Free camping near La Porte, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of La Porte, CA there are 99 camps: 48 free, 49 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is American House Ohv Camp, 3.0 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is American House Ohv Camp, 3.0 miles out.
Who manages them: 98 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American House Ohv Camp | 3.0 | Free | — | 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 | Free | 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 | Free | Dejonah Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Paulson Place | — |
| Ramshorn | 9.9 | Free | — | 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 | Free | — | 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.
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.