Free camping near San Marino, CA
Yes. 19 of the 36 camps within 25 straight-line miles of San Marino, CA are listed as free; 15 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Idlehour Trail Camp, 6.1 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land.
All 36 camps near San Marino, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idlehour Trail Camp | 6.1 | Free | Eaton Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Millard Trail Camp | 6.8 | Free | Millard Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Altadena | — |
| Mt. Lowe Trail Camp | 7.2 | Free | Las Flores Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Hoegees | 7.4 | Free | — | — | — |
| Gould Mesa Trail Camp | 7.8 | Free | Arroyo Seco (stream) | 1.9 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Bear Canyon | 8.2 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Altadena | — |
| Spruce Grove Trail Camp | 8.2 | Free | Santa Anita Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Bear Canyon Trail Camp | 8.5 | Free | — | — | — |
| Valley Forge Trail Camp | 9.3 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 1.9 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| West Fork Trail Camp | 9.3 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 1.7 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Gould Mesa | 9.3 | Free | Debris Basin (water) | 0.6 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Oakwilde | 9.4 | Free | Brown Canyon (stream) | 2.4 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Devore Trail Camp | 9.4 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Spring Camp | 10 | Free | Monrovia Canyon (stream) | 4.7 mi to Bradbury | — |
| Glenn Camp Campground | 12 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (river) | 6.6 mi to Bradbury | — |
| Chilao Campgrounds | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Coulter Group Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Chilao | — |
| Monte Cristo | 15 | Fee | — | 10 mi to La Crescenta-Montrose | — |
| Horse Flats | 16 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Bandido | 17 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Lightning Point | 18 | Fee | — | 8.6 mi to Acton | — |
| Sulphur Springs Trail Camp | 18 | Free | South Fork Little Rock Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Chilao | — |
| Big Buck Trail Camp | 18 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Singing Springs | — |
| Messenger Flats | 18 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Acton | — |
| Mt. Pacifico | 19 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Buckhorn | 19 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Duarte | — |
| Coldbrook | 19 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Glendora | — |
| Cooper Canyon Trail Camp | 20 | Free | Cooper Canyon Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| Crystal Lake Recreation Area | 21 | Unpriced | Crystal Lake (water) | 0.3 mi to Crystal Lake | — |
| Crystal Lake Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Deer Flat | 21 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Little Jimmy Campground | 22 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Basin | 24 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Live Oak Cg | 24 | Free | Bear Canyon (stream) | 3.1 mi to Humphreys | — |
| Sage | 24 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Rocky Point | 25 | Fee | — | — | — |
Who manages the camps near San Marino, CA
Who manages them: 36 on the Forest Service.
- Angeles National Forest — 36 camps: 19 free, 15 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 San Marino, 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 Marino, 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.