Free camping near Colfax, CA
Yes. 36 of the 53 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Colfax, CA are listed as free; 16 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Watson Lake Campground, 7.9 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The 50 nearest camps to Colfax, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Lake Campground | 7.9 | Free | Sugar Pine Reservoir (water) | 2.9 mi to Iowa Hill | — |
| Giant Gap Ridge | 8.9 | Free | Sugar Pine Reservoir (water) | 3.5 mi to Monte Vista | — |
| Giant Gap | 9.3 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Alta | — |
| Shirttail Creek | 9.6 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Alta | — |
| Forbes | 9.6 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Alta | — |
| Finning Mill | 9.7 | Free | Pagge Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Hughes Mill | — |
| Brimstone Ohv Campground | 10 | Free | Pagge Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Hughes Mill | — |
| Giant Gap Road | 11 | Free | North Shirttail Canyon (stream) | 3.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Big Reservoir | 11 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Casa Loma | 11 | Free | Canyon Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Elliot Ranch | 12 | Free | North Shirttail Canyon (stream) | 3.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Mitchell Mine | 14 | Free | — | 9.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Dru Barner Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Dark Canyon (stream) | 0.8 mi to Balderson Station | — |
| Humbug Ridge | 16 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Little Oak Flat | 16 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.4 mi to Michigan Bluff | — |
| White Cloud | 17 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Washington | — |
| Burlington | 17 | Free | North Fork Deer Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Junction House | — |
| South Yuba Recreation Area | 17 | Fee | Kenebec Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Blue Tent | — |
| Last Chance | 18 | Free | North Fork of Middle Fork American River (river) | 4.3 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Skillman | 18 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Washington | — |
| Peavine Road | 18 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.5 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Mumford Bar To Beacroft | 19 | Free | North Fork American River (river) | 6.4 mi to Blue Canyon | — |
| Fulda Creek | 19 | Free | Sailor Ravine (stream) | 1.3 mi to Nyack | — |
| Inter Bay | 19 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.6 mi to Zuver | — |
| Tunnel Mills | 20 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Alta | — |
| Secret Canyon / American Hill | 20 | Free | — | 6.2 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Onion Valley | 20 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Alta | — |
| North Fork | 20 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Alta | — |
| Spruce Creek Loop | 21 | Free | — | 14 mi to Foresthill | — |
| Secret House | 21 | Free | — | 12 mi to Alta | — |
| Greek Store | 21 | Free | Spruce Creek (stream) | 0.2 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Ford Point | 22 | Free | Tadpole Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Jack Robinson | 22 | Free | Spruce Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Gaston | 22 | Free | South Fork Poorman Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Maybert | — |
| Big Valley Bluff | 22 | Free | Tadpole Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Cisco Grove | — |
| Kanaka Creek | 23 | Free | Kanaka Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Cruzonville | — |
| Doolittle Trail | 23 | Free | Fall Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Maybert | — |
| Red Star | 23 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 1.6 mi to Goggins | — |
| Ponderosa Cove Group | 23 | Free | Rubicon River (river) | 4.0 mi to Leonardi | — |
| Fall Creek | 23 | Free | Clear Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Maybert | — |
| Clyde Mountain | 23 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Washington | — |
| Canada Hill | 23 | Free | Tadpole Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Stumpy Meadows Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Black Oak Group | 24 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Mears Meadow | 24 | Free | — | 8.1 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Lake Valley | 24 | Free | North Fork of the North Fork of the American River (river) | 3.0 mi to Cisco Grove | — |
| Long Canyon Camping Area | 24 | Free | North Fork Long Canyon (stream) | 1.5 mi to Goggins | — |
| Hornswoggle | 24 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to North San Juan | — |
| Schoolhouse | 24 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to North San Juan | — |
| Rucker Lake | 24 | Fee | — | 7.4 mi to Washington | — |
The other 3 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Colfax, CA.
Who manages the camps near Colfax, CA
Who manages them: 52 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- Tahoe National Forest — 45 camps: 32 free, 13 fee
- Eldorado National Forest — 6 camps: 3 free, 2 fee, 1 unpriced
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit — 1 camp: 1 free
- Mother Lode Field Office — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 53 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Colfax, 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 Colfax, 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.