Free camping near Victorville, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Victorville, CA there are 39 camps: 13 free, 19 fee, 7 unpriced. The closest is El Mirage Ohv Area, 13 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Gobblers Knob Yellow Post Sites, 19 miles out. 2 of them are camps Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 34 on the Forest Service; 5 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Mirage Ohv Area | 13 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to El Mirage | — |
| Juniper Flats | 15 | Unpriced | — | 3.1 mi to Apple Valley Highlands | — |
| Gobblers Knob Yellow Post Sites | 19 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 4.6 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites | 20 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Applewhite Campground | 20 | Unpriced | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 0.4 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Horse Springs Campground | 20 | Fee | Coxey Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fizzben Heights | — |
| Paiute Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 21 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Stockton Flats Yellow Post Sites | 21 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| North Shore Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Lake Arrowhead | — |
| Guffy | 21 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Table Mountain Campground | 22 | Fee | Mescal Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Big Pines | — |
| Dogwood Family Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Grass Valley Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Meadowbrook Woods | — |
| Coldwater Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 22 | Free | Big Butch Wash (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Stonehouse | 22 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 3.0 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Blue Ridge | 22 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Joe Elliott Yellow Post Sites | 22 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Lupine Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Prairie Fork (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Third Stream Crossing | 23 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Apple Tree Campground | 23 | Fee | Mescal Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Appletree | 23 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Peavine | 23 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness | 23 | Unpriced | — | 13 mi to Thunderbird Ranches | — |
| Lake Campground | 23 | Fee | Jackson Lake (water) | 0.2 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| BLM public landDave slept here | 23 | Free | — | 13 mi to Thunderbird Ranches | — |
| BLM public landDave slept here | 23 | Free | — | 13 mi to Thunderbird Ranches | — |
| Mt. Oak Campground | 23 | Fee | Jackson Lake (water) | 0.4 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Tent Peg Group Campground | 23 | Fee | Crab Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Green Valley Lake | — |
| Commanche | 24 | Free | Old Rust Stream (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Holcomb Crossing, Pct Trail Camp | 24 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Crab Flats Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Fishermans Group Cg | 24 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Running Springs | — |
| Jackson Flat Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Jackson Lake (water) | 1.0 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Manker Flat | 24 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Clark'S Ranch Trail Yellow Post Site | 24 | Free | Coxey Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Big Pine Flat Family Campground | 24 | Fee | Coxey Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Big Pine Flat Equestrian Group Campground | 24 | Unpriced | — | 5.3 mi to Fawnskin | — |
| Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites | 24 | Free | Day Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Scotland | — |
| Jackson Flat Group | 24 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Ironwood Group Cg | 25 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Big Bear Lake | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Victorville, 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.