Free camping near Georgetown, CA
Yes. 30 of the 49 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Georgetown, CA are listed as free; 18 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Little Oak Flat, 12 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Dru Barner Campground, 4.3 miles northeast, with no price on record.
All 49 camps near Georgetown, CA
| 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 | — |
Who manages the camps near Georgetown, CA
Who manages them: 49 on the Forest Service.
- Tahoe National Forest — 27 camps: 23 free, 4 fee
- Eldorado National Forest — 21 camps: 6 free, 14 fee, 1 unpriced
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 49 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Georgetown, 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 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.