Free camping near Bass Lake, CA
Yes. 31 of the 66 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Bass Lake, CA are listed as free; 35 charge a fee. The closest free one is Lower Bridge, 6.6 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Recreation Point Group Camp, 0.9 miles west, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Bass Lake, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation Point Group Camp | 0.9 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Crane Valley | 1.0 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Forks Campground | 1.0 | Fee | Bass Lake (water) | 0.8 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Lupine | 1.6 | Fee | Bass Lake (water) | 0.7 mi to The Pines | — |
| Spring Cove Campground | 2.2 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to The Pines | — |
| Wishon Point Campground | 2.6 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to The Pines | — |
| Chilkoot | 3.2 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Whiskers | 4.1 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Greys Mountain | 4.9 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Soquel | 5.5 | Fee | California Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Old Corral | — |
| Gaggs Camp | 5.8 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Lower Bridge | 6.6 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Yosemite Forks | — |
| Texas Flat | 6.9 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Miami Staging Area | 7.1 | Free | Lewis Fork (stream) | 1.6 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Miami Staging Area 1 | 7.2 | Free | — | — | — |
| Nelder Grove | 7.2 | Free | California Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Whisky Falls | 7.4 | Free | Whisky Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Cascadel Woods | — |
| Middle Bridge | 7.5 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Kelty Meadow | 7.9 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Gertrude Creek West | 8.8 | Free | Whisky Creek (stream) | 0.3 mi to Cascadel Woods | — |
| Gertrude Creek East | 8.9 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to North Fork | — |
| Boggy Meadow 1 | 8.9 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Fresno Dome | 8.9 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Fish Camp/Big Creek | 9.4 | Free | Big Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Big Sandy | 9.7 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Soda Springs | 10 | Fee | West Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Rock Creek | 11 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Lower Chiquito | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite | 12 | Free | Rainier Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Summerdale | 12 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Placer | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Sweetwater | 12 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Fish Creek | 12 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Muggler Creek | 12 | Free | Mugler Creek (stream) | 8.9 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Wagner Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Mammoth Pool | 13 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Grizzly Pass | 13 | Free | Bare Island Lake (water) | 8.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Little Jackass | 14 | Free | — | 14 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| D Spur | 14 | Free | Lost Lake Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| In Sierra National ForestDave slept here | 14 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Auberry | — |
| Summit Camp | 14 | Free | East Fork Chowchilla River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wawona | — |
| Beasore/Chiquito | 15 | Free | East Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Grizzly Creek | 15 | Free | Grizzly Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to South Wawona | — |
| China Bar | 15 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Upper Chiquito | 15 | Free | East Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Quartz Mountain | 16 | Free | — | 10 mi to Wawona | — |
| San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area | 16 | Fee | San Joaquin River (water) | 3.3 mi to New Auberry | — |
| West Kaiser Campground | 18 | Free | West Kaiser Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Cedar Crest | — |
| West Kaiser | 18 | Free | West Kaiser Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Cedar Crest | — |
| Bowler | 18 | Free | Norris Creek (stream) | 14 mi to Central Camp | — |
The other 16 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Bass Lake, CA.
Who manages the camps near Bass Lake, CA
Who manages them: 64 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
- Sierra National Forest — 65 camps: 31 free, 34 fee
- Bakersfield Field Office — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 66 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Bass Lake, 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 Bass Lake, 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.