Free camping near Lake Arrowhead, CA
Yes. 38 of the 80 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Lake Arrowhead, CA are listed as free; 32 charge a fee and 10 have no price on record. The closest free one is Bench Camp, Pct Trail Camp, 4.3 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is North Shore Cg, 1.3 miles northeast, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Lake Arrowhead, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore Cg | 1.3 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Lake Arrowhead | — |
| Dogwood Family Campground | 2.3 | Unpriced | Grass Valley Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Meadowbrook Woods | — |
| Fishermans Group Cg | 4.0 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Bench Camp, Pct Trail Camp | 4.3 | Free | — | 1.1 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Tent Peg Group Campground | 4.5 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| Crab Flats Cg | 5.3 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Holcomb Crossing, Pct Trail Camp | 6.1 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Green Valley Campground | 6.6 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96 | 8.3 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Juniper Flats | 8.7 | Unpriced | — | 3.1 mi to Apple Valley Highlands | — |
| Horse Springs Campground | 9.1 | Fee | Coxey Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fizzben Heights | — |
| Ironwood Group Cg | 10 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Big Pine Flat Equestrian Group Campground | 10 | Unpriced | — | 5.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Clark'S Ranch Trail Yellow Post Site | 10 | Free | Coxey Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Big Pine Flat Family Campground | 11 | Fee | Coxey Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Big Bear Yellow Post Sites | 11 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| San Bernardino National ForestDave slept here | 11 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Bluff Mesa Group Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Siberia Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Boulder Bay | — |
| Hanna Flat Campground | 12 | Fee | Greenlead Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp | 12 | Free | Greenlead Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Thomas Hunting Grounds Yellow Post Sites | 13 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Oak Glen | — |
| Yellow Post 1 | 13 | Free | — | 0.5 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Thomas Mtn Yp Sites Along 6S13 | 13 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Oak Glen | — |
| Grays Peak Group Cg | 13 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Boulder Group Cg | 13 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Coldbrook Cg | 14 | Unpriced | Metcalf Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Boulder Bay | — |
| Deer Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Serrano Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Holcomb Valley Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Bald Cove Yellow Post Sites | 17 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Pineknot Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Simmons Trout Lake (water) | 1.6 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Dispersed camp #3 — San Bernardino County, CA | 17 | Free | Caribou Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Minnelusa | — |
| Dispersed camp #4 — San Bernardino County, CA | 17 | Free | Caribou Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Minnelusa | — |
| Buttercup Group Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Dispersed camp #2 — San Bernardino County, CA | 17 | Free | Caribou Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Minnelusa | — |
| Dispersed camp — San Bernardino County, CA | 17 | Free | Caribou Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Minnelusa | — |
| Jackstraw Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Forsee Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Pinezanita | — |
| Dispersed camp #8 — San Bernardino County, CA | 18 | Free | Caribou Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Minnelusa | — |
| Dispersed camp #11 — San Bernardino County, CA | 18 | Free | Caribou Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Cushenbury | — |
| Dispersed camp #7 — San Bernardino County, CA | 18 | Free | Caribou Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Minnelusa | — |
| Dispersed camp #9 — San Bernardino County, CA | 18 | Free | Caribou Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Cushenbury | — |
| Dispersed camp #6 — San Bernardino County, CA | 18 | Free | Caribou Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Doble | — |
| Council Group Campground | 18 | Fee | Frog Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Dispersed camp #12 — San Bernardino County, CA | 18 | Free | Caribou Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Minnelusa | — |
| Dispersed camp #5 — San Bernardino County, CA | 18 | Free | — | — | — |
| Dispersed camp #10 — San Bernardino County, CA | 18 | Free | Caribou Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Cushenbury | — |
| Applewhite Campground | 18 | Unpriced | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 0.4 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Barton Flats Campground | 18 | Fee | Jenk's Lake (water) | 2.4 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Tanglewood Group Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| San Gorgonio Campground | 19 | Fee | Frog Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
The other 30 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Lake Arrowhead, CA.
Who manages the camps near Lake Arrowhead, CA
Who manages them: 67 on the Forest Service; 12 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
- San Bernardino National Forest — 78 camps: 37 free, 32 fee, 9 unpriced
- Angeles National Forest — 1 camp: 1 free
- Barstow Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 80 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Lake Arrowhead, 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 Lake Arrowhead, 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.