Free camping near Sugarloaf Saw Mill, CA
Yes. 17 of the 49 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Sugarloaf Saw Mill, CA are listed as free; 31 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Frog Meadow, 3.5 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is White River, 1.3 miles northwest, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps.
All 49 camps near Sugarloaf Saw Mill, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White River | 1.3 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Sugarloaf | — |
| Frog Meadow | 3.5 | Free | Tobias Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugarloaf Mountain Park | — |
| Leavis Flat | 4.8 | Free | Deer Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Cedar Creek | 6.2 | Free | Cedar Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Alta Sierra | — |
| Holey Meadow | 8.2 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Sequoia National ForestDave slept here | 8.7 | Free | Kern River (river) | 2.5 mi to Riverkern | — |
| Hospital Flat | 8.9 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Kernville | — |
| Chamise Flats Dispersed Camping Area | 9.0 | Free | Tobias Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Fairview | — |
| Calkins Flat Dispersed Campground | 9.1 | Free | — | — | — |
| Camp 3 | 9.2 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Kernville | — |
| Goldledge | 9.4 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Kernville | — |
| Corral Creek | 9.4 | Free | Corral Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Riverkern | — |
| Old Goldledge Dispersed Camping | 9.5 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Kernville | — |
| Fairview | 9.6 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Pine Flat | — |
| Spring Hill South Dispersed Camping | 9.6 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Kernville | — |
| Headquarters | 9.7 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Kernville | — |
| Spring Hill North Dispersed Camping | 9.7 | Free | Gold Ledge Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fairview | — |
| Redwood Meadow | 9.9 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Long Meadow | 10 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Limestone | 12 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Brush Creek | 12 | 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 | — |
| Sequoia National ForestDave slept here | 13 | Free | Brush Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Roads End | — |
| Tillie Creek #4 | 13 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Evans Flat | 13 | Free | Greenhorn Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Pettit Place | — |
| Hungry Gulch | 14 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Boulder Gulch | 14 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Horse Meadow Campground | 14 | Fee | Salmon Creek (stream) | 6.6 mi to Roads End | — |
| French Gulch | 14 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Horse Meadow | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Kernville | — |
| Camp 9 Recreation Area | 15 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Pioneer Point | 15 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Main Dam | 15 | Fee | — | 0.4 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Auxiliary Dam | 15 | 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 | — |
| Dispersed camping area 5 | 17 | Free | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Black Gulch South | 18 | Free | Clear Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Lower Peppermint Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Isabella lake dispersed camping | 18 | Free | South Fork Kern River (river) | 2.4 mi to Weldon | — |
| Sandy Flat | 18 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Upper Peppermint Dispersed Area | 18 | Free | Peppermint Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Hobo | 19 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Quaking Aspen | 20 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Coy Flat | 20 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Pierpoint | — |
| Quaking Aspen | 20 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Ponderosa | — |
| Belknap | 21 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Camp Nelson | — |
| Wishon | 25 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Sequoia Crest | — |
Who manages the camps near Sugarloaf Saw Mill, CA
Who manages them: 45 on the Forest Service; 4 on an agency our record does not name.
- Sequoia National Forest — 49 camps: 17 free, 31 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 49 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Sugarloaf Saw Mill, 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 Saw Mill, 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.