Free camping near La Porte, CA
Yes. 36 of the 99 camps within 25 straight-line miles of La Porte, CA are listed as free; 53 charge a fee and 10 have no price on record. The closest free one is Black Rock (Cua), 4.3 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is American House Ohv Camp, 3.0 miles southwest, with no price on record.
The 50 nearest camps to La Porte, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American House Ohv Camp | 3.0 | Unpriced | — | 3.0 mi to La Porte | — |
| Peninsula Tent (Family Cg) | 3.3 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Tooms Rv Camp | 3.4 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Wyandotte (Family Cg) | 3.6 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Little Beaver (Family Cg) | 4.1 | Fee | — | 0.7 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Black Rock Tent(Family Cg) | 4.2 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Black Rock (Cua) | 4.3 | Free | Ice Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to La Porte | — |
| Red Feather (Family Cg) | 4.3 | Fee | — | 0.7 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Running Deer (Family Cg) | 4.7 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Morristown | 4.8 | Free | Little Canyon Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to La Porte | — |
| Little Grass Vly Horse Camp | 5.4 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Poker Flat Ohv Camp | 7.7 | Unpriced | Big Grizzly Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Gibsonville | — |
| Strawberry | 8.0 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Clipper Mills | — |
| Cherokee Creek | 8.3 | Free | Cherokee Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Cal-Ida | — |
| Brandy City | 9.1 | Free | Cherokee Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Cal-Ida | — |
| Sly Creek | 9.3 | Fee | — | 4.5 mi to Clipper Mills | — |
| Stag Point Ohv Trailhead And Camp | 9.8 | Unpriced | Dejonah Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Paulson Place | — |
| Ramshorn | 9.9 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Goodyears Bar | — |
| Golden Trout Crossing | 10 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Clipper Mills | — |
| Cal Ida | 11 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Carlton | 11 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Fiddle Creek | 11 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Indian Valley | 11 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Rocky Rest | 11 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Goodyears Bar | — |
| First Divide | 11 | Free | Pauley Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Downieville | — |
| Shenanigan Flat | 11 | Free | — | 4.4 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Oak Valley | 12 | Free | North Yuba River (river) | 1.4 mi to Oak Valley | — |
| Empire Creek | 12 | Free | Empire Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Downieville | — |
| Trapper Camp | 12 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Goodyears Bar | — |
| Hanson Camp (Cua) | 13 | Free | Grouse Hollow Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Junction House | — |
| Spencer Creek | 13 | Free | Spencer Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Johnsville | — |
| Mcrae Meadows Camp | 13 | Free | — | — | — |
| Spencer Lakes | 14 | Free | Spencer Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Johnsville | — |
| Union Flat | 15 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Downieville | — |
| Gold Valley | 15 | Free | Pauley Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Johnsville | — |
| Bridger Creek | 15 | Free | Jaybird Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Weeds Point | — |
| Red Bridge | 15 | Free | Bray Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Spring Garden | — |
| Deanes Valley (Family Cg) | 15 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Meadow Valley | — |
| Milsap Bar (Family Cg) | 15 | Unpriced | — | 8.9 mi to Berry Creek | — |
| Willow Creek | 15 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Rock Creek (Family Cg) | 16 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Meadow Valley | — |
| Little North Fork (Family Cg) | 16 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Bucks Lake | — |
| Butcher Ranch | 16 | Free | Butcher Ranch Creek (stream) | 3.8 mi to Loganville | — |
| Madrone Cove | 17 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Clipper Mills | — |
| Madrone Cove | 17 | Free | Empire Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Greenville | — |
| Gold Lake 4x4 Campground | 17 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Bullards Lakeshore | 17 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Catfish Cove | 17 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Celestial Valley | — |
| Whitehorse (Family Cg) | 17 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Bucks Lake | — |
| Gold Lake 4X4 Campground | 17 | Free | Little Gold Lake (water) | 5.3 mi to Bassetts | — |
The other 49 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on La Porte, CA.
Who manages the camps near La Porte, CA
Who manages them: 98 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- Tahoe National Forest — 52 camps: 29 free, 20 fee, 3 unpriced
- Plumas National Forest — 46 camps: 7 free, 32 fee, 7 unpriced
- Mother Lode Field Office — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 99 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near La Porte, 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 Porte, 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.