Free camping near Cartago, CA
Yes. 31 of the 46 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Cartago, CA are listed as free; 8 charge a fee and 7 have no price on record. The closest free one is BLM dispersed camp #4 — Inyo County, CA, 19 miles north, on Bureau of Land Management land. The closest camp of any kind is Coso Range Wilderness, 10 miles east, with no price on record.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 46 camps near Cartago, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coso Range Wilderness | 10 | Unpriced | — | 8.8 mi to Olancha | — |
| Cottonwood Pass Walk In Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Horseshoe Meadow Equestrian Camp | 13 | Fee | — | 9.8 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Cottonwood Lakes Walk In Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Bishop Field Office | 17 | Unpriced | South Fork Lubken Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| Kennedy Meadows Campground | 18 | Unpriced | South Fork Kern River (river) | 9.7 mi to Dunmovin | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #4 — Inyo County, CA | 19 | Free | Tuttle Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| Fish Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Kennedy Meadows | — |
| BLM Designated Campsite | 20 | Free | Tuttle Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM Designated Campsite | 20 | Free | Tuttle Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM Designated Campsite | 20 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| Troy Meadow | 20 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Kennedy Meadows | — |
| Movie Road | 21 | Unpriced | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA | 21 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #11 | 21 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #13 | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #8 | 21 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #9 | 21 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #2 | 21 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #12 | 21 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #10 | 21 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #3 | 21 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #4 | 21 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #5 | 21 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #6 | 22 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Inyo CountyDave slept here | 22 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #7 | 22 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — Inyo County, CA | 22 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #14 — Inyo County, CA | 22 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Lone Pine Campground | 22 | Fee | — | — | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #3 — Inyo County, CA | 22 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #2 — Inyo County, CA | 22 | Free | — | 2.9 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Whitney Portal Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Whitney Portal Group Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 0.4 mi to Whitney Portal | — |
| Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Salt Tram | 23 | Unpriced | — | 8.4 mi to Keeler | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #12 — Inyo County, CA | 23 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #13 — Inyo County, CA | 23 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #10 — Inyo County, CA | 24 | Free | Hogback Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #11 — Inyo County, CA | 24 | Free | Hogback Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #8 — Inyo County, CA | 24 | Free | — | 4.4 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #7 — Inyo County, CA | 24 | Free | Hogback Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #9 — Inyo County, CA | 24 | Free | Hogback Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Sacatar Trail Wilderness | 24 | Unpriced | — | 10 mi to Dunmovin | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #5 — Inyo County, CA | 25 | Free | Hogback Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Whitney Portal | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #6 — Inyo County, CA | 25 | Free | Hogback Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Whitney Portal | — |
Who manages the camps near Cartago, CA
Who manages them: 35 on the BLM; 10 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Bishop Field Office — 32 camps: 30 free, 2 unpriced
- Inyo National Forest — 8 camps: 6 fee, 2 unpriced
- Ridgecrest Field Office — 2 camps: 2 unpriced
- Sequoia National Forest — 2 camps: 2 fee
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
- Bakersfield Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 46 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Cartago, 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 Cartago, 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.