Free camping near Castella, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Castella, CA there are 51 camps: 26 free, 22 fee, 3 unpriced. The closest is Castle Lake Campground, 6.3 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Gray Rock, 9.1 miles out. Today's season read covers 1 of them: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 51 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Lake Campground | 6.3 | Unpriced | Castle Lake Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Azalea | — |
| Sims Flat Cg | 8.8 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Castella | — |
| Gray Rock | 9.1 | Free | Mears Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Castella | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — CA | 11 | Fee | — | 10 mi to McCloud | — |
| Red Fir Flat Cg | 12 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Mount Shasta | — |
| Gumboot Lake Cg-F | 12 | Free | Gumboot Lake (water) | 11 mi to Castella | — |
| Gumboot Campground | 12 | Free | Gumboot Lake (water) | 11 mi to Castella | — |
| Mcbride Springs Cg-F | 12 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Mount Shasta | — |
| Panther Meadows Cg | 13 | Free | Panther Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Howard | — |
| Toad Lake Cg | 13 | Free | — | 9.8 mi to Mount Shasta | — |
| Curl Ridge Jeep | 14 | Free | South Fork Claiborne Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Fowlers Camp Cg-F | 14 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to McCloud | — |
| Camp 4 (Cg-G) | 16 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to McCloud | — |
| Mccloud Bridge Cg-F | 17 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Little Bagley | 17 | Free | Muddy Spring Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Pine Point Cg-F | 17 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Deadlun Cg-F Frec Lic | 18 | Free | Deadlun Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Ellery Creek Cg-F | 18 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Riverview | 18 | Free | Sacramento River (river) | 0.2 mi to Riverview | — |
| Garden Ridge | 19 | Free | — | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Cattle Camp Cg-F | 19 | Fee | — | 10 mi to McCloud | — |
| Wheeler Ranch | 19 | Free | Garden Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Wengler | — |
| Eagle Creek Cg-F | 20 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| Fenders Ferry | 20 | Free | Nosoni Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Point McCloud | — |
| Madrone Cg-F | 20 | Free | — | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Moore Creek Cg-F | 20 | Fee | — | 9.2 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Gregory Creek Cg-F | 20 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Antlers Cg-F | 20 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Iron Canyon West | 21 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Horse Flat Cg-F | 21 | Free | Eagle Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| Kangaroo | 21 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Gazelle | — |
| Dekkas Rock Cg-G | 21 | Fee | — | 8.9 mi to Lakehead | Open |
| East Fork | 21 | Free | Cedar Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Trinity Center | — |
| Kangaroo Lake Campground | 21 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Hirz Bay (#1) Cg-G | 21 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Hirz Bay Cg-F | 22 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Hirz Bay (#2) Cg-G | 22 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Algoma Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Bull Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Bartle | — |
| Lakeshore East Cg-F | 22 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Squirrel Flat | 22 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Trinity Center | — |
| Trinity River Cg-F | 22 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| Scott Mountain | 22 | Free | Scott Mountain Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Callahan | — |
| Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed | 23 | Free | — | — | — |
| Coffee Creek Rd | 23 | Free | — | 0.6 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| Nelson Point Cg-F | 23 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Oak Grove Cg-F | 23 | Free | Nelson Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Sugarloaf | — |
| Reynolds Basin | 23 | Free | East Fork Sulanharas Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Wengler | — |
| Chirpchatter Cg-F | 23 | Free | Low Pass Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Point McCloud | — |
| Clear Creek Cg-F | 23 | Free | Damnation Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to Trinity Center | — |
| Green'S Creek Cg-F | 24 | Free | Greens Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Lakeview Resort | — |
The other 1 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Castella, CA.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Castella, 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.