Free camping near Big Bend, CA
Yes. 18 of the 38 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Big Bend, CA are listed as free; 19 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Iron Canyon West, 3.3 miles southwest, on U.S. Forest Service land.
All 38 camps near Big Bend, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Canyon West | 3.3 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Deadlun Cg-F Frec Lic | 4.2 | Free | Deadlun Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Deep Creek Cg-F | 5.8 | Free | Deep Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Wengler | — |
| Little Bagley | 5.9 | Free | Muddy Spring Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Ruling Creek Campground | 8.1 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Reynolds Basin | 8.4 | Free | East Fork Sulanharas Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Wengler | — |
| Wheeler Ranch | 8.5 | Free | Garden Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Wengler | — |
| Curl Ridge Jeep | 9.2 | Free | South Fork Claiborne Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Hogback | 9.6 | Free | Hogback Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Montgomery Creek | — |
| Garden Ridge | 10 | Free | — | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Madrone Cg-F | 10 | Free | — | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — CA | 11 | Fee | — | 10 mi to McCloud | — |
| Chirpchatter Cg-F | 14 | Free | Low Pass Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Point McCloud | — |
| Fenders Ferry | 15 | Free | Nosoni Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Point McCloud | — |
| Camp 4 (Cg-G) | 16 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to McCloud | — |
| Dusty | 17 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Johnson Park | — |
| Fowlers Camp Cg-F | 17 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to McCloud | — |
| Algoma Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Bull Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Bartle | — |
| Cattle Camp Cg-F | 17 | Fee | — | 10 mi to McCloud | — |
| Mccloud Bridge Cg-F | 17 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Pine Point Cg-F | 18 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Moore Creek Cg-F | 18 | Fee | — | 9.2 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Ellery Creek Cg-F | 18 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Dekkas Rock Cg-G | 18 | Fee | — | 8.9 mi to Lakehead | Open |
| Hirz Bay Cg-F | 19 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Hirz Bay (#1) Cg-G | 19 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Arbuckle Flat Cg-F | 20 | Free | Arbuckle Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Ingot | — |
| Hirz Bay (#2) Cg-G | 20 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Green'S Creek Cg-F | 21 | Free | Greens Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Lakeview Resort | — |
| Sims Flat Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Castella | — |
| Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed | 24 | Free | — | — | — |
| Obrien | 24 | Free | — | 6.0 mi to Mountain Gate | — |
| Nelson Point Cg-F | 24 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Gregory Creek Cg-F | 24 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Ski Island Cg-F | 24 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Jones Valley | — |
| Mariners Point Cg-F | 25 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Jones Valley | — |
| Oak Grove Cg-F | 25 | Free | Nelson Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Sugarloaf | — |
| Antlers Cg-F | 25 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Lakehead | — |
Who manages the camps near Big Bend, CA
Who manages them: 38 on the Forest Service.
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest — 37 camps: 18 free, 18 fee, 1 unpriced
- Lassen National Forest — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 1 of the 38: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Big Bend, 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 Big Bend, 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.