Free camping near Pine Mountain Lake, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Pine Mountain Lake, CA there are 27 camps: 6 free, 19 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is The Pines, 5.5 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is South Fork, 7.6 miles out. Today's season read covers 1 of them: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 25 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
| 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 | — |
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.