Free camping near Sugarloaf, CA
Yes. 17 of the 48 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Sugarloaf, CA are listed as free; 30 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Leavis Flat, 4.4 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is White River, 1.2 miles north, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps.
All 48 camps near Sugarloaf, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White River | 1.2 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Sugarloaf | — |
| Leavis Flat | 4.4 | Free | Deer Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Frog Meadow | 4.6 | Free | Tobias Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugarloaf Mountain Park | — |
| Cedar Creek | 6.1 | Free | Cedar Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Alta Sierra | — |
| Holey Meadow | 8.8 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Sequoia National ForestDave slept here | 9.8 | Free | Kern River (river) | 2.5 mi to Riverkern | — |
| Hospital Flat | 9.9 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Kernville | — |
| Chamise Flats Dispersed Camping Area | 10 | Free | Tobias Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Fairview | — |
| Camp 3 | 10 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Kernville | — |
| Calkins Flat Dispersed Campground | 10 | Free | — | — | — |
| Goldledge | 11 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Kernville | — |
| Corral Creek | 11 | Free | Corral Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Riverkern | — |
| Headquarters | 11 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Kernville | — |
| Redwood Meadow | 11 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Old Goldledge Dispersed Camping | 11 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Kernville | — |
| Fairview | 11 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Pine Flat | — |
| Spring Hill South Dispersed Camping | 11 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Kernville | — |
| Spring Hill North Dispersed Camping | 11 | Free | Gold Ledge Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fairview | — |
| Long Meadow | 11 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Limestone | 13 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Evans Flat | 13 | Free | Greenhorn Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Pettit Place | — |
| Brush Creek | 13 | Free | Brush Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Roads End | — |
| Live Oak Group | 13 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Tillie Creek | 13 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Tillie Creek #4 | 13 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Sequoia National ForestDave slept here | 14 | Free | Brush Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Roads End | — |
| Hungry Gulch | 14 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Boulder Gulch | 14 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| French Gulch | 15 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Pioneer Point | 15 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Camp 9 Recreation Area | 15 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Main Dam | 15 | Fee | — | 0.4 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Horse Meadow Campground | 16 | Fee | Salmon Creek (stream) | 6.6 mi to Roads End | — |
| Horse Meadow | 16 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Kernville | — |
| Auxiliary Dam | 16 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| South Fork Rec | 16 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Mountain Mesa | — |
| Paradise Cove | 17 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Mountain Mesa | — |
| Black Gulch South | 17 | Free | Clear Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Sandy Flat | 18 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Dispersed camping area 5 | 18 | Free | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Lower Peppermint Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Hobo | 18 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Isabella lake dispersed camping | 19 | Free | South Fork Kern River (river) | 2.4 mi to Weldon | — |
| Upper Peppermint Dispersed Area | 19 | Free | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Coy Flat | 21 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Pierpoint | — |
| Quaking Aspen | 21 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Quaking Aspen | 21 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Belknap | 22 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Camp Nelson | — |
Who manages the camps near Sugarloaf, CA
Who manages them: 44 on the Forest Service; 4 on an agency our record does not name.
- Sequoia National Forest — 48 camps: 17 free, 30 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 48 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Sugarloaf, 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 Sugarloaf, 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.