Free camping near Oakhurst, CA
Yes. 28 of the 56 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Oakhurst, CA are listed as free; 28 charge a fee. The closest free one is Lower Bridge, 3.9 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Crane Valley, 2.5 miles east, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Oakhurst, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Valley | 2.5 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Recreation Point Group Camp | 2.6 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Forks Campground | 3.7 | Fee | Bass Lake (water) | 0.8 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Lower Bridge | 3.9 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Yosemite Forks | — |
| Lupine | 4.9 | Fee | Bass Lake (water) | 0.7 mi to The Pines | — |
| Middle Bridge | 5.0 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Miami Staging Area 1 | 5.1 | Free | — | — | — |
| Chilkoot | 5.2 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Greys Mountain | 5.2 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Miami Staging Area | 5.3 | Free | Lewis Fork (stream) | 1.6 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Spring Cove Campground | 5.3 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to The Pines | — |
| Soquel | 5.8 | Fee | California Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Old Corral | — |
| Wishon Point Campground | 5.8 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to The Pines | — |
| Nelder Grove | 6.7 | Free | California Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Whiskers | 7.4 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Texas Flat | 7.4 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Kelty Meadow | 8.2 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Gaggs Camp | 8.8 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Boggy Meadow 1 | 8.9 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Fresno Dome | 9.0 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Big Sandy | 9.0 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Fish Camp/Big Creek | 9.5 | Free | Big Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Summerdale | 10 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite | 10 | Free | Rainier Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Whisky Falls | 11 | Free | Whisky Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Cascadel Woods | — |
| Gertrude Creek West | 12 | Free | Whisky Creek (stream) | 0.3 mi to Cascadel Woods | — |
| Summit Camp | 12 | Free | East Fork Chowchilla River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wawona | — |
| Gertrude Creek East | 12 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to North Fork | — |
| Soda Springs | 13 | Fee | West Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Grizzly Pass | 13 | Free | Bare Island Lake (water) | 8.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Lower Chiquito | 14 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Muggler Creek | 14 | Free | Mugler Creek (stream) | 8.9 mi to Central Camp | — |
| D Spur | 15 | Free | Lost Lake Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Placer | 15 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Rock Creek | 15 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Sweetwater | 15 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Grizzly Creek | 16 | Free | Grizzly Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to South Wawona | — |
| Wagner Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Fish Creek | 16 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Beasore/Chiquito | 16 | Free | East Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Mammoth Pool | 16 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Upper Chiquito | 16 | Free | East Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Quartz Mountain | 16 | Free | — | 10 mi to Wawona | — |
| Little Jackass | 16 | Free | — | 14 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| In Sierra National ForestDave slept here | 17 | Free | — | 4.0 mi to Auberry | — |
| San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area | 18 | Fee | San Joaquin River (water) | 3.3 mi to New Auberry | — |
| China Bar | 18 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Jerseydale | 18 | Free | Snow Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Darrah | — |
| Bowler | 20 | Free | Norris Creek (stream) | 14 mi to Central Camp | — |
| West Kaiser Campground | 21 | Free | West Kaiser Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Cedar Crest | — |
The other 6 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Oakhurst, CA.
Who manages the camps near Oakhurst, CA
Who manages them: 54 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
- Sierra National Forest — 55 camps: 28 free, 27 fee
- Bakersfield Field Office — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 56 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Oakhurst, 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 Oakhurst, 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.