Free camping near Lee Vining, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Lee Vining, CA there are 66 camps: 27 free, 32 fee, 7 unpriced. The closest is Cattleguard Cg, 1.8 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Cattleguard Cg, 1.8 miles out. 2 of them are camps Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 64 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattleguard Cg | 1.8 | Free | Beartrack Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Lower Lee Vining Campground | 2.5 | Free | Lee Vining Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Moraine Campground | 2.7 | Free | Lee Vining Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Boulder Campground | 3.1 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Aspen Campground | 3.7 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Big Bend Cg | 4.4 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Warren Fork Th Cg | 5.8 | Free | Warren Fork (stream) | 2.1 mi to Bennettville | — |
| Ellery Cg | 6.8 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Parker Creek | 6.8 | Free | Parker Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to June Lake | — |
| Junction Campground | 7.1 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Tioga Lake Campground | 7.5 | Fee | — | 7.5 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Sawmill Walk-In Cg | 7.9 | Free | Lee Vining Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Bennettville | — |
| Sawmill Walk-in Campground | 8.1 | Free | Lee Vining Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Bennettville | — |
| Saddlebag Lake Cg | 8.1 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Lower Virginia Creek Primitive Campground | 9.5 | Unpriced | Dog Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| East Lower Virginia Creek | 9.5 | Free | Dog Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Upper Virginia Creek Primitive Campground | 9.6 | Unpriced | Trumbull Lake (water) | 0.7 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| West Virginia Creek | 9.7 | Free | Trumbull Lake (water) | 0.6 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Trumbull Lake Campground | 9.9 | Fee | Trumbull Lake (water) | 0.5 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Dispersed camp — Mono County, CA | 10.0 | Free | June Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to June Lake | — |
| Aerie Crag Rv Camp | 11 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to June Lake | — |
| Oh Ridge Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to June Lake | — |
| Silver Lake Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to June Lake | — |
| June Lake Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to June Lake | — |
| Gull Lake Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to June Lake | — |
| Reversed Creek Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 1.8 mi to June Lake | — |
| Hartley Springs Cg | 13 | Free | — | 4.3 mi to June Lake | — |
| Green Creek Group Campground | 14 | Fee | Green Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Green Creek Campground | 14 | Unpriced | East Fork Green Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Sagehen Meadows Cg | 16 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to Mono Mills | — |
| Glass Creek Cg | 16 | Free | Deadman Creek (stream) | 0.3 mi to Crestview | — |
| Obsidian Flat Group Cg | 16 | Free | Deadman Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Crestview | — |
| Upper Deadman Cg | 17 | Free | Deadman Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Crestview | — |
| Lower Deadman Cg | 17 | Free | Deadman Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Crestview | — |
| Deadman Creek | 17 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to June Lake | — |
| Big Springs Cg | 17 | Free | — | 9.0 mi to Mammoth Lakes | — |
| Bald Mountain Springs Cg | 17 | Free | McLaughlin Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Crestview | — |
| Crooked Meadows Cg | 18 | Free | McLaughlin Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Mono Mills | — |
| Lower Twin Lake Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Robinson Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Crags Group Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Agnew Meadows Group Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to June Lake | — |
| Crags Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Robinson Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Agnew Meadows Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to June Lake | — |
| Agnew Meadows Horse Camp | 19 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to June Lake | — |
| Paha Campground | 19 | Fee | Robinson Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Robinson Creek Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Labrosse Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Granite Mountain Trail | 20 | Unpriced | — | 11 mi to Mono Mills | — |
| Honeymoon Flat Campground | 20 | Fee | Labrosse Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Inyo National ForestDave slept here | 21 | Free | Dry Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Mammoth Lakes | — |
| Soda Springs Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Mammoth Lakes | — |
The other 16 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Lee Vining, CA.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Lee Vining, 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.