Free camping near Twin Lakes, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Twin Lakes, CA there are 39 camps: 13 free, 17 fee, 9 unpriced. The closest is Lower Twin Lake Campground, 1.0 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA, 5.2 miles out.
Who manages them: 39 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Twin Lake Campground | 1.0 | Unpriced | Robinson Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Crags Group Campground | 1.2 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Crags Campground | 1.4 | Unpriced | Robinson Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Paha Campground | 1.5 | Fee | Robinson Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Robinson Creek Campground | 1.9 | Unpriced | Labrosse Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Honeymoon Flat Campground | 2.8 | Fee | Labrosse Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Green Creek Campground | 5.0 | Unpriced | East Fork Green Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Green Creek Group Campground | 5.1 | Fee | Green Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Buckeye Campground | 5.2 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA | 5.2 | Free | Buckeye Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Bridgeport | — |
| Trumbull Lake Campground | 9.0 | Fee | Trumbull Lake (water) | 0.5 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| West Virginia Creek | 9.0 | Free | Trumbull Lake (water) | 0.6 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Upper Virginia Creek Primitive Campground | 9.1 | Unpriced | Trumbull Lake (water) | 0.7 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Lower Virginia Creek Primitive Campground | 9.2 | Unpriced | Dog Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| East Lower Virginia Creek | 9.3 | Free | Dog Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Obsidian Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Saddlebag Lake Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Sawmill Walk-in Campground | 15 | Free | Lee Vining Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Bennettville | — |
| Sawmill Walk-In Cg | 15 | Free | Lee Vining Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Bennettville | — |
| Warren Fork Th Cg | 16 | Free | Warren Fork (stream) | 2.1 mi to Bennettville | — |
| Sonora Bridge Campground | 16 | Fee | Junction Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Fales Hot Springs | — |
| Junction Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Ellery Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Leavitt Meadows Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Brownie Creek (stream) | 8.4 mi to Fales Hot Springs | — |
| Big Bend Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Tioga Lake Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 7.5 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Leavitt Lake | 17 | Free | Leavitt Lake (water) | 13 mi to Dardanelle | — |
| Chris Flat Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Grouse Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Fales Hot Springs | — |
| Aspen Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Bootleg Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 7.2 mi to Walker | — |
| Boulder Campground | 19 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Bootleg Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Tollhouse Canyon (stream) | 5.6 mi to Fales Hot Springs | — |
| Moraine Campground | 19 | Free | Lee Vining Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Cattleguard Cg | 19 | Free | Beartrack Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Lower Lee Vining Campground | 19 | Free | Lee Vining Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Mill Canyon | 20 | Free | Tollhouse Canyon (stream) | 5.6 mi to Walker | — |
| Parker Creek | 24 | Free | Parker Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to June Lake | — |
| Deadman | 25 | Fee | Haypress Lake (water) | 4.9 mi to Dardanelle | — |
| Baker | 25 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Strawberry | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Twin Lakes, 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.