Free camping near Ukiah, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Ukiah, CA there are 27 camps: 14 free, 8 fee, 5 unpriced. The closest is Red Elephant Mine Trail, 4.4 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Mayacmas Campground, 6.0 miles out.
Who manages them: 14 on the BLM; 12 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Elephant Mine Trail | 4.4 | Unpriced | Gibson Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Ukiah | — |
| Mayacmas Campground | 6.0 | Free | Scotts Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Talmage | — |
| North Cow Mountain Recreation Area | 7.0 | Unpriced | McClure Creek (stream) | 3.8 mi to Midlakes | — |
| Red Mountain Campground | 7.7 | Free | Pool (water) | 3.7 mi to Ukiah Rancheria | — |
| Goat Rock Primitive Campground | 8.9 | Free | — | — | — |
| South Cow Mountain Ohv Management Area | 9.9 | Unpriced | — | 7.2 mi to Hopland | — |
| South Willow Creek Camp | 11 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Nacomis Indian Rancheria | — |
| Simms Camp | 11 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Nacomis Indian Rancheria | — |
| Tucker Camp | 11 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Nacomis Indian Rancheria | — |
| Jerky Camp | 12 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Nacomis Indian Rancheria | — |
| Knobcone Camp | 12 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Nacomis Indian Rancheria | — |
| Cow Mountain Recreation Management Area | 12 | Unpriced | Benmore Creek (river) | 3.8 mi to Nacomis Indian Rancheria | — |
| Woods Camp | 12 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Oasis | — |
| Benmore Ridge Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Benmore Creek (river) | 3.2 mi to Oasis | — |
| Middle Creek | 15 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Upper Lake | — |
| Penny Pines | 18 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Upper Lake | — |
| Deer Valley | 19 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Upper Lake | — |
| Dry Oak | 20 | Free | — | 6.2 mi to Upper Lake | — |
| Bear Creek | 23 | Free | Blue Slides Creek (stream) | 8.1 mi to Rice Fork Summer Homes | — |
| Fuller Grove Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Potter Valley | — |
| Fuller Group C.G. | 24 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Potter Valley | — |
| Lake view Dispersed Camping | 24 | Free | Morrison Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Lucerne | — |
| Lakeview | 24 | Free | Morrison Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Lucerne | — |
| Navy Camp | 24 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Potter Valley | — |
| Oak Flat | 24 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Potter Valley | — |
| Sunset | 25 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Potter Valley | — |
| Thistle Glade | 25 | Free | Thistle Glade Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Rice Fork Summer Homes | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Ukiah, 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.