Free camping near Coarsegold, CA
Yes. 23 of the 49 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Coarsegold, CA are listed as free; 26 charge a fee. The closest free one is Lower Bridge, 11 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Forks Campground, 8.9 miles northeast, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 49 camps near Coarsegold, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forks Campground | 8.9 | Fee | Bass Lake (water) | 0.8 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Recreation Point Group Camp | 9.0 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Crane Valley | 9.0 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Spring Cove Campground | 9.7 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to The Pines | — |
| Lupine | 9.8 | Fee | Bass Lake (water) | 0.7 mi to The Pines | — |
| Wishon Point Campground | 9.9 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to The Pines | — |
| Lower Bridge | 11 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Yosemite Forks | — |
| Middle Bridge | 12 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Chilkoot | 13 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Miami Staging Area 1 | 13 | Free | — | — | — |
| San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area | 13 | Fee | San Joaquin River (water) | 3.3 mi to New Auberry | — |
| Miami Staging Area | 13 | Free | Lewis Fork (stream) | 1.6 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Whiskers | 13 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Greys Mountain | 13 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Gertrude Creek West | 13 | Free | Whisky Creek (stream) | 0.3 mi to Cascadel Woods | — |
| Soquel | 14 | Fee | California Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Old Corral | — |
| Whisky Falls | 15 | Free | Whisky Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Cascadel Woods | — |
| Nelder Grove | 15 | Free | California Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| In Sierra National ForestDave slept here | 15 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Auberry | — |
| Gertrude Creek East | 15 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to North Fork | — |
| Gaggs Camp | 15 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Texas Flat | 16 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Kelty Meadow | 16 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Boggy Meadow 1 | 17 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Big Sandy | 17 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Fresno Dome | 17 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Summerdale | 18 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Fish Camp/Big Creek | 18 | Free | Big Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite | 18 | Free | Rainier Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Summit Camp | 19 | Free | East Fork Chowchilla River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wawona | — |
| Rock Creek | 19 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Fish Creek | 19 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Soda Springs | 20 | Fee | West Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Sweetwater | 21 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Placer | 21 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Lower Chiquito | 21 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Wagner Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Mammoth Pool | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Grizzly Pass | 22 | Free | Bare Island Lake (water) | 8.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Muggler Creek | 22 | Free | Mugler Creek (stream) | 8.9 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Jerseydale | 22 | Free | Snow Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Darrah | — |
| Dorabelle | 23 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Shaver Lake | — |
| D Spur | 23 | Free | Lost Lake Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Little Jackass | 23 | Free | — | 14 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Grizzly Creek | 24 | Free | Grizzly Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to South Wawona | — |
| China Bar | 24 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Beasore/Chiquito | 24 | Free | East Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Upper Chiquito | 24 | Free | East Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Quartz Mountain | 24 | Free | — | 10 mi to Wawona | — |
Who manages the camps near Coarsegold, CA
Who manages them: 47 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Sierra National Forest — 48 camps: 23 free, 25 fee
- Bakersfield Field Office — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 49 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Coarsegold, 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 Coarsegold, 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.