Free camping near Mariposa, CA
Yes. 13 of the 32 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Mariposa, CA are listed as free; 17 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Jerseydale, 8.3 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is McCabe Flat Campground, 7.5 miles north, with no price on record.
All 32 camps near Mariposa, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCabe Flat Campground | 7.5 | Unpriced | Good Gulch (stream) | 5.8 mi to Midpines | — |
| Jerseydale | 8.3 | Free | Snow Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Darrah | — |
| Railroad Flat Campground | 9.1 | Unpriced | Merced River (river) | 6.3 mi to Bagby | — |
| Dirt Flat Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to El Portal | — |
| Dry Gulch Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to El Portal | — |
| Montgomery Gulch | 15 | Free | Bull Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Clearing House | — |
| Summit Camp | 15 | Free | East Fork Chowchilla River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wawona | — |
| Anderson Valley | 17 | Free | Bull Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Sequoia | — |
| Middle Bridge | 18 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Summerdale | 19 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Lower Bridge | 19 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Yosemite Forks | — |
| Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite | 19 | Free | Rainier Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Miami Staging Area 1 | 19 | Free | — | — | — |
| Miami Staging Area | 20 | Free | Lewis Fork (stream) | 1.6 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Big Sandy | 21 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Nelder Grove | 22 | Free | California Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Sweetwater | 23 | Fee | Middle Tuolumne River (river) | 1.3 mi to Colfax Spring | — |
| Boggy Meadow 1 | 23 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Lost Claim | 23 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Buck Meadows | — |
| Soquel | 23 | Fee | California Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Old Corral | — |
| Greys Mountain | 23 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Fresno Dome | 23 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| The Pines | 24 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Buck Meadows | — |
| Fish Camp/Big Creek | 24 | Free | Big Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Kelty Meadow | 24 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Texas Flat | 24 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Spinning Wheel | 24 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Buck Meadows | — |
| Crane Valley | 24 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Recreation Point Group Camp | 24 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| South Fork | 24 | Free | — | 2.7 mi to Buck Meadows | — |
| Lumsden | 24 | Fee | South Fork Tuolumne River (river) | 1.8 mi to Colfax Spring | — |
| Lumsden Bridge | 25 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Buck Meadows | Open |
Who manages the camps near Mariposa, CA
Who manages them: 29 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Sierra National Forest — 21 camps: 10 free, 11 fee
- Stanislaus National Forest — 9 camps: 3 free, 6 fee
- Mother Lode Field Office — 2 camps: 2 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 1 of the 32: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Mariposa, 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 Mariposa, 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.