Free camping near Castella, CA
Yes. 26 of the 51 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Castella, CA are listed as free; 22 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is Gray Rock, 9.1 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Castle Lake Campground, 6.3 miles northwest, with no price on record.
The 50 nearest camps to Castella, CA
| 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.
Who manages the camps near Castella, CA
Who manages them: 51 on the Forest Service.
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest — 49 camps: 26 free, 21 fee, 2 unpriced
- Klamath National Forest — 2 camps: 1 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 1 of the 51: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Castella, 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 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.