Free camping near Big Pine, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Big Pine, CA there are 21 camps: 5 free, 15 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Sage Flat Cg, 6.9 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Palisade/Glacier Group Cg, 7.4 miles out.
Who manages them: 19 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
| 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 | — |
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.