Free camping near San Fernando, CA
Yes. 21 of the 29 camps within 25 straight-line miles of San Fernando, CA are listed as free; 8 charge a fee. The closest free one is Live Oak Cg, 6.4 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land.
All 29 camps near San Fernando, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak Cg | 6.4 | Free | Bear Canyon (stream) | 3.1 mi to Humphreys | — |
| Gould Mesa | 13 | Free | Debris Basin (water) | 0.6 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Oakwilde | 15 | Free | Brown Canyon (stream) | 2.4 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Zuni | 15 | Free | Texas Canyon (stream) | 0.1 mi to Las Cantilles | — |
| Gould Mesa Trail Camp | 15 | Free | Arroyo Seco (stream) | 1.9 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Messenger Flats | 15 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Acton | — |
| Lightning Point | 16 | Fee | — | 8.6 mi to Acton | — |
| Rowher Flats OHV Area #1 | 17 | Free | Texas Canyon (stream) | 1.6 mi to Sleepy Valley | — |
| Bear Canyon Trail Camp | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| Millard Trail Camp | 17 | Free | Millard Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Altadena | — |
| Bear Canyon | 18 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Altadena | — |
| Streamside | 18 | Free | Mystic Canyon (stream) | 3.2 mi to Las Cantilles | — |
| Big Buck Trail Camp | 18 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Singing Springs | — |
| Monte Cristo | 19 | Fee | — | 10 mi to La Crescenta-Montrose | — |
| Mt. Lowe Trail Camp | 19 | Free | Las Flores Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Valley Forge Trail Camp | 21 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 1.9 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Idlehour Trail Camp | 21 | Free | Eaton Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| West Fork Trail Camp | 22 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 1.7 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Spunky | 22 | Free | — | 0.9 mi to Green Valley | — |
| Devore Trail Camp | 23 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Spruce Grove Trail Camp | 24 | Free | Santa Anita Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Hoegees | 24 | Free | — | — | — |
| Mt. Pacifico | 24 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Coulter Group Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Chilao | — |
| Chilao Campgrounds | 24 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Prospect | 24 | Free | Elizabeth Lake Canyon (stream) | 6.3 mi to Naylor Place | — |
| Cottonwood | 25 | Free | — | — | — |
| Horse Flats | 25 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Bandido | 25 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
Who manages the camps near San Fernando, CA
Who manages them: 29 on the Forest Service.
- Angeles National Forest — 29 camps: 21 free, 8 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 29 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near San Fernando, 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 San Fernando, 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.