Free camping near Fontana, CA
Yes. 12 of the 32 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Fontana, CA are listed as free; 16 charge a fee and 4 have no price on record. The closest free one is Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites, 9.1 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land.
All 32 camps near Fontana, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites | 9.1 | Free | Day Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Scotland | — |
| Joe Elliott Yellow Post Sites | 9.5 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Applewhite Campground | 11 | Unpriced | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 0.4 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Stonehouse | 11 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 3.0 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Commanche | 11 | Free | Old Rust Stream (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Third Stream Crossing | 12 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Coldwater Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 14 | Free | Big Butch Wash (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Manker Flat | 14 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Gobblers Knob Yellow Post Sites | 15 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 4.6 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Stockton Flats Yellow Post Sites | 15 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites | 16 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Paiute Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 16 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Dogwood Family Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Grass Valley Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Meadowbrook Woods | — |
| Lupine Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Prairie Fork (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Guffy | 19 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| North Shore Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Lake Arrowhead | — |
| Bench Camp, Pct Trail Camp | 21 | Free | — | 1.1 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Blue Ridge | 22 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Fishermans Group Cg | 22 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Tent Peg Group Campground | 23 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| Table Mountain Campground | 23 | Fee | Mescal Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Big Pines | — |
| Jackson Flat Group | 24 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Apple Tree Campground | 24 | Fee | Mescal Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Crab Flats Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Appletree | 24 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Peavine | 24 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Jackson Flat Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Jackson Lake (water) | 1.0 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Lake Campground | 24 | Fee | Jackson Lake (water) | 0.2 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Green Valley Campground | 25 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96 | 25 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Coldbrook | 25 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Glendora | — |
| Mt. Oak Campground | 25 | Fee | Jackson Lake (water) | 0.4 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
Who manages the camps near Fontana, CA
Who manages them: 32 on the Forest Service.
- San Bernardino National Forest — 18 camps: 11 free, 5 fee, 2 unpriced
- Angeles National Forest — 14 camps: 1 free, 11 fee, 2 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 32 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Fontana, 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 Fontana, 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.