Free camping near Camp Nelson, CA
Yes. 13 of the 32 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Camp Nelson, CA are listed as free; 18 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Upper Peppermint Dispersed Area, 6.3 miles southeast. The closest camp of any kind is Belknap, 0.8 miles east, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps.
All 32 camps near Camp Nelson, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap | 0.8 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Camp Nelson | — |
| Coy Flat | 1.1 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Pierpoint | — |
| Quaking Aspen | 3.8 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Quaking Aspen | 4.0 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Wishon | 4.3 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Sequoia Crest | — |
| Upper Peppermint Dispersed Area | 6.3 | Free | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Lower Peppermint Campground | 8.5 | Unpriced | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Dispersed camping area 5 | 8.8 | Free | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Long Meadow | 11 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Redwood Meadow | 11 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Holey Meadow | 13 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Brush Creek | 14 | Free | Brush Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Roads End | — |
| Limestone | 14 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Sequoia National ForestDave slept here | 15 | Free | Brush Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Roads End | — |
| Fairview | 16 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Pine Flat | — |
| Calkins Flat Dispersed Campground | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| Chamise Flats Dispersed Camping Area | 17 | Free | Tobias Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Fairview | — |
| Leavis Flat | 19 | Free | Deer Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Frog Meadow | 19 | Free | Tobias Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugarloaf Mountain Park | — |
| Old Goldledge Dispersed Camping | 20 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Kernville | — |
| Goldledge | 20 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Kernville | — |
| White River | 21 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Sugarloaf | — |
| Spring Hill North Dispersed Camping | 21 | Free | Gold Ledge Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fairview | — |
| Horse Meadow Campground | 21 | Fee | Salmon Creek (stream) | 6.6 mi to Roads End | — |
| Horse Meadow | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Kernville | — |
| Spring Hill South Dispersed Camping | 21 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Kernville | — |
| Troy Meadow | 22 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Kennedy Meadows | — |
| Corral Creek | 22 | Free | Corral Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Riverkern | — |
| Fish Creek | 23 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Kennedy Meadows | — |
| Hospital Flat | 23 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Kernville | — |
| Sequoia National ForestDave slept here | 24 | Free | Kern River (river) | 2.5 mi to Riverkern | — |
| Camp 3 | 25 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Kernville | — |
Who manages the camps near Camp Nelson, CA
Who manages them: 29 on the Forest Service; 3 on an agency our record does not name.
- Sequoia National Forest — 32 camps: 13 free, 18 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 32 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Camp Nelson, 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 Camp Nelson, 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.