Free camping near Soda Springs, CA
Yes. 80 of the 148 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Soda Springs, CA are listed as free; 56 charge a fee and 12 have no price on record. The closest free one is Castle Peak, 2.4 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Soda Springs, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | 2.4 | Free | Upper Castle Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Soda Springs | — |
| Summit Lake | 3.4 | Free | Summit Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Norden | — |
| Cascade Lake / Long Lake | 3.4 | Free | — | 1.4 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Sterling Lake | 6.4 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Hampshire Rocks | 6.6 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Kingvale | — |
| White Rock | 6.6 | Free | White Rock Creek (stream) | 6.7 mi to Soda Springs | — |
| Loch Leven Lakes Dispersed Camping | 7.3 | Free | — | — | — |
| Woodchuck | 7.5 | Free | Rattlesnake Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Rainbow | — |
| Big Bend | 7.6 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Alder Creek | 8.6 | Free | Alder Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Hobart Mills | — |
| Meadow Knoll Ohv | 8.6 | Fee | — | 7.2 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Meadow Lake | 8.8 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Meadow Lake Shoreline | 8.9 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Granite Flat | 9.4 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Truckee | — |
| Talbot | 9.5 | Free | Middle Fork American River (river) | 4.6 mi to The Cedars | — |
| Little American Valley | 9.6 | Free | Middle Fork American River (stream) | 4.5 mi to The Cedars | — |
| Sagehen Creek | 10.0 | Free | Sagehen Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Hobart Mills | — |
| Goose Meadow Campground | 10 | Fee | Deep Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Olympic Valley | — |
| Head Waters Middle Fork | 10 | Free | Middle Fork American River (stream) | 3.7 mi to Olympic Valley | — |
| Indian Springs Campground | 10 | Fee | South Yuba River (river) | 2.2 mi to Cisco Grove | — |
| Beyers Lakes | 10 | Free | Beyers Lakes (water) | 0.9 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Little Needle Lake | 11 | Free | Little Needle Lake (water) | 3.9 mi to Alpine Meadows | — |
| Picayune | 11 | Free | Little Needle Lake (water) | 4.7 mi to Alpine Meadows | — |
| Mears Meadow | 11 | Free | — | 8.1 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Five Lakes Basin | 11 | Free | Granite Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Pierce Creek | 11 | Free | Eagle Lakes (water) | 3.5 mi to Cisco Grove | — |
| Tadpole / Sun Flower Hill Area | 11 | Free | Duncan Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to The Cedars | — |
| Mildred Lakes | 12 | Free | Dolly Creek (stream) | 5.6 mi to Alpine Meadows | — |
| Lake Valley | 12 | Free | North Fork of the North Fork of the American River (river) | 3.0 mi to Cisco Grove | — |
| Silver Creek Cg | 12 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Lakeside Campground | 12 | Fee | Alder Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Hobart Mills | — |
| Prosser Family Campground | 12 | Fee | Alder Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Hobart Mills | — |
| Soda Springs | 12 | Free | Little Duncan Creek (stream) | 7.6 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Lake of the Woods Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Lake of the Woods (water) | 6.1 mi to Sierraville | — |
| Prosser Ranch | 12 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Truckee | — |
| Ahart | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Big Valley Bluff | 12 | Free | Tadpole Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Cisco Grove | — |
| Sanford Lake | 13 | Free | Sanford Lake (water) | 3.4 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Canada Hill | 13 | Free | Tadpole Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Grouse Ridge | 13 | Free | — | 7.8 mi to Graniteville | — |
| Coyote | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Canyon Creek | 13 | Free | — | — | — |
| Gates | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Robinson Flat Campground | 13 | Free | Little Duncan Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Greekstore | — |
| Lower Little Truckee | 13 | Fee | — | 9.4 mi to Sierraville | — |
| Annie Mcloud | 13 | Free | Prosser Creek (river) | 2.9 mi to Hobart Mills | — |
| Lewis | 13 | Fee | French Meadows Reservoir (water) | 8.0 mi to Goggins | — |
| Little Lasier Meadow Horse Camp | 14 | Fee | Pass Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Upper Little Truckee | 14 | Fee | — | 8.9 mi to Sierraville | — |
| Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek) | 14 | Free | Martis Creek Lake (water) | 3.3 mi to Truckee | — |
The other 98 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Soda Springs, CA.
Who manages the camps near Soda Springs, CA
Who manages them: 147 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Tahoe National Forest — 125 camps: 70 free, 44 fee, 11 unpriced
- Eldorado National Forest — 14 camps: 6 free, 8 fee
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit — 5 camps: 1 free, 3 fee, 1 unpriced
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest — 4 camps: 3 free, 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 148 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Soda Springs, 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 Soda Springs, 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.