Free camping near Spring Valley Lake, CA
Yes. 17 of the 35 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Spring Valley Lake, CA are listed as free; 13 charge a fee and 5 have no price on record. The closest free one is Clark'S Ranch Trail Yellow Post Site, 19 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Juniper Flats, 10.0 miles southeast, with no price on record.
Dave has slept at 3 of these camps.
All 35 camps near Spring Valley Lake, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Flats | 10.0 | Unpriced | — | 3.1 mi to Apple Valley Highlands | — |
| Horse Springs Campground | 15 | Fee | Coxey Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fizzben Heights | — |
| North Shore Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Lake Arrowhead | — |
| El Mirage Ohv Area | 18 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to El Mirage | — |
| Dogwood Family Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Grass Valley Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Meadowbrook Woods | — |
| Holcomb Crossing, Pct Trail Camp | 19 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Tent Peg Group Campground | 19 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| Clark'S Ranch Trail Yellow Post Site | 19 | Free | Coxey Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Big Pine Flat Family Campground | 19 | Fee | Coxey Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Big Pine Flat Equestrian Group Campground | 19 | Unpriced | — | 5.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Crab Flats Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Fishermans Group Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Ironwood Group Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness | 20 | Unpriced | — | 13 mi to Thunderbird Ranches | — |
| BLM public landDave slept here | 20 | Free | — | 13 mi to Thunderbird Ranches | — |
| BLM public landDave slept here | 20 | Free | — | 13 mi to Thunderbird Ranches | — |
| Applewhite Campground | 21 | Unpriced | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 0.4 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Green Valley Campground | 21 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| Gobblers Knob Yellow Post Sites | 21 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 4.6 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Little Bear Spring, Pct Trail Camp | 21 | Free | Greenlead Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Bench Camp, Pct Trail Camp | 21 | Free | — | 1.1 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Hanna Flat Campground | 22 | Fee | Greenlead Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites | 22 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Big Bear Yellow Post Sites | 22 | Free | — | 5.5 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Stockton Flats Yellow Post Sites | 23 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Paiute Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 23 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Joe Elliott Yellow Post Sites | 23 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Stonehouse | 23 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 3.0 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Keller Peak Yellow Post Sites Along 1N96 | 24 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Yellow Post 1 | 24 | Free | — | 0.5 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Coldwater Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 24 | Free | Big Butch Wash (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Third Stream Crossing | 24 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Grays Peak Group Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
| Guffy | 25 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| San Bernardino National ForestDave slept here | 25 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
Who manages the camps near Spring Valley Lake, CA
Who manages them: 30 on the Forest Service; 5 on the BLM.
- San Bernardino National Forest — 28 camps: 14 free, 11 fee, 3 unpriced
- Barstow Field Office — 5 camps: 2 free, 1 fee, 2 unpriced
- Angeles National Forest — 2 camps: 1 free, 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 35 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Spring Valley Lake, 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 Spring Valley Lake, 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.