Free camping near Forest Meadows, CA
Yes. 4 of the 20 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Forest Meadows, CA are listed as free; 14 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is USFS dispersed camp — Calaveras County, CA, 18 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Sand Bar Flat, 13 miles east, a fee campground.
All 20 camps near Forest Meadows, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Bar Flat | 13 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Wakalu Hep Yo | 14 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Dorrington | — |
| Hacienda | 17 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Twain Harte | — |
| Beardsley Dam | 18 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Fraser Flat | 18 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Calaveras County, CA | 18 | Free | North Fork Stanislaus River (river) | 1.0 mi to Ramsey | — |
| Teleli Pulaya | 19 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Hull Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Meadowview | 21 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Pinecrest | 22 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Pioneer Trail | 22 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Mokelumne Cg | 22 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Moore Creek | 22 | Free | — | 12 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| White Azalea Cg | 23 | Free | North Fork Mokelumne River (river) | 7.9 mi to Ganns | — |
| Big Meadow Group | 23 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Horse Gulch Campground | 23 | Unpriced | — | 2.6 mi to Big Meadow | — |
| Big Meadow | 23 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Hells Kitchen Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Bloods Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Skyhigh | — |
| Kerrick Corrals | 24 | Free | North Fork Tuolumne River (stream) | 3.3 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Cascade Creek | 24 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Strawberry | — |
Who manages the camps near Forest Meadows, CA
Who manages them: 20 on the Forest Service.
- Stanislaus National Forest — 18 camps: 3 free, 13 fee, 2 unpriced
- Eldorado National Forest — 2 camps: 1 free, 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 20 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Forest Meadows, 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 Forest Meadows, 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.