Free camping near Foresthill, CA
Yes. 36 of the 63 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Foresthill, CA are listed as free; 26 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Brimstone Ohv Campground, 7.9 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Dru Barner Campground, 5.6 miles southeast, with no price on record.
The 50 nearest camps to Foresthill, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dru Barner Campground | 5.6 | Unpriced | Dark Canyon (stream) | 0.8 mi to Balderson Station | — |
| Brimstone Ohv Campground | 7.9 | Free | Pagge Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Hughes Mill | — |
| Finning Mill | 8.3 | Free | Pagge Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Hughes Mill | — |
| Little Oak Flat | 8.8 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.4 mi to Michigan Bluff | — |
| Watson Lake Campground | 8.8 | Free | Sugar Pine Reservoir (water) | 2.9 mi to Iowa Hill | — |
| Forbes | 9.0 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Alta | — |
| Giant Gap | 9.6 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Alta | — |
| Giant Gap Ridge | 9.7 | Free | Sugar Pine Reservoir (water) | 3.5 mi to Monte Vista | — |
| Shirttail Creek | 9.8 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Alta | — |
| Mitchell Mine | 10 | Free | — | 9.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Big Reservoir | 10 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Giant Gap Road | 11 | Free | North Shirttail Canyon (stream) | 3.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Elliot Ranch | 12 | Free | North Shirttail Canyon (stream) | 3.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Peavine Road | 12 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.5 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Inter Bay | 12 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.6 mi to Zuver | — |
| Last Chance | 13 | Free | North Fork of Middle Fork American River (river) | 4.3 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Casa Loma | 13 | Free | Canyon Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Ponderosa Cove Group | 14 | Free | Rubicon River (river) | 4.0 mi to Leonardi | — |
| Spruce Creek Loop | 14 | Free | — | 14 mi to Foresthill | — |
| Humbug Ridge | 14 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Stumpy Meadows Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Black Oak Group | 15 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Greek Store | 15 | Free | Spruce Creek (stream) | 0.2 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Jack Robinson | 16 | Free | Spruce Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Red Star | 16 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 1.6 mi to Goggins | — |
| Secret Canyon / American Hill | 16 | Free | — | 6.2 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Long Canyon Camping Area | 17 | Free | North Fork Long Canyon (stream) | 1.5 mi to Goggins | — |
| Mumford Bar To Beacroft | 17 | Free | North Fork American River (river) | 6.4 mi to Blue Canyon | — |
| Secret House | 18 | Free | — | 12 mi to Alta | — |
| Ford Point | 19 | Free | Tadpole Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Tunnel Mills | 20 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Alta | — |
| Duncan Creek | 20 | Free | — | 14 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Middle Meadows Group | 20 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Canada Hill | 20 | Free | Tadpole Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Fulda Creek | 20 | Free | Sailor Ravine (stream) | 1.3 mi to Nyack | — |
| Onion Valley | 20 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Alta | — |
| Robinson Flat Campground | 20 | Free | Little Duncan Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Greekstore | — |
| North Fork | 21 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Alta | — |
| Big Valley Bluff | 21 | Free | Tadpole Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Cisco Grove | — |
| Duncan Diverson | 21 | Free | Duncan Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Burlington | 21 | Free | North Fork Deer Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Junction House | — |
| Soda Springs | 22 | Free | Little Duncan Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Skillman | 22 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Washington | — |
| White Cloud | 22 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Washington | — |
| Big Meadows Cg | 22 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Poppy | 23 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Hell Hole Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| West Point Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Mears Meadow | 23 | Free | — | 8.1 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Tadpole / Sun Flower Hill Area | 23 | Free | Duncan Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to The Cedars | — |
The other 13 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Foresthill, CA.
Who manages the camps near Foresthill, CA
Who manages them: 62 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- Tahoe National Forest — 45 camps: 30 free, 15 fee
- Eldorado National Forest — 16 camps: 5 free, 10 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 63 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Foresthill, 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 Foresthill, 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.