Free camping near La Puente, CA
Yes. 17 of the 30 camps within 25 straight-line miles of La Puente, CA are listed as free; 11 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Spring Camp, 13 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land.
All 30 camps near La Puente, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Camp | 13 | Free | Monrovia Canyon (stream) | 4.7 mi to Bradbury | — |
| Hoegees | 13 | Free | — | — | — |
| Spruce Grove Trail Camp | 14 | Free | Santa Anita Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Idlehour Trail Camp | 14 | Free | Eaton Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Glenn Camp Campground | 14 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (river) | 6.6 mi to Bradbury | — |
| Devore Trail Camp | 15 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| West Fork Trail Camp | 16 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 1.7 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Mt. Lowe Trail Camp | 16 | Free | Las Flores Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Valley Forge Trail Camp | 17 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 1.9 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Millard Trail Camp | 17 | Free | Millard Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Altadena | — |
| Bear Canyon | 18 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Altadena | — |
| Bear Canyon Trail Camp | 18 | Free | — | — | — |
| Gould Mesa Trail Camp | 18 | Free | Arroyo Seco (stream) | 1.9 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Coldbrook | 19 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Glendora | — |
| Oakwilde | 20 | Free | Brown Canyon (stream) | 2.4 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Gould Mesa | 20 | Free | Debris Basin (water) | 0.6 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Chilao Campgrounds | 20 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Coulter Group Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Chilao | — |
| Crystal Lake Recreation Area | 21 | Unpriced | Crystal Lake (water) | 0.3 mi to Crystal Lake | — |
| Crystal Lake Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Horse Flats | 22 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Deer Flat | 22 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Buckhorn | 22 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Duarte | — |
| Bandido | 22 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Cooper Canyon Trail Camp | 23 | Free | Cooper Canyon Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| Little Jimmy Campground | 23 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Monte Cristo | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to La Crescenta-Montrose | — |
| Sulphur Springs Trail Camp | 23 | Free | South Fork Little Rock Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Chilao | — |
| Manker Flat | 24 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Mt. Pacifico | 25 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Littlerock | — |
Who manages the camps near La Puente, CA
Who manages them: 30 on the Forest Service.
- Angeles National Forest — 30 camps: 17 free, 11 fee, 2 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 30 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near La Puente, 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 Puente, 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.