Free camping near Groveland, CA
Yes. 5 of the 20 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Groveland, CA are listed as free; 13 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is South Fork, 11 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is The Pines, 8.1 miles east, a fee campground.
All 20 camps near Groveland, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pines | 8.1 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Buck Meadows | — |
| Lumsden | 10 | Fee | South Fork Tuolumne River (river) | 1.8 mi to Colfax Spring | — |
| Lost Claim | 10 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Buck Meadows | — |
| South Fork | 11 | Free | — | 2.7 mi to Buck Meadows | — |
| Lumsden Bridge | 12 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Buck Meadows | Open |
| Hacienda | 12 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Twain Harte | — |
| Sweetwater | 13 | Fee | Middle Tuolumne River (river) | 1.3 mi to Colfax Spring | — |
| Spinning Wheel | 14 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Buck Meadows | — |
| Joe Walt Run | 15 | Free | Jawbone Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Femmons | — |
| Montgomery Gulch | 18 | Free | Bull Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Clearing House | — |
| Railroad Flat Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Merced River (river) | 6.3 mi to Bagby | — |
| Anderson Valley | 19 | Free | Bull Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Sequoia | — |
| Cherry Borrow Site | 20 | Free | Cherry Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Femmons | — |
| Cherry Valley | 20 | Fee | Cherry Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Femmons | — |
| Dimond "O" | 20 | Fee | Mud Lake (water) | 1.5 mi to Mather | — |
| McCabe Flat Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Good Gulch (stream) | 5.8 mi to Midpines | — |
| Hull Creek | 21 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Dirt Flat Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to El Portal | — |
| Sand Bar Flat | 25 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Dry Gulch Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to El Portal | — |
Who manages the camps near Groveland, CA
Who manages them: 18 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
- Stanislaus National Forest — 16 camps: 5 free, 11 fee
- Mother Lode Field Office — 2 camps: 2 unpriced
- Sierra National Forest — 2 camps: 2 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 1 of the 20: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Groveland, 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 Groveland, 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.