Free camping near Meadow Vista, CA
Yes. 15 of the 23 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Meadow Vista, CA are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Watson Lake Campground, 15 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land.
All 23 camps near Meadow Vista, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Lake Campground | 15 | Free | Sugar Pine Reservoir (water) | 2.9 mi to Iowa Hill | — |
| Dru Barner Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Dark Canyon (stream) | 0.8 mi to Balderson Station | — |
| Giant Gap Ridge | 16 | Free | Sugar Pine Reservoir (water) | 3.5 mi to Monte Vista | — |
| Finning Mill | 16 | Free | Pagge Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Hughes Mill | — |
| Brimstone Ohv Campground | 16 | Free | Pagge Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Hughes Mill | — |
| Giant Gap | 16 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Alta | — |
| Forbes | 16 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Alta | — |
| Shirttail Creek | 17 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Alta | — |
| Big Reservoir | 18 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Giant Gap Road | 18 | Free | North Shirttail Canyon (stream) | 3.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Casa Loma | 19 | Free | Canyon Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Elliot Ranch | 19 | Free | North Shirttail Canyon (stream) | 3.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Mitchell Mine | 20 | Free | — | 9.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Little Oak Flat | 20 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.4 mi to Michigan Bluff | — |
| Humbug Ridge | 23 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Peavine Road | 23 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.5 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Last Chance | 23 | Free | North Fork of Middle Fork American River (river) | 4.3 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Inter Bay | 23 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.6 mi to Zuver | — |
| South Yuba Recreation Area | 24 | Fee | Kenebec Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Blue Tent | — |
| White Cloud | 24 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Washington | — |
| Ponderosa Cove Group | 24 | Free | Rubicon River (river) | 4.0 mi to Leonardi | — |
| Burlington | 25 | Free | North Fork Deer Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Junction House | — |
| Stumpy Meadows Cg | 25 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
Who manages the camps near Meadow Vista, CA
Who manages them: 22 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- Tahoe National Forest — 18 camps: 13 free, 5 fee
- Eldorado National Forest — 3 camps: 1 free, 1 fee, 1 unpriced
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit — 1 camp: 1 free
- Mother Lode Field Office — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 23 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Meadow Vista, 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 Meadow Vista, 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.