Free camping near Grass Valley, CA
Yes. 34 of the 57 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Grass Valley, CA are listed as free; 22 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Watson Lake Campground, 14 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is South Yuba Recreation Area, 9.3 miles northeast, a fee campground.
The 50 nearest camps to Grass Valley, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Yuba Recreation Area | 9.3 | Fee | Kenebec Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Blue Tent | — |
| White Cloud | 13 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Washington | — |
| Hornswoggle | 14 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to North San Juan | — |
| Watson Lake Campground | 14 | Free | Sugar Pine Reservoir (water) | 2.9 mi to Iowa Hill | — |
| Schoolhouse | 14 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to North San Juan | — |
| Casa Loma | 14 | Free | Canyon Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Burlington | 15 | Free | North Fork Deer Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Junction House | — |
| Giant Gap Ridge | 15 | Free | Sugar Pine Reservoir (water) | 3.5 mi to Monte Vista | — |
| Dark Day | 15 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Kanaka Creek | 15 | Free | Kanaka Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Cruzonville | — |
| Garden Point | 15 | Free | Schoolhouse Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Greenville | — |
| Giant Gap | 15 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Alta | — |
| Garden Point Boating | 15 | Fee | — | 4.2 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Shirttail Creek | 15 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Alta | — |
| Skillman | 15 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Washington | — |
| Catfish Cove | 16 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Celestial Valley | — |
| Forbes | 16 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Alta | — |
| Giant Gap Road | 16 | Free | North Shirttail Canyon (stream) | 3.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Willow Creek | 16 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Finning Mill | 16 | Free | Pagge Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Hughes Mill | — |
| Bullards Lakeshore | 17 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Big Reservoir | 17 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Frenchy Point | 17 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Clipper Mills | — |
| Brimstone Ohv Campground | 17 | Free | Pagge Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Hughes Mill | — |
| Frenchy Point | 17 | Free | North Yuba River (river) | 2.0 mi to Greenville | — |
| Elliot Ranch | 17 | Free | North Shirttail Canyon (stream) | 3.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Madrone Cove | 18 | Free | Empire Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Greenville | — |
| Bridger Creek | 18 | Free | Jaybird Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Weeds Point | — |
| Madrone Cove | 18 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Clipper Mills | — |
| Gaston | 19 | Free | South Fork Poorman Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Maybert | — |
| Trapper Camp | 20 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Goodyears Bar | — |
| Humbug Ridge | 20 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Fulda Creek | 20 | Free | Sailor Ravine (stream) | 1.3 mi to Nyack | — |
| Oak Valley | 20 | Free | North Yuba River (river) | 1.4 mi to Oak Valley | — |
| Shenanigan Flat | 20 | Free | — | 4.4 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Doolittle Trail | 21 | Free | Fall Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Maybert | — |
| Indian Valley | 21 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Rocky Rest | 21 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Goodyears Bar | — |
| Mitchell Mine | 21 | Free | — | 9.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Carlton | 21 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Fiddle Creek | 21 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Cal Ida | 21 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Fall Creek | 21 | Free | Clear Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Maybert | — |
| North Fork | 21 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Alta | — |
| Onion Valley | 21 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Alta | — |
| Tunnel Mills | 22 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Alta | — |
| Brandy City | 22 | Free | Cherokee Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Cal-Ida | — |
| Clyde Mountain | 22 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Washington | — |
| Mumford Bar To Beacroft | 23 | Free | North Fork American River (river) | 6.4 mi to Blue Canyon | — |
| Cherokee Creek | 23 | Free | Cherokee Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Cal-Ida | — |
The other 7 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Grass Valley, CA.
Who manages the camps near Grass Valley, CA
Who manages them: 56 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- Tahoe National Forest — 53 camps: 33 free, 20 fee
- Eldorado National Forest — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit — 1 camp: 1 free
- Mother Lode Field Office — 1 camp: 1 fee
- Plumas National Forest — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 57 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Grass Valley, 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 Grass Valley, 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.