Free camping near Chester, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Chester, CA there are 46 camps: 17 free, 21 fee, 8 unpriced. The closest is High Bridge Campground, 4.7 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Almanor Overflow, 6.4 miles out.
Who manages them: 45 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| 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 | — |
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.