Free camping near Bodfish, CA
Yes. 15 of the 40 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Bodfish, CA are listed as free; 22 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is Black Gulch South, 2.7 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Sandy Flat, 2.2 miles west, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 40 camps near Bodfish, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Flat | 2.2 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Hobo | 2.4 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Black Gulch South | 2.7 | Free | Clear Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Main Dam | 4.8 | Fee | — | 0.4 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Pioneer Point | 5.4 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Auxiliary Dam | 5.7 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| French Gulch | 5.8 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Paradise Cove | 6.4 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Mountain Mesa | — |
| South Fork Rec | 6.5 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Mountain Mesa | — |
| Hungry Gulch | 6.9 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Boulder Gulch | 6.9 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Evans Flat | 7.5 | Free | Greenhorn Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Pettit Place | — |
| Tillie Creek #4 | 8.7 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Camp 9 Recreation Area | 8.8 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Live Oak Group | 9.0 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Tillie Creek | 9.0 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Breckenridge | 9.0 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Havilah | — |
| Breckenridge Campground | 9.1 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Havilah | — |
| Isabella lake dispersed camping | 10 | Free | South Fork Kern River (river) | 2.4 mi to Weldon | — |
| Cedar Creek | 13 | Free | Cedar Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Alta Sierra | — |
| Bright Star Wilderness | 15 | Unpriced | Kelso Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Sageland | — |
| Kiavah Wilderness | 15 | Unpriced | — | 6.0 mi to Onyx | — |
| Headquarters | 16 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Kernville | — |
| Camp 3 | 16 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Kernville | — |
| Sequoia National ForestDave slept here | 17 | Free | Kern River (river) | 2.5 mi to Riverkern | — |
| Hospital Flat | 18 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Kernville | — |
| Corral Creek | 20 | Free | Corral Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Riverkern | — |
| Spring Hill South Dispersed Camping | 20 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Kernville | — |
| Spring Hill North Dispersed Camping | 20 | Free | Gold Ledge Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fairview | — |
| White River | 21 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Sugarloaf | — |
| Goldledge | 21 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Kernville | — |
| Old Goldledge Dispersed Camping | 21 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Kernville | — |
| Frog Meadow | 21 | Free | Tobias Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugarloaf Mountain Park | — |
| Chamise Flats Dispersed Camping Area | 23 | Free | Tobias Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Fairview | — |
| Horse Meadow Campground | 24 | Fee | Salmon Creek (stream) | 6.6 mi to Roads End | — |
| Horse Meadow | 24 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Kernville | — |
| Leavis Flat | 24 | Free | Deer Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Calkins Flat Dispersed Campground | 24 | Free | — | — | — |
| Fairview | 25 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Pine Flat | — |
| Domeland Wilderness | 25 | Unpriced | Palome Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Canebrake | — |
Who manages the camps near Bodfish, CA
Who manages them: 35 on the Forest Service; 3 on the BLM; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
- Sequoia National Forest — 37 camps: 15 free, 22 fee
- Bakersfield Field Office — 2 camps: 2 unpriced
- Ridgecrest Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 40 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Bodfish, 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 Bodfish, 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.