Free camping near Phelan, CA
Yes. 11 of the 37 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Phelan, CA are listed as free; 18 charge a fee and 8 have no price on record. The closest free one is Gobblers Knob Yellow Post Sites, 9.4 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land.
All 37 camps near Phelan, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gobblers Knob Yellow Post Sites | 9.4 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 4.6 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites | 9.5 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Paiute Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 9.9 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Guffy | 10 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Table Mountain Campground | 10 | Fee | Mescal Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Big Pines | — |
| Stockton Flats Yellow Post Sites | 11 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Blue Ridge | 11 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Lupine Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Prairie Fork (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Apple Tree Campground | 11 | Fee | Mescal Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Appletree | 11 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Peavine | 12 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Lake Campground | 12 | Fee | Jackson Lake (water) | 0.2 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Coldwater Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 12 | Free | Big Butch Wash (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Mt. Oak Campground | 12 | Fee | Jackson Lake (water) | 0.4 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Applewhite Campground | 13 | Unpriced | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 0.4 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| El Mirage Ohv Area | 13 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to El Mirage | — |
| Jackson Flat Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Jackson Lake (water) | 1.0 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Jackson Flat Group | 13 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Stonehouse | 13 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 3.0 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Third Stream Crossing | 13 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Manker Flat | 14 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Commanche | 14 | Free | Old Rust Stream (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Joe Elliott Yellow Post Sites | 14 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Big Rock Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Big Rock Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Mile High | — |
| Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites | 15 | Free | Day Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Scotland | — |
| South Fork | 17 | Fee | South Fork Big Rock Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Paradise Springs | — |
| Sycamore Flat | 17 | Fee | Big Rock Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Old Point Comfort | — |
| Little Jimmy Campground | 19 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Deer Flat | 19 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Crystal Lake Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Crystal Lake Recreation Area | 20 | Unpriced | Crystal Lake (water) | 0.3 mi to Crystal Lake | — |
| Coldbrook | 21 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Glendora | — |
| Juniper Flats | 21 | Unpriced | — | 3.1 mi to Apple Valley Highlands | — |
| Dogwood Family Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Grass Valley Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Meadowbrook Woods | — |
| Buckhorn | 23 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Duarte | — |
| Cooper Canyon Trail Camp | 23 | Free | Cooper Canyon Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| North Shore Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Lake Arrowhead | — |
Who manages the camps near Phelan, CA
Who manages them: 35 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
- Angeles National Forest — 23 camps: 2 free, 16 fee, 5 unpriced
- San Bernardino National Forest — 12 camps: 9 free, 1 fee, 2 unpriced
- Barstow Field Office — 2 camps: 1 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 37 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Phelan, CA
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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 Phelan, 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.