Free camping near Dunsmuir, CA
Yes. 19 of the 39 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Dunsmuir, CA are listed as free; 17 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is Panther Meadows Cg, 9.3 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Castle Lake Campground, 5.7 miles west, with no price on record.
All 39 camps near Dunsmuir, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Lake Campground | 5.7 | Unpriced | Castle Lake Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Azalea | — |
| Red Fir Flat Cg | 7.9 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Mount Shasta | — |
| Mcbride Springs Cg-F | 8.4 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Mount Shasta | — |
| Panther Meadows Cg | 9.3 | Free | Panther Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Howard | — |
| Gray Rock | 12 | Free | Mears Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Castella | — |
| Toad Lake Cg | 12 | Free | — | 9.8 mi to Mount Shasta | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — CA | 12 | Fee | — | 10 mi to McCloud | — |
| Gumboot Lake Cg-F | 12 | Free | Gumboot Lake (water) | 11 mi to Castella | — |
| Gumboot Campground | 13 | Free | Gumboot Lake (water) | 11 mi to Castella | — |
| Sims Flat Cg | 13 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Castella | — |
| Fowlers Camp Cg-F | 13 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to McCloud | — |
| Camp 4 (Cg-G) | 15 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to McCloud | — |
| Curl Ridge Jeep | 16 | Free | South Fork Claiborne Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Cattle Camp Cg-F | 17 | Fee | — | 10 mi to McCloud | — |
| Little Bagley | 19 | Free | Muddy Spring Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Deadlun Cg-F Frec Lic | 19 | Free | Deadlun Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Algoma Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Bull Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Bartle | — |
| Kangaroo | 20 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Gazelle | — |
| Kangaroo Lake Campground | 20 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Mccloud Bridge Cg-F | 20 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Pine Point Cg-F | 21 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Eagle Creek Cg-F | 21 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| Ellery Creek Cg-F | 22 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Garden Ridge | 22 | Free | — | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Wheeler Ranch | 22 | Free | Garden Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Wengler | — |
| Riverview | 22 | Free | Sacramento River (river) | 0.2 mi to Riverview | — |
| Horse Flat Cg-F | 22 | Free | Eagle Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| Scott Mountain | 22 | Free | Scott Mountain Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Callahan | — |
| Iron Canyon West | 23 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Madrone Cg-F | 23 | Free | — | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Fenders Ferry | 23 | Free | Nosoni Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Point McCloud | — |
| Moore Creek Cg-F | 24 | Fee | — | 9.2 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Trinity River Cg-F | 24 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| East Fork | 24 | Free | Cedar Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Trinity Center | — |
| Gregory Creek Cg-F | 24 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Antlers Cg-F | 24 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Dekkas Rock Cg-G | 25 | Fee | — | 8.9 mi to Lakehead | Open |
| Coffee Creek Rd | 25 | Free | — | 0.6 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| Trout Creek Meadow (Cg-F) | 25 | Free | — | 9.4 mi to Tennant | — |
Who manages the camps near Dunsmuir, CA
Who manages them: 39 on the Forest Service.
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest — 37 camps: 19 free, 16 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 39: 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 Dunsmuir, 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 Dunsmuir, 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.