Free camping near Mount Shasta, CA
Yes. 9 of the 22 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Mount Shasta, CA are listed as free; 10 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is Panther Meadows Cg, 6.4 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Mcbride Springs Cg-F, 2.8 miles northeast, a fee campground.
All 22 camps near Mount Shasta, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcbride Springs Cg-F | 2.8 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Mount Shasta | — |
| Red Fir Flat Cg | 3.6 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Mount Shasta | — |
| Panther Meadows Cg | 6.4 | Free | Panther Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Howard | — |
| Castle Lake Campground | 6.8 | Unpriced | Castle Lake Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Azalea | — |
| Toad Lake Cg | 9.8 | Free | — | 9.8 mi to Mount Shasta | — |
| Gumboot Lake Cg-F | 13 | Free | Gumboot Lake (water) | 11 mi to Castella | — |
| Gumboot Campground | 13 | Free | Gumboot Lake (water) | 11 mi to Castella | — |
| Gray Rock | 15 | Free | Mears Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Castella | — |
| Fowlers Camp Cg-F | 16 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to McCloud | — |
| Kangaroo | 17 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Gazelle | — |
| Kangaroo Lake Campground | 17 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Sims Flat Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Castella | — |
| Camp 4 (Cg-G) | 18 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to McCloud | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — CA | 18 | Fee | — | 10 mi to McCloud | — |
| Cattle Camp Cg-F | 20 | Fee | — | 10 mi to McCloud | — |
| Scott Mountain | 20 | Free | Scott Mountain Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Callahan | — |
| Eagle Creek Cg-F | 22 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| Horse Flat Cg-F | 22 | Free | Eagle Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| Curl Ridge Jeep | 23 | Free | South Fork Claiborne Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Big Bend | — |
| Algoma Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Bull Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Bartle | — |
| Trout Creek Meadow (Cg-F) | 24 | Free | — | 9.4 mi to Tennant | — |
| Trinity River Cg-F | 25 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
Who manages the camps near Mount Shasta, CA
Who manages them: 22 on the Forest Service.
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest — 20 camps: 9 free, 9 fee, 2 unpriced
- Klamath National Forest — 2 camps: 1 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 22 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Mount Shasta, 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 Mount Shasta, 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.