Free camping near Bishop, CA
Yes. 7 of the 35 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Bishop, CA are listed as free; 27 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Volcanic Tablelands BLM, 4.6 miles north, on Bureau of Land Management land.
All 35 camps near Bishop, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volcanic Tablelands BLM | 4.6 | Free | Fish Slough (stream) | 4.8 mi to Bishop | — |
| Bitterbrush Cg | 11 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Grandview Cg | 12 | Free | — | 12 mi to Bishop | — |
| Big Trees Cg | 12 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to West Bishop | — |
| 4 Jeffrey Cg | 13 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Forks Cg | 13 | Fee | — | 9.4 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Intake 2 Walk-In Cg | 13 | Fee | — | 10 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Intake 2 Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 10 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Mt. Glen Cg | 14 | Fee | South Fork Bishop Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Aspendell | — |
| Bishop Park Group Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 10 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Bishop Park Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Table Mt. Group Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Wilkerson | — |
| Ferguson Group Cg | 15 | Free | — | 11 mi to Big Pine | — |
| Nelson Group Cg | 15 | Free | — | 11 mi to Big Pine / Tovowahamatü | — |
| Willow Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Wilkerson | — |
| Sabrina Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 12 mi to West Bishop | — |
| North Lake Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 13 mi to West Bishop | — |
| Sage Flat Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Big Pine | — |
| Palisade/Glacier Group Cg | 16 | Free | Big Pine Creek (stream) | 7.7 mi to Big Pine / Tovowahamatü | — |
| Big Pine Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Big Pine | — |
| Casa Diablo | 19 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Sunny Slopes | — |
| Lower Pine Grove Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Swall Meadows | — |
| Upper Pine Grove Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Swall Meadows | — |
| Rock Creek Lake Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Swall Meadows | — |
| East Fork Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Aspen Springs | — |
| Red Canyon Petroglyphs | 20 | Unpriced | — | 11 mi to Chalfant | — |
| Palisade Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Aspen Springs | — |
| Rock Creek Lake Group Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Swall Meadows | — |
| Mosquito Flat Backpacker Cg | 20 | Free | Rock Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Swall Meadows | — |
| Holiday Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Aspen Springs | — |
| Big Meadow Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Aspen Springs | — |
| Tuff Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 0.6 mi to Sunny Slopes | — |
| Iris Meadow Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Aspen Springs | — |
| French Camp Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Aspen Springs | — |
| Aspen Group Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Aspen Springs | — |
Who manages the camps near Bishop, CA
Who manages them: 33 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
- Inyo National Forest — 33 camps: 6 free, 27 fee
- Bishop Field Office — 2 camps: 1 free, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 35 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Bishop, 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 Bishop, 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.