Free | — | 2.6 mi to Idyllwild-Pine Cove | — |
| Deer Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
The other 37 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Banning, CA.
Who manages the camps near Banning, CA
Who manages them: 77 on the Forest Service; 8 on an agency our record does not name; 2 on the BLM.
- San Bernardino National Forest — 85 camps: 46 free, 33 fee, 6 unpriced
- Palm Springs/S. Coast Field Office — 2 camps: 1 free, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 87 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Banning, 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 Banning, 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.