Free camping near Nipinnawasee, CA
Yes. 25 of the 54 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Nipinnawasee, CA are listed as free; 27 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Middle Bridge, 4.2 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Nipinnawasee, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Bridge | 4.2 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Lower Bridge | 4.3 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Yosemite Forks | — |
| Miami Staging Area 1 | 5.2 | Free | — | — | — |
| Miami Staging Area | 5.6 | Free | Lewis Fork (stream) | 1.6 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Summit Camp | 7.5 | Free | East Fork Chowchilla River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wawona | — |
| Summerdale | 7.9 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Nelder Grove | 8.3 | Free | California Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite | 8.4 | Free | Rainier Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Greys Mountain | 9.0 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Soquel | 9.2 | Fee | California Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Old Corral | — |
| Big Sandy | 9.2 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Crane Valley | 9.5 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Recreation Point Group Camp | 9.6 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Boggy Meadow 1 | 10 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Texas Flat | 10 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Kelty Meadow | 10 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Fresno Dome | 11 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Forks Campground | 11 | Fee | Bass Lake (water) | 0.8 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Chilkoot | 11 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Fish Camp/Big Creek | 11 | Free | Big Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Jerseydale | 11 | Free | Snow Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Darrah | — |
| Lupine | 12 | Fee | Bass Lake (water) | 0.7 mi to The Pines | — |
| Spring Cove Campground | 12 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to The Pines | — |
| Wishon Point Campground | 13 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to The Pines | — |
| Whiskers | 14 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Gaggs Camp | 15 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Grizzly Pass | 15 | Free | Bare Island Lake (water) | 8.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| D Spur | 17 | Free | Lost Lake Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Grizzly Creek | 17 | Free | Grizzly Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to South Wawona | — |
| Muggler Creek | 17 | Free | Mugler Creek (stream) | 8.9 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Quartz Mountain | 18 | Free | — | 10 mi to Wawona | — |
| Whisky Falls | 18 | Free | Whisky Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Cascadel Woods | — |
| Soda Springs | 19 | Fee | West Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Beasore/Chiquito | 19 | Free | East Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Upper Chiquito | 19 | Free | East Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Lower Chiquito | 19 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Gertrude Creek West | 19 | Free | Whisky Creek (stream) | 0.3 mi to Cascadel Woods | — |
| Dirt Flat Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to El Portal | — |
| Gertrude Creek East | 19 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to North Fork | — |
| Dry Gulch Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to El Portal | — |
| McCabe Flat Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Good Gulch (stream) | 5.8 mi to Midpines | — |
| Placer | 21 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Sweetwater | 21 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Little Jackass | 22 | Free | — | 14 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Rock Creek | 22 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Wagner Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Railroad Flat Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Merced River (river) | 6.3 mi to Bagby | — |
| Mammoth Pool | 22 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Fish Creek | 23 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Bowler | 23 | Free | Norris Creek (stream) | 14 mi to Central Camp | — |
The other 4 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Nipinnawasee, CA.
Who manages the camps near Nipinnawasee, CA
Who manages them: 50 on the Forest Service; 3 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Sierra National Forest — 50 camps: 24 free, 26 fee
- Mother Lode Field Office — 2 camps: 2 unpriced
- Bakersfield Field Office — 1 camp: 1 fee
- Stanislaus National Forest — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 54 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Nipinnawasee, 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 Nipinnawasee, 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.