Free camping near Big Pine, CA
Yes. 5 of the 21 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Big Pine, CA are listed as free; 15 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Palisade/Glacier Group Cg, 7.4 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Sage Flat Cg, 6.9 miles west, a fee campground.
All 21 camps near Big Pine, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Flat Cg | 6.9 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Big Pine | — |
| Palisade/Glacier Group Cg | 7.4 | Free | Big Pine Creek (stream) | 7.7 mi to Big Pine / Tovowahamatü | — |
| Big Pine Cg | 8.1 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Big Pine | — |
| Nelson Group Cg | 11 | Free | — | 11 mi to Big Pine / Tovowahamatü | — |
| Ferguson Group Cg | 11 | Free | — | 11 mi to Big Pine | — |
| Grandview Cg | 13 | Free | — | 12 mi to Bishop | — |
| Willow Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Wilkerson | — |
| Table Mt. Group Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Wilkerson | — |
| Mt. Glen Cg | 15 | Fee | South Fork Bishop Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Aspendell | — |
| 4 Jeffrey Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Bitterbrush Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Forks Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 9.4 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Intake 2 Walk-In Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 10 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Big Trees Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Intake 2 Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 10 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Bishop Park Group Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 10 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Bishop Park Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 11 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Sabrina Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 12 mi to West Bishop | — |
| North Lake Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 13 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Volcanic Tablelands BLM | 20 | Free | Fish Slough (stream) | 4.8 mi to Bishop | — |
| Piper Mountain Wilderness | 21 | Unpriced | — | 5.4 mi to Deep Springs | — |
Who manages the camps near Big Pine, CA
Who manages them: 19 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
- Inyo National Forest — 19 camps: 4 free, 15 fee
- Bishop Field Office — 1 camp: 1 free
- Ridgecrest Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
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 Big Pine, 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 Pine, 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.