Free camping near Pine Mountain Lake, CA
Yes. 6 of the 27 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Pine Mountain Lake, CA are listed as free; 19 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is South Fork, 7.6 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is The Pines, 5.5 miles southeast, a fee campground.
All 27 camps near Pine Mountain Lake, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pines | 5.5 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Buck Meadows | — |
| Lumsden | 7.2 | Fee | South Fork Tuolumne River (river) | 1.8 mi to Colfax Spring | — |
| South Fork | 7.6 | Free | — | 2.7 mi to Buck Meadows | — |
| Lost Claim | 7.6 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Buck Meadows | — |
| Lumsden Bridge | 8.3 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Buck Meadows | Open |
| Hacienda | 9.5 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Twain Harte | — |
| Sweetwater | 9.9 | Fee | Middle Tuolumne River (river) | 1.3 mi to Colfax Spring | — |
| Spinning Wheel | 11 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Buck Meadows | — |
| Joe Walt Run | 11 | Free | Jawbone Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Femmons | — |
| Montgomery Gulch | 16 | Free | Bull Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Clearing House | — |
| Cherry Borrow Site | 16 | Free | Cherry Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Femmons | — |
| Cherry Valley | 16 | Fee | Cherry Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Femmons | — |
| Anderson Valley | 17 | Free | Bull Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Sequoia | — |
| Dimond "O" | 17 | Fee | Mud Lake (water) | 1.5 mi to Mather | — |
| Hull Creek | 18 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Railroad Flat Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Merced River (river) | 6.3 mi to Bagby | — |
| McCabe Flat Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Good Gulch (stream) | 5.8 mi to Midpines | — |
| Fraser Flat | 22 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Sand Bar Flat | 22 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Dirt Flat Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to El Portal | — |
| Dry Gulch Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to El Portal | — |
| Teleli Pulaya | 24 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Meadowview | 25 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Pinecrest | 25 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Beardsley Dam | 25 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Cold Springs | — |
| Pioneer Trail | 25 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Kerrick Corrals | 25 | Free | North Fork Tuolumne River (stream) | 3.3 mi to Strawberry | — |
Who manages the camps near Pine Mountain Lake, CA
Who manages them: 25 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
- Stanislaus National Forest — 23 camps: 6 free, 17 fee
- Mother Lode Field Office — 2 camps: 2 unpriced
- Sierra National Forest — 2 camps: 2 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 1 of the 27: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Pine Mountain Lake, 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 Pine Mountain Lake, 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.