Free camping near Placerville, CA
Yes. 7 of the 20 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Placerville, CA are listed as free; 12 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Ponderosa Cove Group, 16 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Dru Barner Campground, 15 miles north, with no price on record.
All 20 camps near Placerville, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dru Barner Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Dark Canyon (stream) | 0.8 mi to Balderson Station | — |
| Ponderosa Cove Group | 16 | Free | Rubicon River (river) | 4.0 mi to Leonardi | — |
| Stumpy Meadows Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Black Oak Group | 16 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| West Point Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Capps Crossing Group | 22 | Fee | North Fork Cosumnes River (river) | 1.2 mi to Voss | — |
| Little Oak Flat | 22 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.4 mi to Michigan Bluff | — |
| Camino Cove Cg | 22 | Free | Little Silver Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Raffetto | — |
| Pipi Cg | 22 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Grizzly Flats | — |
| Inter Bay | 23 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.6 mi to Zuver | — |
| Silver Creek Group | 23 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Fashoda Campground | 24 | Fee | Jones Fork Powerhouse Outflow (stream) | 2.0 mi to Jones Place | — |
| Wolf Creek Group | 24 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Jones Fork Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Wolf Creek Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Lone Rock Cg | 24 | Free | — | 13 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Ice House Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Peavine Road | 24 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.5 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Yellowjacket Cg | 25 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Spruce Creek Loop | 25 | Free | — | 14 mi to Foresthill | — |
Who manages the camps near Placerville, CA
Who manages them: 20 on the Forest Service.
- Eldorado National Forest — 16 camps: 3 free, 12 fee, 1 unpriced
- Tahoe National Forest — 4 camps: 4 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 20 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Placerville, 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 Placerville, 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.