Free camping near Trinity Center, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Trinity Center, CA there are 65 camps: 33 free, 29 fee, 3 unpriced. The closest is Preacher Meadow Cg-F, 1.9 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Jackass Spring Cg-F, 2.9 miles out. Today's season read covers 1 of them: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 65 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preacher Meadow Cg-F | 1.9 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Trinity Center | — |
| Jackass Spring Cg-F | 2.9 | Free | East Fork Trinity River (stream) | 2.5 mi to Trinity Center | — |
| Squirrel Flat | 3.5 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Trinity Center | — |
| East Fork | 4.7 | Free | Cedar Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Trinity Center | — |
| Coffee Creek Rd | 7.0 | Free | — | 0.6 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| Alpine View Cg-F | 7.3 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Trinity Center | — |
| Clear Creek Cg-F | 7.4 | Free | Damnation Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to Trinity Center | — |
| Buckeye Camp | 8.3 | Free | East Fork Stuart Fork (stream) | 1.5 mi to Estrellita | — |
| Captain'S Point Cg-F | 8.4 | Free | Van Ness Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Minersville | — |
| Trinity River Cg-F | 8.6 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| Goldfield Cg-F | 8.8 | Free | Boulder Creek (stream) | 0.2 mi to Coffee | — |
| Clark Springs Cg-F | 10 | Fee | Mule Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Ridgeville | — |
| Ridgeville Island Cg-F | 10 | Free | Digger Creek (stream) | 0.4 mi to Minersville | — |
| Mariner'S Roost Cg-F | 10 | Free | East Fork Stuart Fork (stream) | 1.1 mi to Minersville | — |
| Ridgeville Cg-F | 11 | Free | — | 10 mi to Weaverville | — |
| Bushytail Cg-G | 11 | Fee | — | 9.8 mi to Weaverville | — |
| Minersville Cg-F | 11 | Fee | — | 9.8 mi to Weaverville | — |
| Stoney Creek Cg-G | 12 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Weaverville | — |
| Eagle Creek Cg-F | 12 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| Trinity Lake Shoreline | 12 | Free | Stuart Fork (stream) | 0.2 mi to Fairview | — |
| Fawn Cg-G | 12 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Weaverville | — |
| Stoney Point Cg-F | 12 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Weaverville | — |
| Tannery Gulch Cg-F | 13 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Weaverville | — |
| Horse Flat Cg-F | 13 | Free | Eagle Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| Bigflat | 13 | Free | Pin Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Summerville | — |
| Bridge Camp Cg-F | 13 | Fee | — | 9.2 mi to Weaverville | Open |
| Ackerman Cg-F | 14 | Fee | Trinity River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Fairview | — |
| Tunnel Rock Cg-F | 15 | Free | Trinity River (stream) | 3.1 mi to Fairview | — |
| Rush Creek Cg-F | 15 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Weaverville | — |
| Riverview | 16 | Free | Sacramento River (river) | 0.2 mi to Riverview | — |
| Lakehead | 17 | Free | Little East Fork Canyon Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Globe Mill | — |
| Gray Rock | 17 | Free | Mears Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Castella | — |
| Cooper Gulch Cg-F | 17 | Fee | Trinity River (stream) | 2.7 mi to Lewiston | — |
| Backbone Ridge | 18 | Free | Oak Opening Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Sugarloaf | — |
| Mary Smith Cg-F | 18 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Lewiston | — |
| Gooseneck Cove Cg-F | 18 | Free | Little Sugarloaf Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Sugarloaf | — |
| Ripstein Campground | 18 | Free | Canyon Creek (river) | 0.6 mi to Globe Mill | — |
| East Weaver Cg-F | 18 | Fee | — | 2.3 mi to Weaverville | — |
| Lakeshore East Cg-F | 18 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Antlers Cg-F | 19 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Gumboot Campground | 19 | Free | Gumboot Lake (water) | 11 mi to Castella | — |
| Gumboot Lake Cg-F | 19 | Free | Gumboot Lake (water) | 11 mi to Castella | — |
| Gregory Creek Cg-F | 19 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Sims Flat Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Castella | — |
| Hidden Horse Campground | 19 | Unpriced | East Fork South Fork Salmon River (stream) | 3.4 mi to Foster | — |
| Carter Group | 19 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Coffee Creek | — |
| Scott Mountain | 20 | Free | Scott Mountain Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Callahan | — |
| Oak Grove Cg-F | 21 | Free | Nelson Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Sugarloaf | — |
| Nelson Point Cg-F | 21 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Lakehead | — |
| Upper Salt Creek Cg-G_Closed | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
The other 15 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Trinity Center, CA.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Trinity Center, 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.