Free camping near Chester, CA
Yes. 17 of the 46 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Chester, CA are listed as free; 21 charge a fee and 8 have no price on record. The closest free one is Almanor Overflow, 6.4 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is High Bridge Campground, 4.7 miles northwest, a fee campground.
All 46 camps near Chester, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Bridge Campground | 4.7 | Fee | Warner Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Chester | — |
| Warner Creek Campground | 5.8 | Unpriced | Warner Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Kelly Camp | — |
| Almanor Group | 6.3 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Almanor | — |
| Almanor Legacy Campground | 6.3 | Fee | — | 0.5 mi to Almanor | — |
| Almanor North Campground | 6.4 | Unpriced | North Fork Feather River (river) | 0.3 mi to Almanor | — |
| Almanor Overflow | 6.4 | Free | Butt Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Almanor | — |
| Soldier Meadows | 6.5 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Lake Almanor West | — |
| Almanor | 6.5 | Fee | — | 0.2 mi to Almanor | — |
| Almanor South Campground | 6.7 | Unpriced | North Fork Feather River (stream) | 0.2 mi to Almanor | — |
| Domingo Springs | 7.3 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Warner Valley | — |
| Bogard | 8.1 | Free | Jennie Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Clear Creek | — |
| Willow Lake Dispersed Camping Area | 9.5 | Free | Domingo Lake (water) | 2.2 mi to Kelly Camp | — |
| Echo Lake | 9.7 | Free | Echo Lake (water) | 9.1 mi to Norvell | — |
| North Fork | 9.8 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Warner Valley | — |
| Rocky Point | 9.9 | Free | Hamilton Branch (stream) | 2.5 mi to Canyon Dam | — |
| Gurnsey Creek Group Campground | 10 | Unpriced | Gurnsey Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Deer Creek | — |
| Elam Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Deer Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Deer Creek | — |
| Yellow Creek | 12 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Caribou | — |
| Little Grizzly | 13 | Free | Grizzly Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Longville | — |
| Silver Bowl | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Warner Valley | — |
| Alder Creek Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Deer Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Deer Creek | — |
| Mill Creek - Private | 15 | Free | — | — | — |
| Cold Springs | 17 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Jonesville | — |
| Hole-in-the-Ground Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Rock Gulch Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Mill Creek | — |
| Hole In The Ground | 18 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Mineral | — |
| Potato Patch Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Deer Creek (river) | 6.3 mi to Jonesville | — |
| Queen Lily (Family Cg) | 18 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Belden | — |
| Greenville (Family Cg) | 18 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Greenville | — |
| North Fork (Family Cg) | 18 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Belden | — |
| Gansner Bar (Family Cg) | 19 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Belden | — |
| Cherry Hill Campground | 20 | Fee | Butte Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Jonesville | — |
| Poison Springs | 20 | Free | Chips Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Jonesville | — |
| Goumaz Campground | 21 | Free | Susan River (river) | 4.6 mi to Westwood Junction | — |
| Battle Creek Campground | 21 | Fee | South Fork Battle Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Mineral | — |
| Hallsted (Family Cg) | 21 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Twain | — |
| Upper Deer Creek | 21 | Free | Panther Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Butte Meadows | — |
| Butte Creek | 22 | Free | Butte Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to Old Station | — |
| Rocky Knoll | 22 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Mineral | — |
| Roxie Peconom | 23 | Free | Roxie Peconom Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Coppervale | — |
| Philbrook | 23 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to Butte Meadows | — |
| Butte Meadows | 23 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Butte Meadows | — |
| Spanish Creek (Family Cg) | 23 | Fee | — | 1.8 mi to Keddie | — |
| West Branch | 23 | Free | West Branch Feather River (river) | 2.0 mi to Glenburn | — |
| Spanish Creek Group (Group) | 24 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Keddie | — |
| Crater Lake | 24 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Spaulding | — |
| Silver Lake (Family Cg) | 24 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Meadow Valley | — |
Who manages the camps near Chester, CA
Who manages them: 45 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Lassen National Forest — 38 camps: 17 free, 13 fee, 8 unpriced
- Plumas National Forest — 8 camps: 8 fee
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 Chester, 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 Chester, 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.