Free camping near Squaw Valley, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Squaw Valley, CA there are 47 camps: 32 free, 15 fee. The closest is Sampson Flat, 8.2 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Sampson Flat, 8.2 miles out.
Who manages them: 47 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson Flat | 8.2 | Free | Sampson Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Goodmill | — |
| Davis | 9.4 | Free | Davis Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Crabtree | — |
| Camp 4 1/2 | 11 | Free | Mill Flat Creek (stream) | 0.1 mi to Rodgers Crossing | — |
| Camp 4 | 11 | Free | Mill Flat Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Rodgers Crossing | — |
| Green Cabin Flat | 11 | Free | Mill Flat Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Rodgers Crossing | — |
| Gravel Flat | 11 | Free | Mill Flat Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Rodgers Crossing | — |
| Mill Flat Campground | 11 | Free | Mill Flat Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Crabtree | — |
| Kirch Flat | 11 | Free | Sycamore Springs Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Rodgers Crossing | — |
| Bear Wallow | 11 | Free | Mill Flat Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Crabtree | — |
| Grouse Meadow | 13 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Abbott Creek | 13 | Free | Abbott Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Grant Grove Village | — |
| Chicago Stump | 13 | Free | Converse Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Goodmill | — |
| Eshom Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Hartland | — |
| Converse Basin | 15 | Free | — | 4.1 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Log Corral Meadow | 15 | Free | — | 1.2 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Pierce Pond | 15 | Free | Pierce Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Hartland | — |
| Princess Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Aspen Hollow | 17 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Hume Lake Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Tenmile Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Bear Camp | 17 | Free | Nutmeg Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Bretz Mill | — |
| Logger Flat | 18 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Lava Butte | 18 | Free | Tenmile Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Hume | — |
| Upper Hume Lake Road | 18 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Cherry Flat | 18 | Free | — | 3.6 mi to Hartland | — |
| Landslide Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 4.5 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Western Big Meadow Road | 19 | Free | Big Meadows Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Stony Creek Village | — |
| Buck Rock Campground | 20 | Free | — | 5.9 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Horse Camp | 20 | Free | Big Meadows Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Stony Creek Village | — |
| Sawmill Flat | 20 | Free | West Fork Long Meadow Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Balch Camp | — |
| Eastern Big Meadow Road | 20 | Free | Big Meadows Creek (stream) | 3.8 mi to Stony Creek Village | — |
| Fir Group Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Hartland | — |
| Cove Group Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Hartland | — |
| Kennedy Meadow And Burton Meadow | 21 | Free | Little Boulder Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Hume | — |
| Stony Creek Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Hartland | — |
| Upper Stony Creek Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Hartland | — |
| Spanish Lake | 21 | Free | Statham River (river) | 9.5 mi to Hume | — |
| Big Meadow Campground | 21 | Free | Big Meadows Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Stony Creek Village | — |
| Gigantea | 21 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Shaver Lake | — |
| Buck Meadow | 22 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Shaver Lake | — |
| Convict Flat Campground | 22 | Free | Redwood Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Hume | — |
| Tule Meadow | 22 | Free | House Meadow Creek (stream) | 8.5 mi to Balch Camp | — |
| Bretz | 22 | Free | Providence Creek (stream) | 0.1 mi to Bretz Mill | — |
| Lower Boulder | 23 | Free | Boulder Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Stony Creek Village | — |
| Kings River 1 | 23 | Free | — | 10.0 mi to Wilsonia | — |
| Kings River 2 | 24 | Free | Boulder Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Cedar Grove | — |
| Dinkey | 24 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Shaver Lake | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Squaw Valley, 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.