Free camping near Buckhorn, CA
Yes. 5 of the 20 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Buckhorn, CA are listed as free; 13 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Moore Creek, 15 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Pipi Cg, 9.3 miles northeast, a fee campground.
All 20 camps near Buckhorn, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipi Cg | 9.3 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Grizzly Flats | — |
| Mokelumne Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Moore Creek | 15 | Free | — | 12 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| White Azalea Cg | 15 | Free | North Fork Mokelumne River (river) | 7.9 mi to Ganns | — |
| Capps Crossing Group | 15 | Fee | North Fork Cosumnes River (river) | 1.2 mi to Voss | — |
| Middlefork Cosumnes Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Grizzly Flats | — |
| South Shore Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Pardoes Point Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Sugar Pine Point Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Bear River Group | 17 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Cole Creek Camping Area | 18 | Free | Cole Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to Allen | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Calaveras County, CA | 19 | Free | North Fork Stanislaus River (river) | 1.0 mi to Ramsey | — |
| Wakalu Hep Yo | 19 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Dorrington | — |
| Horse Gulch Campground | 21 | Unpriced | — | 2.6 mi to Big Meadow | — |
| Big Meadow Group | 23 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Big Meadow | 23 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Sand Flat Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Silver Fork Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Kirkwood | — |
| Hells Kitchen Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Bloods Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Skyhigh | — |
| Gray Rock Camping Area | 25 | Free | Silver Fork American River (river) | 4.0 mi to Kyburz | — |
Who manages the camps near Buckhorn, CA
Who manages them: 20 on the Forest Service.
- Eldorado National Forest — 13 camps: 3 free, 10 fee
- Stanislaus National Forest — 7 camps: 2 free, 3 fee, 2 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 20 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Buckhorn, 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 Buckhorn, 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.