Free camping near South San Jose Hills, CA
Yes. 18 of the 29 camps within 25 straight-line miles of South San Jose Hills, CA are listed as free; 9 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Spring Camp, 15 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land.
All 29 camps near South San Jose Hills, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Camp | 15 | Free | Monrovia Canyon (stream) | 4.7 mi to Bradbury | — |
| Hoegees | 15 | Free | — | — | — |
| Glenn Camp Campground | 16 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (river) | 6.6 mi to Bradbury | — |
| Spruce Grove Trail Camp | 16 | Free | Santa Anita Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Idlehour Trail Camp | 17 | Free | Eaton Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Devore Trail Camp | 18 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| West Fork Trail Camp | 18 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 1.7 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Mt. Lowe Trail Camp | 19 | Free | Las Flores Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Valley Forge Trail Camp | 19 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 1.9 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Coldbrook | 20 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Glendora | — |
| Millard Trail Camp | 20 | Free | Millard Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Altadena | — |
| Bear Canyon | 20 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Altadena | — |
| Bear Canyon Trail Camp | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
| Gould Mesa Trail Camp | 21 | Free | Arroyo Seco (stream) | 1.9 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Crystal Lake Recreation Area | 22 | Unpriced | Crystal Lake (water) | 0.3 mi to Crystal Lake | — |
| Crystal Lake Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Chilao Campgrounds | 22 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Coulter Group Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Chilao | — |
| Deer Flat | 22 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Oakwilde | 23 | Free | Brown Canyon (stream) | 2.4 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Buckhorn | 23 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Duarte | — |
| Gould Mesa | 23 | Free | Debris Basin (water) | 0.6 mi to Altacanyada | — |
| Manker Flat | 23 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Little Jimmy Campground | 24 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Horse Flats | 24 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Bandido | 24 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Cooper Canyon Trail Camp | 24 | Free | Cooper Canyon Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| Commanche | 24 | Free | Old Rust Stream (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites | 25 | Free | Day Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Scotland | — |
Who manages the camps near South San Jose Hills, CA
Who manages them: 29 on the Forest Service.
- Angeles National Forest — 27 camps: 16 free, 9 fee, 2 unpriced
- San Bernardino National Forest — 2 camps: 2 free
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 South San Jose Hills, 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 South San Jose Hills, 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.