Free camping near California Hot Springs, CA
Yes. 17 of the 49 camps within 25 straight-line miles of California Hot Springs, CA are listed as free; 31 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Leavis Flat, 1.6 miles southwest, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps.
All 49 camps near California Hot Springs, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leavis Flat | 1.6 | Free | Deer Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| White River | 3.2 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Sugarloaf | — |
| Frog Meadow | 4.6 | Free | Tobias Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugarloaf Mountain Park | — |
| Holey Meadow | 5.0 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Redwood Meadow | 7.1 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Long Meadow | 7.6 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Calkins Flat Dispersed Campground | 9.5 | Free | — | — | — |
| Chamise Flats Dispersed Camping Area | 9.5 | Free | Tobias Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Fairview | — |
| Fairview | 9.6 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Pine Flat | — |
| Cedar Creek | 10 | Free | Cedar Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Alta Sierra | — |
| Old Goldledge Dispersed Camping | 11 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Kernville | — |
| Goldledge | 11 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Kernville | — |
| Limestone | 11 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Brush Creek | 11 | Free | Brush Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Roads End | — |
| Corral Creek | 12 | Free | Corral Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Riverkern | — |
| Sequoia National ForestDave slept here | 12 | Free | Kern River (river) | 2.5 mi to Riverkern | — |
| Spring Hill South Dispersed Camping | 12 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Kernville | — |
| Spring Hill North Dispersed Camping | 12 | Free | Gold Ledge Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fairview | — |
| Hospital Flat | 12 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Kernville | — |
| Sequoia National ForestDave slept here | 12 | Free | Brush Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Roads End | — |
| Camp 3 | 12 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Kernville | — |
| Headquarters | 13 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Kernville | — |
| Dispersed camping area 5 | 15 | Free | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Lower Peppermint Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Upper Peppermint Dispersed Area | 16 | Free | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Horse Meadow Campground | 16 | Fee | Salmon Creek (stream) | 6.6 mi to Roads End | — |
| Horse Meadow | 16 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Kernville | — |
| Coy Flat | 17 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Pierpoint | — |
| Live Oak Group | 17 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Tillie Creek | 17 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Tillie Creek #4 | 17 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Quaking Aspen | 17 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Quaking Aspen | 17 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Evans Flat | 17 | Free | Greenhorn Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Pettit Place | — |
| Belknap | 18 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Camp Nelson | — |
| Hungry Gulch | 18 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Boulder Gulch | 18 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| French Gulch | 19 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Camp 9 Recreation Area | 19 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Pioneer Point | 19 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Main Dam | 19 | Fee | — | 0.4 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Auxiliary Dam | 20 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| South Fork Rec | 20 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Mountain Mesa | — |
| Wishon | 21 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Sequoia Crest | — |
| Paradise Cove | 21 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Mountain Mesa | — |
| Black Gulch South | 22 | Free | Clear Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Isabella lake dispersed camping | 22 | Free | South Fork Kern River (river) | 2.4 mi to Weldon | — |
| Sandy Flat | 22 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Hobo | 23 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Bodfish | — |
Who manages the camps near California Hot Springs, CA
Who manages them: 45 on the Forest Service; 4 on an agency our record does not name.
- Sequoia National Forest — 49 camps: 17 free, 31 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 49 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near California Hot Springs, CA
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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 California Hot Springs, 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.