Free camping near Burney, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Burney, CA there are 21 camps: 12 free, 6 fee, 3 unpriced. The closest is Ruling Creek Campground, 8.4 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Deep Creek Cg-F, 10 miles out.
Who manages them: 21 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruling Creek Campground | 8.4 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Dusty | 9.4 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Johnson Park | — |
| Deep Creek Cg-F | 10 | Free | Deep Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Wengler | — |
| Honn Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Hat Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Hat Creek | — |
| Bridge | 17 | Fee | — | 4.2 mi to Old Station | — |
| Hogback | 17 | Free | Hogback Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Montgomery Creek | — |
| Rocky | 17 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Old Station | — |
| Iron Canyon West | 17 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Reynolds Basin | 18 | Free | East Fork Sulanharas Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Wengler | — |
| Cave Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Hat Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Old Station | — |
| Hat Creek Campground | 19 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Hat Creek | 19 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Old Station | — |
| Deadlun Cg-F Frec Lic | 20 | Free | Deadlun Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Big Pine | 21 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Old Station | — |
| Wheeler Ranch | 21 | Free | Garden Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Wengler | — |
| Little Bagley | 21 | Free | Muddy Spring Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Madrone Cg-F | 22 | Free | — | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Garden Ridge | 23 | Free | — | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Chirpchatter Cg-F | 23 | Free | Low Pass Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Point McCloud | — |
| Curl Ridge Jeep | 25 | Free | South Fork Claiborne Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Arbuckle Flat Cg-F | 25 | Free | Arbuckle Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Ingot | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Burney, 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.