Free camping near Loma Linda, CA
Yes. 19 of the 47 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Loma Linda, CA are listed as free; 21 charge a fee and 7 have no price on record. The closest free one is Bench Camp, Pct Trail Camp, 14 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Dogwood Family Campground, 13 miles north, with no price on record.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 47 camps near Loma Linda, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood Family Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Grass Valley Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Meadowbrook Woods | — |
| Bench Camp, Pct Trail Camp | 14 | Free | — | 1.1 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Thomas Hunting Grounds Yellow Post Sites | 15 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Oak Glen | — |
| Thomas Mtn Yp Sites Along 6S13 | 15 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Oak Glen | — |
| Fishermans Group Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96 | 16 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| North Shore Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Lake Arrowhead | — |
| Tent Peg Group Campground | 17 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| Green Valley Campground | 17 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| Crab Flats Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Holcomb Crossing, Pct Trail Camp | 19 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Bluff Mesa Group Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Siberia Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Boulder Bay | — |
| San Bernardino National ForestDave slept here | 20 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Jackstraw Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Forsee Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Pinezanita | — |
| Applewhite Campground | 21 | Unpriced | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 0.4 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Joe Elliott Yellow Post Sites | 21 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites | 21 | Free | Day Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Scotland | — |
| Boulder Group Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Big Bear Yellow Post Sites | 22 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Bald Cove Yellow Post Sites | 22 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Halfway Trail Camp | 22 | Free | Vivian Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| Coldbrook Cg | 22 | Free | Metcalf Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Boulder Bay | — |
| Deer Cg | 22 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Ironwood Group Cg | 22 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Council Group Campground | 23 | Fee | Frog Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Stonehouse | 23 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 3.0 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Yellow Post 1 | 23 | Free | — | 0.5 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Grays Peak Group Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Hanna Flat Campground | 23 | Fee | Greenlead Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Barton Flats Campground | 23 | Fee | Jenk's Lake (water) | 2.4 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| High Creek Trail Camp | 23 | Free | High Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| Big Pine Flat Equestrian Group Campground | 23 | Unpriced | — | 5.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Clark'S Ranch Trail Yellow Post Site | 23 | Free | Coxey Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Big Pine Flat Family Campground | 23 | Fee | Coxey Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| San Gorgonio Campground | 24 | Fee | Frog Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Commanche | 24 | Free | Old Rust Stream (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp | 24 | Free | Greenlead Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Horse Springs Campground | 24 | Fee | Coxey Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fizzben Heights | — |
| Third Stream Crossing | 24 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Juniper Flats | 24 | Unpriced | — | 3.1 mi to Apple Valley Highlands | — |
| Lobo Group Campground | 24 | Fee | Santa Ana River (stream) | 3.1 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Serrano Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| San Gorgonio Trail Camp | 24 | Free | — | — | — |
| Pineknot Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Simmons Trout Lake (water) | 1.6 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Dry Lake Lodgepole Camp | 25 | Free | Dry Lake (water) | 5.8 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| Dry Lake Lodgepole Camp | 25 | Free | Dry Lake (water) | 5.9 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| Buttercup Group Cg | 25 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
Who manages the camps near Loma Linda, CA
Who manages them: 46 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- San Bernardino National Forest — 46 camps: 19 free, 21 fee, 6 unpriced
- Barstow Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 47 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Loma Linda, 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 Loma Linda, 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.