Free camping near Spring Garden, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Spring Garden, CA there are 76 camps: 29 free, 41 fee, 6 unpriced. The closest is Red Bridge, 3.9 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Red Bridge, 3.9 miles out.
Who manages them: 76 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bridge | 3.9 | Free | Bray Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Spring Garden | — |
| Bradys Camp (Family Cg) | 4.7 | Free | Pine Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Greenhorn | — |
| Mcrae Meadows Camp | 10 | Free | — | — | — |
| Deanes Valley (Family Cg) | 13 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Meadow Valley | — |
| Rock Creek (Family Cg) | 13 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Meadow Valley | — |
| Spencer Creek | 13 | Free | Spencer Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Johnsville | — |
| Spanish Creek Group (Group) | 13 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Keddie | — |
| Snake Lake (Family Cg) | 13 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Keddie | — |
| Spanish Creek (Family Cg) | 13 | Fee | — | 1.8 mi to Keddie | — |
| Little Grass Vly Horse Camp | 14 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Spencer Lakes | 14 | Free | Spencer Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Johnsville | — |
| Meadow Camp | 14 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Meadow Valley | — |
| Poker Flat Ohv Camp | 14 | Free | Big Grizzly Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Gibsonville | — |
| Running Deer (Family Cg) | 14 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Red Feather (Family Cg) | 15 | Fee | — | 0.7 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Lakes Basin Group Cg. | 15 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Graeagle | — |
| Little Beaver (Family Cg) | 15 | Fee | — | 0.7 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Lakes Basin Family Cg. | 15 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Graeagle | — |
| Lightning Tree Family Cg. | 15 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Lake Davis | — |
| Wyandotte (Family Cg) | 16 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Peninsula Tent (Family Cg) | 16 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Tooms Rv Camp | 16 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Gold Valley | 16 | Free | Pauley Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to Johnsville | — |
| Crocker Family Cg. | 16 | Free | Frazier Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Clio | — |
| Black Rock Tent(Family Cg) | 16 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Little Grass Valley | — |
| Cottonwood Springs Family Cg. | 16 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Graeagle | — |
| Grasshopper Flat Family Cg. | 16 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Lake Davis | — |
| Black Rock (Cua) | 17 | Free | Ice Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to La Porte | — |
| Gold Lake 4x4 Campground | 17 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Grizzly Family Cg. | 17 | Fee | Big Grizzly Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Lake Davis | — |
| Gold Lake 4X4 Campground | 17 | Free | Little Gold Lake (water) | 5.3 mi to Bassetts | — |
| Morristown | 17 | Free | Little Canyon Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to La Porte | — |
| Goose Lake Campground | 17 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Graeagle | — |
| Stag Point Ohv Trailhead And Camp | 17 | Free | Dejonah Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Paulson Place | — |
| Haven Lake Campground | 17 | Free | Haven Lake (water) | 4.5 mi to Bassetts | — |
| Snag Lake | 17 | Free | Church Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Bassetts | — |
| Hallsted (Family Cg) | 18 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Twain | — |
| Church Meadow | 18 | Free | — | 4.8 mi to Whitehawk | — |
| Salmon Lakes | 18 | Free | Lower Salmon Lake (water) | 3.9 mi to Bassetts | — |
| Empire Creek | 18 | Free | Empire Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Downieville | — |
| Whitehorse (Family Cg) | 19 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Bucks Lake | — |
| Silver Lake (Family Cg) | 19 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Meadow Valley | — |
| Butcher Ranch | 19 | Free | Butcher Ranch Creek (stream) | 3.8 mi to Loganville | — |
| Diablo | 20 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Sierra | — |
| Berger Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Sierra | — |
| Packer Saddle | 20 | Free | Packer Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Loganville | — |
| Packsaddle | 20 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Sierra | — |
| Greenville (Family Cg) | 20 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Greenville | — |
| Tamarack Lakes | 21 | Free | Tamarack Lakes (water) | 3.0 mi to Loganville | — |
| Salmon Creek | 21 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Sierra | — |
The other 26 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Spring Garden, CA.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Spring Garden, 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.