Free camping near Georgetown, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Georgetown, CA there are 49 camps: 30 free, 18 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Dru Barner Campground, 4.3 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Little Oak Flat, 12 miles out.
Who manages them: 49 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dru Barner Campground | 4.3 | Unpriced | Dark Canyon (stream) | 0.8 mi to Balderson Station | — |
| Little Oak Flat | 12 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.4 mi to Michigan Bluff | — |
| Ponderosa Cove Group | 12 | Free | Rubicon River (river) | 4.0 mi to Leonardi | — |
| Stumpy Meadows Cg | 13 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Black Oak Group | 13 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Brimstone Ohv Campground | 14 | Free | Pagge Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Hughes Mill | — |
| Finning Mill | 15 | Free | Pagge Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Hughes Mill | — |
| Inter Bay | 15 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.6 mi to Zuver | — |
| Peavine Road | 15 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.5 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Mitchell Mine | 15 | Free | — | 9.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Watson Lake Campground | 15 | Free | Sugar Pine Reservoir (water) | 2.9 mi to Iowa Hill | — |
| Forbes | 15 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Alta | — |
| Giant Gap | 16 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Alta | — |
| Giant Gap Ridge | 16 | Free | Sugar Pine Reservoir (water) | 3.5 mi to Monte Vista | — |
| Shirttail Creek | 16 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Alta | — |
| Big Reservoir | 17 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Spruce Creek Loop | 17 | Free | — | 14 mi to Foresthill | — |
| Giant Gap Road | 17 | Free | North Shirttail Canyon (stream) | 3.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Last Chance | 18 | Free | North Fork of Middle Fork American River (river) | 4.3 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Elliot Ranch | 18 | Free | North Shirttail Canyon (stream) | 3.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Jack Robinson | 18 | Free | Spruce Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Long Canyon Camping Area | 19 | Free | North Fork Long Canyon (stream) | 1.5 mi to Goggins | — |
| Greek Store | 19 | Free | Spruce Creek (stream) | 0.2 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Red Star | 19 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 1.6 mi to Goggins | — |
| Casa Loma | 20 | Free | Canyon Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Humbug Ridge | 20 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| West Point Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Secret Canyon / American Hill | 21 | Free | — | 6.2 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Camino Cove Cg | 22 | Free | Little Silver Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Raffetto | — |
| Middle Meadows Group | 22 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Mumford Bar To Beacroft | 22 | Free | North Fork American River (river) | 6.4 mi to Blue Canyon | — |
| Wolf Creek Group | 23 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Secret House | 23 | Free | — | 12 mi to Alta | — |
| South Fork Group | 23 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Duncan Creek | 23 | Free | — | 14 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Wolf Creek Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Ford Point | 24 | Free | Tadpole Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Fashoda Campground | 24 | Fee | Jones Fork Powerhouse Outflow (stream) | 2.0 mi to Jones Place | — |
| Yellowjacket Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Gerle Creek Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Lone Rock Cg | 24 | Free | — | 13 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Jones Fork Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Robinson Flat Campground | 25 | Free | Little Duncan Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Canada Hill | 25 | Free | Tadpole Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Big Meadows Cg | 25 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Duncan Diverson | 25 | Free | Duncan Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Airport Flat Cg | 25 | Free | Gerle Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Gilberts | — |
| Hell Hole Cg | 25 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Wench Creek Cg | 25 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Georgetown, 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.