Free camping near La Cañada Flintridge, CA
Yes. 20 of the 37 camps within 25 straight-line miles of La Cañada Flintridge, CA are listed as free; 15 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Gould Mesa Trail Camp, 1.5 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land.
All 37 camps near La Cañada Flintridge, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gould Mesa Trail Camp | 1.5 | Free | Arroyo Seco (stream) | 1.9 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Gould Mesa | 1.5 | Free | Debris Basin (water) | 0.6 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Oakwilde | 2.7 | Free | Brown Canyon (stream) | 2.4 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Millard Trail Camp | 3.1 | Free | Millard Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Altadena | — |
| Bear Canyon Trail Camp | 4.2 | Free | — | — | — |
| Bear Canyon | 4.4 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Altadena | — |
| Mt. Lowe Trail Camp | 5.2 | Free | Las Flores Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Idlehour Trail Camp | 6.6 | Free | Eaton Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Valley Forge Trail Camp | 7.8 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 1.9 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| West Fork Trail Camp | 9.0 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 1.7 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Hoegees | 9.5 | Free | — | — | — |
| Devore Trail Camp | 9.7 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Spruce Grove Trail Camp | 9.7 | Free | Santa Anita Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Monte Cristo | 11 | Fee | — | 10 mi to La Crescenta-Montrose | — |
| Lightning Point | 11 | Fee | — | 8.6 mi to Acton | — |
| Messenger Flats | 12 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Acton | — |
| Big Buck Trail Camp | 13 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Singing Springs | — |
| Spring Camp | 13 | Free | Monrovia Canyon (stream) | 4.7 mi to Bradbury | — |
| Coulter Group Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Chilao | — |
| Chilao Campgrounds | 13 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Horse Flats | 14 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Glenn Camp Campground | 14 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (river) | 6.6 mi to Bradbury | — |
| Bandido | 15 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Mt. Pacifico | 15 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Sulphur Springs Trail Camp | 16 | Free | South Fork Little Rock Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Chilao | — |
| Live Oak Cg | 16 | Free | Bear Canyon (stream) | 3.1 mi to Humphreys | — |
| Buckhorn | 19 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Duarte | — |
| Cooper Canyon Trail Camp | 19 | Free | Cooper Canyon Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| Basin | 20 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Sage | 21 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Rocky Point | 21 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Coldbrook | 21 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Glendora | — |
| Crystal Lake Recreation Area | 22 | Unpriced | Crystal Lake (water) | 0.3 mi to Crystal Lake | — |
| Crystal Lake Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Deer Flat | 22 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Little Jimmy Campground | 23 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Rowher Flats OHV Area #1 | 24 | Free | Texas Canyon (stream) | 1.6 mi to Sleepy Valley | — |
Who manages the camps near La Cañada Flintridge, CA
Who manages them: 37 on the Forest Service.
- Angeles National Forest — 37 camps: 20 free, 15 fee, 2 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 37 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near La Cañada Flintridge, 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 La Cañada Flintridge, 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.