Free camping near Placerville, ID
Yes. 11 of the 31 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Placerville, ID are listed as free; 20 charge a fee. The closest free one is Grayback Gulch, 10 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Hot Springs Campground, 8.0 miles north, a fee campground.
All 31 camps near Placerville, ID
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs Campground | 8.0 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Garden Valley | — |
| Grayback Gulch | 10 | Free | Elk Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Idaho City | — |
| Grayback Group | 10 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Idaho City | — |
| Ten Mile | 12 | Free | Mores Creek (stream) | 7.8 mi to Idaho City | — |
| Bad Bear Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Idaho City | — |
| Hayfork Group Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Idaho City | Open |
| Shafer Butte Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Avimor | — |
| Pine Flats Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Lowman | Open |
| Whoop-Um-Up Equestrian Camp | 16 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Lowman | — |
| Edna Creek | 16 | Free | — | 8.3 mi to Lowman | — |
| Beaver Creek Group Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Lowman | — |
| Bald Mountain Campground | 17 | Free | Middle Fork Thorn Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Idaho City | Open |
| Deadwood Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Lowman | Open |
| Swinging Bridge Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Banks | — |
| Tie Creek Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Crouch | Open |
| Canyon Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Smiths Ferry | — |
| Cold Springs Group Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 7.5 mi to Smiths Ferry | Open |
| Mountain View Campground | 19 | Fee | South Fork Payette River (river) | 0.9 mi to Lowman | — |
| Black Rock Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Idaho City | Open |
| Hardscrabble Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Crouch | — |
| Willow Creek Campground | 21 | Free | — | 9.7 mi to Lowman | Open |
| Big Eddy Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Smiths Ferry | Open |
| Park Creek Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Lowman | — |
| Cottonwood Campground | 22 | Free | Cottonwood Creek (stream) | 8.5 mi to Robie Creek | Open |
| Troutdale Campground | 22 | Free | Rough Creek (stream) | 13 mi to Idaho City | Open |
| Rattlesnake Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Smiths Ferry | — |
| Badger Creek Campground | 23 | Free | Boise River (river) | 13 mi to Prairie | Open |
| Willow Creek Campground | 23 | Free | Boise River (river) | 12 mi to Robie Creek | — |
| Neinmeyer Campground | 23 | Free | Big Five Creek (stream) | 14 mi to Idaho City | — |
| Trail Creek Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Smiths Ferry | — |
| Irish Point Dispersed | 24 | Free | Cottonwood Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to Robie Creek | — |
Who manages the camps near Placerville, ID
Who manages them: 31 on the Forest Service.
- Boise National Forest — 31 camps: 11 free, 20 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 12 of the 31: 12 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 Placerville, ID
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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 Placerville, ID, 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.