Free camping near San Bernardino, CA
Yes. 20 of the 51 camps within 25 straight-line miles of San Bernardino, CA are listed as free; 23 charge a fee and 8 have no price on record. The closest free one is Bench Camp, Pct Trail Camp, 11 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Dogwood Family Campground, 8.1 miles northeast, with no price on record.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to San Bernardino, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood Family Campground | 8.1 | Unpriced | Grass Valley Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Meadowbrook Woods | — |
| Bench Camp, Pct Trail Camp | 11 | Free | — | 1.1 mi to Running Springs | — |
| North Shore Cg | 12 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Lake Arrowhead | — |
| Fishermans Group Cg | 13 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Tent Peg Group Campground | 14 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| Applewhite Campground | 14 | Unpriced | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 0.4 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Crab Flats Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Joe Elliott Yellow Post Sites | 15 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96 | 15 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Green Valley Campground | 15 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| Holcomb Crossing, Pct Trail Camp | 16 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites | 16 | Free | Day Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Scotland | — |
| Thomas Hunting Grounds Yellow Post Sites | 16 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Oak Glen | — |
| Stonehouse | 17 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 3.0 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Thomas Mtn Yp Sites Along 6S13 | 17 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Oak Glen | — |
| Third Stream Crossing | 18 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Commanche | 18 | Free | Old Rust Stream (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Juniper Flats | 18 | Unpriced | — | 3.1 mi to Apple Valley Highlands | — |
| Gobblers Knob Yellow Post Sites | 19 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 4.6 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| San Bernardino National ForestDave slept here | 19 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Bluff Mesa Group Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Siberia Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Boulder Bay | — |
| Horse Springs Campground | 19 | Fee | Coxey Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fizzben Heights | — |
| Ironwood Group Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Coldwater Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 20 | Free | Big Butch Wash (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Stockton Flats Yellow Post Sites | 20 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Big Bear Yellow Post Sites | 20 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Big Pine Flat Equestrian Group Campground | 20 | Unpriced | — | 5.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Clark'S Ranch Trail Yellow Post Site | 20 | Free | Coxey Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites | 20 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Big Pine Flat Family Campground | 20 | Fee | Coxey Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Boulder Group Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Hanna Flat Campground | 21 | Fee | Greenlead Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Manker Flat | 21 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp | 21 | Free | Greenlead Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Yellow Post 1 | 21 | Free | — | 0.5 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Paiute Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 22 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Grays Peak Group Cg | 22 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Coldbrook Cg | 22 | Free | Metcalf Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Boulder Bay | — |
| Jackstraw Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Forsee Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Pinezanita | — |
| Deer Cg | 22 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Bald Cove Yellow Post Sites | 23 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Serrano Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Council Group Campground | 24 | Fee | Frog Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Barton Flats Campground | 24 | Fee | Jenk's Lake (water) | 2.4 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Pineknot Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Simmons Trout Lake (water) | 1.6 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| San Gorgonio Campground | 25 | Fee | Frog Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Buttercup Group Cg | 25 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Guffy | 25 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Lobo Group Campground | 25 | Fee | Santa Ana River (stream) | 3.1 mi to Seven Oaks | — |
| Halfway Trail Camp | 25 | Free | Vivian Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Forest Falls | — |
The other 1 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on San Bernardino, CA.
Who manages the camps near San Bernardino, CA
Who manages them: 50 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- San Bernardino National Forest — 46 camps: 19 free, 21 fee, 6 unpriced
- Angeles National Forest — 4 camps: 1 free, 2 fee, 1 unpriced
- Barstow Field Office — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 51 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near San Bernardino, 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 San Bernardino, 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.