Free camping near Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Yes. 12 of the 36 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Rancho Cucamonga, CA are listed as free; 17 charge a fee and 7 have no price on record. The closest free one is Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites, 6.1 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land.
All 36 camps near Rancho Cucamonga, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites | 6.1 | Free | Day Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Scotland | — |
| Joe Elliott Yellow Post Sites | 7.7 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Commanche | 7.8 | Free | Old Rust Stream (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Stonehouse | 8.4 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 3.0 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Third Stream Crossing | 8.5 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Applewhite Campground | 9.9 | Unpriced | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 0.4 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Manker Flat | 10 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Coldwater Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 10 | Free | Big Butch Wash (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Stockton Flats Yellow Post Sites | 12 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Gobblers Knob Yellow Post Sites | 12 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 4.6 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites | 13 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Paiute Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 13 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Lupine Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Prairie Fork (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Guffy | 15 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Blue Ridge | 17 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Jackson Flat Group | 19 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Coldbrook | 19 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Glendora | — |
| Table Mountain Campground | 19 | Fee | Mescal Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Big Pines | — |
| Apple Tree Campground | 20 | Fee | Mescal Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Appletree | 20 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Jackson Flat Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Jackson Lake (water) | 1.0 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Peavine | 20 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Lake Campground | 20 | Fee | Jackson Lake (water) | 0.2 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Crystal Lake Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Mt. Oak Campground | 21 | Fee | Jackson Lake (water) | 0.4 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Crystal Lake Recreation Area | 21 | Unpriced | Crystal Lake (water) | 0.3 mi to Crystal Lake | — |
| Deer Flat | 21 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Little Jimmy Campground | 21 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Big Rock Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Big Rock Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Mile High | — |
| Dogwood Family Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Grass Valley Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Meadowbrook Woods | — |
| Glenn Camp Campground | 23 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (river) | 6.6 mi to Bradbury | — |
| South Fork | 23 | Fee | South Fork Big Rock Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Paradise Springs | — |
| Spring Camp | 24 | Free | Monrovia Canyon (stream) | 4.7 mi to Bradbury | — |
| Sycamore Flat | 25 | Fee | Big Rock Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Old Point Comfort | — |
| Buckhorn | 25 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Duarte | — |
| North Shore Cg | 25 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Lake Arrowhead | — |
Who manages the camps near Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Who manages them: 36 on the Forest Service.
- Angeles National Forest — 24 camps: 3 free, 16 fee, 5 unpriced
- San Bernardino National Forest — 12 camps: 9 free, 1 fee, 2 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 36 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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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 Rancho Cucamonga, 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.