Free camping near Silver, CA
Yes. 16 of the 32 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Silver, CA are listed as free; 15 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Cherry Flat, 18 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Stony Creek Campground, 17 miles northwest, a fee campground.
All 32 camps near Silver, CA
| 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 | — |
Who manages the camps near Silver, CA
Who manages them: 32 on the Forest Service.
- Sequoia National Forest — 29 camps: 16 free, 13 fee
- Inyo National Forest — 3 camps: 2 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 32 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Silver, 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 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.