Free camping near Homestead Valley, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Homestead Valley, CA there are 31 camps: 16 free, 11 fee, 4 unpriced. The closest is BLM public land, 6.7 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is BLM public land, 6.7 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 26 on the Forest Service; 5 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLM public landDave slept here | 6.7 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Homestead Valley | — |
| Bighorn Mountain Wilderness | 13 | Unpriced | — | 8.7 mi to Rimrock | — |
| BLM Dispersed Camping Area for JNP | 13 | Free | — | 1.7 mi to Sunfair | — |
| Pipes Canyon Trail Camp | 15 | Free | — | 6.1 mi to Rimrock | — |
| Round Valley Group Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Juniper Spring (water) | 5.3 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Juniper Springs Group Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Sand To Snow National Monument | 19 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Morongo Valley | — |
| Coon Creek Group Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Big Bear | — |
| San Gorgonio Wilderness | 19 | Unpriced | — | 2.7 mi to Morongo Valley | — |
| Arrastre Trail Camp | 19 | Free | Juniper Spring (water) | 4.1 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #19 | 20 | Free | Coon Creek (stream) | 8.0 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #18 | 20 | Free | Coon Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #17 | 20 | Free | Coon Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #16 | 20 | Free | Coon Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #15 | 21 | Free | Coon Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #10 | 22 | Free | Heart Bar Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #9 | 22 | Free | Heart Bar Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #7 | 22 | Free | Heart Bar Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #1 | 22 | Fee | Heart Bar Creek (stream) | 6.7 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Mission Spring Trail Camp | 22 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Mission Springs | 22 | Free | North Fork Mission Creek (stream) | 8.6 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Heart Bar Equestrian Cg | 22 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Wild Horse Equestrian Campground | 22 | Fee | Santa Ana River (stream) | 6.3 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Wildhorse Equestrian Camp | 22 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Green Canyon Group Cg | 23 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Heart Bar Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Green Spot Equestrian Group Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Skyline Group Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Big Pine Flat Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Twentynine Palms | — |
| Doble, Pct Trail Camp | 23 | Free | Landen's Pond (water) | 0.1 mi to Doble | — |
| South Fork Campground | 25 | Unpriced | South Fork (stream) | 4.8 mi to Moonridge | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Homestead 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.