Free camping near Dunsmuir, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Dunsmuir, CA there are 39 camps: 19 free, 17 fee, 3 unpriced. The closest is Castle Lake Campground, 5.7 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Panther Meadows Cg, 9.3 miles out. Today's season read covers 1 of them: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 39 on the Forest Service.
| 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 | — |
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.