Free camping near Olancha, CA
Yes. 21 of the 34 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Olancha, CA are listed as free; 6 charge a fee and 7 have no price on record. The closest free one is BLM dispersed camp #4 — Inyo County, CA, 22 miles north, on Bureau of Land Management land. The closest camp of any kind is Coso Range Wilderness, 8.4 miles east, with no price on record.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 34 camps near Olancha, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coso Range Wilderness | 8.4 | Unpriced | — | 8.8 mi to Olancha | — |
| Cottonwood Pass Walk In Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Horseshoe Meadow Equestrian Camp | 16 | Fee | — | 9.8 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Cottonwood Lakes Walk In Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Kennedy Meadows Campground | 17 | Unpriced | South Fork Kern River (river) | 9.7 mi to Dunmovin | — |
| Fish Creek | 18 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Kennedy Meadows | — |
| Troy Meadow | 19 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Kennedy Meadows | — |
| Bishop Field Office | 19 | Unpriced | South Fork Lubken Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #4 — Inyo County, CA | 22 | Free | Tuttle Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| Sacatar Trail Wilderness | 22 | Unpriced | — | 10 mi to Dunmovin | — |
| BLM Designated Campsite | 23 | Free | Tuttle Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM Designated Campsite | 23 | Free | Tuttle Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM Designated Campsite | 23 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| Movie Road | 23 | Unpriced | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA | 24 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #13 | 24 | Free | — | — | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #11 | 24 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #8 | 24 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #9 | 24 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #2 | 24 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #12 | 24 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #10 | 24 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #3 | 24 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #4 | 24 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #5 | 24 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #6 | 24 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Inyo CountyDave slept here | 24 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Alabama Hills | — |
| Darwin Falls Wilderness | 24 | Unpriced | — | 3.9 mi to Darwin | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — CA #7 | 24 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — Inyo County, CA | 25 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #14 — Inyo County, CA | 25 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Salt Tram | 25 | Unpriced | — | 8.4 mi to Keeler | — |
| Lone Pine Campground | 25 | Fee | — | — | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #3 — Inyo County, CA | 25 | Free | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Lone Pine | — |
Who manages the camps near Olancha, CA
Who manages them: 26 on the BLM; 7 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Bishop Field Office — 22 camps: 20 free, 2 unpriced
- Inyo National Forest — 5 camps: 4 fee, 1 unpriced
- Ridgecrest Field Office — 3 camps: 3 unpriced
- Sequoia National Forest — 2 camps: 2 fee
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
- Bakersfield Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 34 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Olancha, 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 Olancha, 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.