Free camping near Mentone, CA
Yes. 39 of the 78 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Mentone, CA are listed as free; 32 charge a fee and 7 have no price on record. The closest free one is Thomas Hunting Grounds Yellow Post Sites, 7.7 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Mentone, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hunting Grounds Yellow Post Sites | 7.7 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Oak Glen | — |
| Thomas Mtn Yp Sites Along 6S13 | 7.8 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Oak Glen | — |
| Bench Camp, Pct Trail Camp | 10 | Free | — | 1.1 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96 | 11 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Fishermans Group Cg | 13 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Green Valley Campground | 13 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| Jackstraw Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Forsee Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Pinezanita | — |
| Dogwood Family Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Grass Valley Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Meadowbrook Woods | — |
| Bluff Mesa Group Campground | 14 | Unpriced | Siberia Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Boulder Bay | — |
| Tent Peg Group Campground | 14 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| San Bernardino National ForestDave slept here | 14 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Crab Flats Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Halfway Trail Camp | 14 | Free | Vivian Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| North Shore Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Lake Arrowhead | — |
| Bald Cove Yellow Post Sites | 15 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Boulder Group Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Holcomb Crossing, Pct Trail Camp | 15 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Council Group Campground | 15 | Fee | Frog Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| High Creek Trail Camp | 15 | Free | High Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| Barton Flats Campground | 16 | Fee | Jenk's Lake (water) | 2.4 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Deer Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Coldbrook Cg | 16 | Free | Metcalf Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Boulder Bay | — |
| San Gorgonio Campground | 16 | Fee | Frog Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Lobo Group Campground | 17 | Fee | Santa Ana River (stream) | 3.1 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Big Bear Yellow Post Sites | 17 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| San Gorgonio Trail Camp | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| Grays Peak Group Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Yellow Post 1 | 17 | Free | — | 0.5 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Dry Lake Lodgepole Camp | 17 | Free | Dry Lake (water) | 5.8 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| Dry Lake Lodgepole Camp | 17 | Free | Dry Lake (water) | 5.9 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| Hanna Flat Campground | 18 | Fee | Greenlead Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Mineshaft Flat Camp | 18 | Free | — | — | — |
| Ironwood Group Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Pineknot Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Simmons Trout Lake (water) | 1.6 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Serrano Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Buttercup Group Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| South Fork Campground | 18 | Unpriced | South Fork (stream) | 4.8 mi to Moonridge | — |
| Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp | 18 | Free | Greenlead Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Big Pine Flat Equestrian Group Campground | 19 | Unpriced | — | 5.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Clark'S Ranch Trail Yellow Post Site | 19 | Free | Coxey Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Big Pine Flat Family Campground | 19 | Fee | Coxey Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Skyline Group Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Heart Bar Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Wildhorse Equestrian Camp | 20 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Wild Horse Equestrian Campground | 20 | Fee | Santa Ana River (stream) | 6.3 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Horse Springs Campground | 20 | Fee | Coxey Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fizzben Heights | — |
| Heart Bar Equestrian Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #1 | 21 | Fee | Heart Bar Creek (stream) | 6.7 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Coon Creek Yellow Post #7 | 21 | Free | Heart Bar Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Mission Springs | 21 | Free | North Fork Mission Creek (stream) | 8.6 mi to Woodlands | — |
The other 28 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Mentone, CA.
Who manages the camps near Mentone, CA
Who manages them: 65 on the Forest Service; 12 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
- San Bernardino National Forest — 77 camps: 39 free, 32 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 78 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Mentone, 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 Mentone, 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.