Free camping near Piñon Hills, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Piñon Hills, CA there are 44 camps: 13 free, 25 fee, 6 unpriced. The closest is Table Mountain Campground, 5.5 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Paiute Canyon Yellow Post Sites, 9.1 miles out.
Who manages them: 43 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table Mountain Campground | 5.5 | Fee | Mescal Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Big Pines | — |
| Apple Tree Campground | 6.5 | Fee | Mescal Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Appletree | 6.6 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Peavine | 6.7 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Lake Campground | 6.8 | Fee | Jackson Lake (water) | 0.2 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Blue Ridge | 6.9 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Mt. Oak Campground | 7.0 | Fee | Jackson Lake (water) | 0.4 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Guffy | 7.4 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Jackson Flat Campground | 7.8 | Unpriced | Jackson Lake (water) | 1.0 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Jackson Flat Group | 8.3 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Lupine Campground | 8.4 | Unpriced | Prairie Fork (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Paiute Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 9.1 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites | 9.6 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Big Rock Campground | 9.6 | Unpriced | Big Rock Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Mile High | — |
| Gobblers Knob Yellow Post Sites | 10 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 4.6 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Stockton Flats Yellow Post Sites | 10 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Coldwater Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 12 | Free | Big Butch Wash (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Sycamore Flat | 12 | Fee | Big Rock Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Old Point Comfort | — |
| South Fork | 12 | Fee | South Fork Big Rock Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Paradise Springs | — |
| Manker Flat | 12 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| El Mirage Ohv Area | 13 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to El Mirage | — |
| Third Stream Crossing | 14 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Little Jimmy Campground | 14 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Stonehouse | 14 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 3.0 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Commanche | 14 | Free | Old Rust Stream (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Deer Flat | 15 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Crystal Lake Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Applewhite Campground | 15 | Unpriced | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 0.4 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Crystal Lake Recreation Area | 15 | Unpriced | Crystal Lake (water) | 0.3 mi to Crystal Lake | — |
| Joe Elliott Yellow Post Sites | 15 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites | 16 | Free | Day Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Scotland | — |
| Coldbrook | 16 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Glendora | — |
| Buckhorn | 18 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Duarte | — |
| Cooper Canyon Trail Camp | 18 | Free | Cooper Canyon Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| Sulphur Springs Trail Camp | 22 | Free | South Fork Little Rock Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Chilao | — |
| Basin | 22 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Bandido | 23 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Sage | 23 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Rocky Point | 23 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Horse Flats | 23 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Glenn Camp Campground | 24 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (river) | 6.6 mi to Bradbury | — |
| Mt. Pacifico | 24 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Chilao Campgrounds | 24 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Coulter Group Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Chilao | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Piñon Hills, 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.