Free camping near Silver, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Silver, CA there are 32 camps: 16 free, 15 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Stony Creek Campground, 17 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Cherry Flat, 18 miles out.
Who manages them: 32 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Creek Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Hartland | — |
| Upper Stony Creek Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Hartland | — |
| Cove Group Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Hartland | — |
| Fir Group Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Hartland | — |
| Cherry Flat | 18 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Hartland | — |
| Wishon | 19 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Sequoia Crest | — |
| Big Meadow Campground | 20 | Free | Big Meadows Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Stony Creek Village | — |
| Eastern Big Meadow Road | 20 | Free | Big Meadows Creek (stream) | 3.8 mi to Stony Creek Village | — |
| Western Big Meadow Road | 20 | Free | Big Meadows Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Stony Creek Village | — |
| Pierce Pond | 21 | Free | Pierce Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Hartland | — |
| Horse Camp | 21 | Free | Big Meadows Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Stony Creek Village | — |
| Buck Rock Campground | 21 | Free | — | 5.9 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Summit Meadow/Lookout Peak | 21 | Free | Lightning Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Cedar Grove | — |
| Lower Boulder | 22 | Free | Boulder Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Stony Creek Village | — |
| Belknap | 23 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Camp Nelson | — |
| Eshom Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Hartland | — |
| Kennedy Meadow And Burton Meadow | 23 | Free | Little Boulder Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Hume | — |
| Kings River/Park Boundary | 23 | Free | Lewis Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Cedar Grove | — |
| Coy Flat | 24 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Pierpoint | — |
| Kings River 4 | 24 | Free | — | 13 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Grouse Meadow | 24 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Tenmile Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Lava Butte | 24 | Free | Tenmile Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Hume | — |
| Log Corral Meadow | 24 | Free | — | 1.2 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Lone Pine | — |
| Landslide Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 4.5 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Kings River 3 | 24 | Free | Grizzly Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Cedar Grove | — |
| Quaking Aspen | 24 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Whitney Portal Group Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Lone Pine Creek (stream) | 0.4 mi to Whitney Portal | — |
| Quaking Aspen | 25 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Kings River 2 | 25 | Free | Boulder Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Cedar Grove | — |
| Whitney Portal Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Lone Pine | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Silver, 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.