Free camping near Pollock Pines, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Pollock Pines, CA there are 58 camps: 19 free, 36 fee, 3 unpriced. The closest is Black Oak Group, 10 miles north of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Ponderosa Cove Group, 10 miles out.
Who manages them: 58 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Oak Group | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Stumpy Meadows Cg | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Ponderosa Cove Group | 10 | Free | Rubicon River (river) | 4.0 mi to Leonardi | — |
| West Point Cg | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Silver Creek Group | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Camino Cove Cg | 12 | Free | Little Silver Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Raffetto | — |
| Capps Crossing Group | 12 | Fee | North Fork Cosumnes River (river) | 1.2 mi to Voss | — |
| Fashoda Campground | 13 | Fee | Jones Fork Powerhouse Outflow (stream) | 2.0 mi to Jones Place | — |
| Ice House Cg | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Jones Fork Cg | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Wolf Creek Group | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Lone Rock Cg | 13 | Free | — | 13 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Wolf Creek Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Northwind Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Yellowjacket Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Sand Flat Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Strawberry Point Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Azalea Cove Campground | 15 | Free | Jones Fork Silver Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Jones Place | — |
| Wench Creek Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Big Silver Group | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Wench Creek Group | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Pollock Pines | — |
| Pipi Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Grizzly Flats | — |
| Dru Barner Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Dark Canyon (stream) | 0.8 mi to Balderson Station | — |
| South Fork Group | 17 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Tahoma | — |
| China Flat Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Kirkwood | — |
| Gerle Creek Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Inter Bay | 19 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.6 mi to Zuver | — |
| Long Canyon Camping Area | 19 | Free | North Fork Long Canyon (stream) | 1.5 mi to Goggins | — |
| Gray Rock Camping Area | 19 | Free | Silver Fork American River (river) | 4.0 mi to Kyburz | — |
| Tells Equestrian Cg | 19 | Free | Tells Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Jones Place | — |
| Airport Flat Cg | 19 | Free | Gerle Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Gilberts | — |
| Little Oak Flat | 20 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.4 mi to Michigan Bluff | — |
| Middlefork Cosumnes Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Grizzly Flats | — |
| Spruce Creek Loop | 20 | Free | — | 14 mi to Foresthill | — |
| Wrights Lake Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Wrights Lake (water) | 3.0 mi to Lower Forni | — |
| Wrights Lake Equestrian Cg | 20 | Fee | Wrights Lake (water) | 2.7 mi to Lower Forni | — |
| Wrights Lake Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Wrights Lake (water) | 2.8 mi to Lower Forni | — |
| Red Star | 21 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 1.6 mi to Goggins | — |
| Peavine Road | 21 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 3.5 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Jack Robinson | 21 | Free | Spruce Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Silver Fork Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Kirkwood | — |
| Loon Lake Equestrian Group | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Loon Lake Group Campgrounds | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Middle Meadows Group | 21 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Greek Store | 22 | Free | Spruce Creek (stream) | 0.2 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Northshore Cg | 22 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Red Fir Group | 22 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Tahoma | — |
| Wentworth Springs Cg | 23 | Free | Gerle Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Gilberts | — |
| Hell Hole Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Big Meadows Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
The other 8 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Pollock Pines, CA.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Pollock Pines, 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.