Free camping near Ojai, CA
Yes. 8 of the 25 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Ojai, CA are listed as free; 16 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Cross Camp, 11 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Wheeler Gorge, 4.6 miles north, a fee campground.
All 25 camps near Ojai, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Gorge | 4.6 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Meiners Oaks | — |
| Holiday Group | 5.0 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Meiners Oaks | — |
| Rose Valley | 6.8 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Ojai | — |
| Middle Lion | 8.3 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Ojai | — |
| Cross Camp | 11 | Free | Santa Paula Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Sulphur Springs | — |
| Big Cone | 11 | Free | Santa Paula Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Sulphur Springs | — |
| Jackson Camp | 11 | Free | Santa Paula Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Sulphur Springs | — |
| Reyes Peak | 14 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Meiners Oaks | — |
| Pine Mountain | 14 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Meiners Oaks | — |
| Beartrap Campsite | 14 | Free | Beartrap Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Wheeler Springs | — |
| Thorn Meadows Campground | 14 | Free | Cedar Creek (stream) | 9.2 mi to Stauffer | — |
| Upper Reyes Creek Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Reyes Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Wheeler Springs | — |
| Reyes Creek | 16 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pine Mountain Club | — |
| Halfmoon | 17 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Lake of the Woods | — |
| Ozena | 18 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pine Mountain Club | — |
| Pine Springs | 18 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Pine Mountain Club | — |
| Lower Caliente | 19 | Fee | — | 7.8 mi to Toro Canyon | — |
| Middle Santa Ynez | 19 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Toro Canyon | — |
| P-Bar Flat | 20 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Toro Canyon | — |
| Dome Springs | 22 | Free | — | 9.4 mi to Stauffer | — |
| Dutchman | 22 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Frazier Park | — |
| Mono | 22 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Mission Canyon | — |
| Lily Meadows Camp | 23 | Free | North Fork Lockwood Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Stauffer | — |
| Nettle Springs | 25 | Free | — | 10 mi to Ventucopa | — |
| Gold Hill Camping Area | 25 | Fee | — | — | — |
Who manages the camps near Ojai, CA
Who manages them: 25 on the Forest Service.
- Los Padres National Forest — 25 camps: 8 free, 16 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 25 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Ojai, 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 Ojai, 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.