Free camping near Redlands, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Redlands, CA there are 73 camps: 34 free, 31 fee, 8 unpriced. The closest is Thomas Hunting Grounds Yellow Post Sites, 11 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Thomas Hunting Grounds Yellow Post Sites, 11 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 60 on the Forest Service; 12 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hunting Grounds Yellow Post Sites | 11 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Oak Glen | — |
| Thomas Mtn Yp Sites Along 6S13 | 11 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Oak Glen | — |
| Bench Camp, Pct Trail Camp | 11 | Free | — | 1.1 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Dogwood Family Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Grass Valley Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Meadowbrook Woods | — |
| Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96 | 13 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Fishermans Group Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Green Valley Campground | 15 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| North Shore Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Lake Arrowhead | — |
| Tent Peg Group Campground | 15 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| Crab Flats Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Bluff Mesa Group Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Siberia Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Boulder Bay | — |
| Jackstraw Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Forsee Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Pinezanita | — |
| Holcomb Crossing, Pct Trail Camp | 16 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| San Bernardino National ForestDave slept here | 16 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Boulder Group Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Halfway Trail Camp | 18 | Free | Vivian Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| Bald Cove Yellow Post Sites | 18 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Council Group Campground | 18 | Fee | Frog Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Deer Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Coldbrook Cg | 19 | Free | Metcalf Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Boulder Bay | — |
| High Creek Trail Camp | 19 | Free | High Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| Big Bear Yellow Post Sites | 19 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Barton Flats Campground | 19 | Fee | Jenk's Lake (water) | 2.4 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| San Gorgonio Campground | 19 | Fee | Frog Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Grays Peak Group Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Yellow Post 1 | 19 | Free | — | 0.5 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Ironwood Group Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Lobo Group Campground | 20 | Fee | Santa Ana River (stream) | 3.1 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Hanna Flat Campground | 20 | Fee | Greenlead Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| San Gorgonio Trail Camp | 20 | Free | — | — | — |
| Big Pine Flat Equestrian Group Campground | 20 | Unpriced | — | 5.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Dry Lake Lodgepole Camp | 20 | Free | Dry Lake (water) | 5.8 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| Dry Lake Lodgepole Camp | 20 | Free | Dry Lake (water) | 5.9 mi to Forest Falls | — |
| Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp | 20 | Free | Greenlead Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Clark'S Ranch Trail Yellow Post Site | 20 | Free | Coxey Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Big Pine Flat Family Campground | 21 | Fee | Coxey Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Serrano Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Pineknot Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Simmons Trout Lake (water) | 1.6 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Buttercup Group Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Mineshaft Flat Camp | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
| South Fork Campground | 21 | Unpriced | South Fork (stream) | 4.8 mi to Moonridge | — |
| Horse Springs Campground | 21 | Fee | Coxey Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fizzben Heights | — |
| Juniper Flats | 23 | Unpriced | — | 3.1 mi to Apple Valley Highlands | — |
| Skyline Group Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Heart Bar Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Applewhite Campground | 23 | Unpriced | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 0.4 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Holcomb Valley Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Wildhorse Equestrian Camp | 23 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Big Bear | — |
| Wild Horse Equestrian Campground | 23 | Fee | Santa Ana River (stream) | 6.3 mi to Woodlands | — |
| Heart Bar Equestrian Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Big Bear | — |
The other 23 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Redlands, CA.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Redlands, 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.