Free camping near Piñon Hills, CA
Yes. 13 of the 44 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Piñon Hills, CA are listed as free; 25 charge a fee and 6 have no price on record. The closest free one is Paiute Canyon Yellow Post Sites, 9.1 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Table Mountain Campground, 5.5 miles southwest, a fee campground.
All 44 camps near Piñon Hills, CA
| 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 | — |
Who manages the camps near Piñon Hills, CA
Who manages them: 43 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- Angeles National Forest — 33 camps: 4 free, 24 fee, 5 unpriced
- San Bernardino National Forest — 10 camps: 9 free, 1 unpriced
- Barstow Field Office — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 44 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Piñon Hills, 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 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.