Free camping near Kirkwood, CA
Yes. 22 of the 90 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Kirkwood, CA are listed as free; 58 charge a fee and 10 have no price on record. The closest free one is Martin Meadow Cg, 3.7 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Caples Lake Cg, 1.0 mile north, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: CA and NV.
The 50 nearest camps to Kirkwood, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caples Lake Cg | 1.0 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Kirkwood | — |
| Kirkwood Lake Cg | 2.1 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Kirkwood | — |
| Woods Lake Cg | 2.5 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Kirkwood | — |
| Martin Meadow Cg | 3.7 | Free | Caples Creek (river) | 1.9 mi to Kit Carson | — |
| Silver Lake Cg | 3.7 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Kirkwood | — |
| Hope Valley Campground | 7.3 | Unpriced | Red Lake Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Sorensens | — |
| Luther Pass Overflow Campground | 7.8 | Free | Grass Lake Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Little Norway | — |
| Scotts Lake Dispersed Camping | 8.1 | Free | Maxwell Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Sorensens | — |
| Silver Fork Cg | 8.3 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Kirkwood | — |
| Lovers Leap Cg & Day Use | 8.9 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Meyers | — |
| Kit Carson Campground | 10 | Fee | Willow Creek (stream) | 0.3 mi to Sorensens | — |
| Gray Rock Camping Area | 11 | Free | Silver Fork American River (river) | 4.0 mi to Kyburz | — |
| Alpine CountyDave slept here | 11 | Free | Merk Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Sorensens | — |
| China Flat Cg | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Kirkwood | — |
| Crystal Springs Campground | 12 | Unpriced | West Fork Carson River (river) | 1.4 mi to Woodfords | — |
| Highway 4 Ohv-Hermit Valley | 13 | Free | North Fork Mokelumne River (river) | 4.9 mi to Cape Horn | — |
| Hermit Valley | 13 | Free | North Fork Mokelumne River (river) | 5.0 mi to Cape Horn | — |
| Kennedy Flat | 14 | Free | North Fork Mokelumne River (river) | 5.7 mi to Cape Horn | — |
| Grouse Flat | 14 | Free | North Fork Mokelumne River (river) | 5.9 mi to Cape Horn | — |
| Sugar Pine Point Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Cole Creek Camping Area | 14 | Free | Cole Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to Allen | — |
| Mosquito Lakes | 14 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Wrights Lake Equestrian Cg | 14 | Fee | Wrights Lake (water) | 2.7 mi to Lower Forni | — |
| Wrights Lake Campground | 14 | Unpriced | Wrights Lake (water) | 2.8 mi to Lower Forni | — |
| Bear River Group | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Pardoes Point Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Silvertip | 15 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Wrights Lake Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Wrights Lake (water) | 3.0 mi to Lower Forni | — |
| Pacific Valley | 15 | Free | Pacific Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Cape Horn | — |
| Backpackers | 15 | Fee | Silver Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Cape Horn | — |
| South Shore Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Lodgepole Overflow | 15 | Fee | Poison Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Pine Marten | 15 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Lake Alpine | 15 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Silver Valley | 15 | Fee | Duck Lake (water) | 1.3 mi to Cape Horn | — |
| Middlefork Cosumnes Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Grizzly Flats | — |
| Indian Creek Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Indian Creek Reservoir (water) | 3.0 mi to Woodfords | — |
| Markleeville Campground | 15 | Fee | Markleeville Creek (river) | 0.4 mi to Markleeville | — |
| Indian Creek Recreation Area | 15 | Unpriced | Indian Creek Reservoir (water) | 3.1 mi to Markleeville | — |
| Sand Flat Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Silver Creek Campground | 16 | Fee | Raymond Meadows Creek (stream) | 7.4 mi to Markleeville | — |
| Bloomfield I | 16 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Markleeville | — |
| Fallen Leaf Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to South Lake Tahoe | — |
| Bloomfield Ii | 17 | Free | North Fork Mokelumne River (river) | 8.4 mi to Peaceful Pines | — |
| Horse Gulch Campground | 18 | Unpriced | — | 2.6 mi to Big Meadow | — |
| Bayview Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to South Lake Tahoe | — |
| White Azalea Cg | 18 | Free | North Fork Mokelumne River (river) | 7.9 mi to Ganns | — |
| Strawberry Point Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Utica Rocky Point | 18 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Union Reservoir East Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Summit Lake (water) | 3.6 mi to Bear Valley | — |
The other 40 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Kirkwood, CA.
Who manages the camps near Kirkwood, CA
Who manages them: 87 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Eldorado National Forest — 42 camps: 8 free, 32 fee, 2 unpriced
- Stanislaus National Forest — 32 camps: 9 free, 19 fee, 4 unpriced
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest — 8 camps: 4 free, 2 fee, 2 unpriced
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit — 5 camps: 1 free, 4 fee
- Sierra Front Field Office — 2 camps: 2 unpriced
- The Forest Service — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 90 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Kirkwood, 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 Kirkwood, 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.