Free camping near McCloud, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of McCloud, CA there are 28 camps: 16 free, 10 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is Fowlers Camp Cg-F, 5.9 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Panther Meadows Cg, 7.7 miles out.
Who manages them: 28 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowlers Camp Cg-F | 5.9 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to McCloud | — |
| Panther Meadows Cg | 7.7 | Free | Panther Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Howard | — |
| Camp 4 (Cg-G) | 7.9 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to McCloud | — |
| Red Fir Flat Cg | 8.7 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Mount Shasta | — |
| Mcbride Springs Cg-F | 10 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Mount Shasta | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — CA | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to McCloud | — |
| Cattle Camp Cg-F | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to McCloud | — |
| Castle Lake Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Castle Lake Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Azalea | — |
| Algoma Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Bull Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Bartle | — |
| Curl Ridge Jeep | 15 | Free | South Fork Claiborne Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Deadlun Cg-F Frec Lic | 16 | Free | Deadlun Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Little Bagley | 17 | Free | Muddy Spring Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Sims Flat Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Castella | — |
| Gray Rock | 18 | Free | Mears Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Castella | — |
| Trout Creek Meadow (Cg-F) | 19 | Free | — | 9.4 mi to Tennant | — |
| Toad Lake Cg | 19 | Free | — | 9.8 mi to Mount Shasta | — |
| Gumboot Lake Cg-F | 20 | Free | Gumboot Lake (water) | 11 mi to Castella | — |
| Gumboot Campground | 20 | Free | Gumboot Lake (water) | 11 mi to Castella | — |
| Iron Canyon West | 20 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Wheeler Ranch | 21 | Free | Garden Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Wengler | — |
| Garden Ridge | 22 | Free | — | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Mccloud Bridge Cg-F | 23 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Madrone Cg-F | 23 | Free | — | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Harris Springs Cg-F | 23 | Free | — | 9.5 mi to Hambone | — |
| Pine Point Cg-F | 23 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Ellery Creek Cg-F | 24 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Reynolds Basin | 24 | Free | East Fork Sulanharas Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Wengler | — |
| Fenders Ferry | 25 | Free | Nosoni Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Point McCloud | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from McCloud, 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.