Free camping near Lake Los Angeles, CA
Yes. 5 of the 35 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Lake Los Angeles, CA are listed as free; 25 charge a fee and 5 have no price on record. The closest free one is Cooper Canyon Trail Camp, 18 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Sycamore Flat, 14 miles south, a fee campground.
All 35 camps near Lake Los Angeles, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Flat | 14 | Fee | Big Rock Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Old Point Comfort | — |
| Rocky Point | 15 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Sage | 15 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Littlerock | — |
| South Fork | 15 | Fee | South Fork Big Rock Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Paradise Springs | — |
| Basin | 15 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Big Rock Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Big Rock Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Mile High | — |
| Mt. Oak Campground | 16 | Fee | Jackson Lake (water) | 0.4 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Lake Campground | 16 | Fee | Jackson Lake (water) | 0.2 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| El Mirage Ohv Area | 16 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to El Mirage | — |
| Peavine | 16 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Appletree | 17 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Jackson Flat Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Jackson Lake (water) | 1.0 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Apple Tree Campground | 17 | Fee | Mescal Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Table Mountain Campground | 17 | Fee | Mescal Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Big Pines | — |
| Jackson Flat Group | 18 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Cooper Canyon Trail Camp | 18 | Free | Cooper Canyon Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| Little Jimmy Campground | 18 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Buckhorn | 19 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Duarte | — |
| Blue Ridge | 19 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Deer Flat | 19 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Sulphur Springs Trail Camp | 19 | Free | South Fork Little Rock Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Chilao | — |
| Mt. Pacifico | 20 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Crystal Lake Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Crystal Lake Recreation Area | 20 | Unpriced | Crystal Lake (water) | 0.3 mi to Crystal Lake | — |
| Bandido | 21 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Guffy | 21 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Horse Flats | 21 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Lupine Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Prairie Fork (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Coldbrook | 22 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Glendora | — |
| Coulter Group Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Chilao | — |
| Chilao Campgrounds | 23 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Big Buck Trail Camp | 23 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Singing Springs | — |
| Paiute Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 24 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Monte Cristo | 24 | Fee | — | 10 mi to La Crescenta-Montrose | — |
| Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites | 25 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Wrightwood | — |
Who manages the camps near Lake Los Angeles, CA
Who manages them: 34 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- Angeles National Forest — 32 camps: 3 free, 24 fee, 5 unpriced
- San Bernardino National Forest — 2 camps: 2 free
- Barstow Field Office — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 35 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Lake Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, 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.