Free camping near Virginia Lakes, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Virginia Lakes, CA there are 40 camps: 15 free, 19 fee, 6 unpriced. The closest is Trumbull Lake Campground, 0.5 miles north of town. The closest one our audit calls free is West Virginia Creek, 1.5 miles out.
Who manages them: 39 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trumbull Lake Campground | 0.5 | Fee | Trumbull Lake (water) | 0.5 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| West Virginia Creek | 1.5 | Free | Trumbull Lake (water) | 0.6 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Upper Virginia Creek Primitive Campground | 1.5 | Unpriced | Trumbull Lake (water) | 0.7 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Lower Virginia Creek Primitive Campground | 2.3 | Unpriced | Dog Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| East Lower Virginia Creek | 3.2 | Free | Dog Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Green Creek Campground | 4.6 | Unpriced | East Fork Green Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Green Creek Group Campground | 4.7 | Fee | Green Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Saddlebag Lake Cg | 5.5 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Virginia Lakes | — |
| Sawmill Walk-in Campground | 5.9 | Free | Lee Vining Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Bennettville | — |
| Sawmill Walk-In Cg | 6.1 | Free | Lee Vining Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Bennettville | — |
| Warren Fork Th Cg | 6.4 | Free | Warren Fork (stream) | 2.1 mi to Bennettville | — |
| Junction Campground | 7.3 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Ellery Cg | 7.4 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Big Bend Cg | 7.5 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Tioga Lake Campground | 8.0 | Fee | — | 7.5 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Aspen Campground | 8.2 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Boulder Campground | 9.3 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Lower Twin Lake Campground | 9.4 | Unpriced | Robinson Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Crags Group Campground | 9.5 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Moraine Campground | 9.6 | Free | Lee Vining Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Crags Campground | 9.7 | Unpriced | Robinson Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Cattleguard Cg | 9.8 | Free | Beartrack Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Lower Lee Vining Campground | 9.9 | Free | Lee Vining Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Lee Vining | — |
| Paha Campground | 10.0 | Fee | Robinson Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Robinson Creek Campground | 10 | Unpriced | Labrosse Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Honeymoon Flat Campground | 11 | Fee | Labrosse Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA | 14 | Free | Buckeye Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Bridgeport | — |
| Buckeye Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Parker Creek | 15 | Free | Parker Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to June Lake | — |
| Aerie Crag Rv Camp | 18 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to June Lake | — |
| Dispersed camp — Mono County, CA | 19 | Free | June Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to June Lake | — |
| Silver Lake Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to June Lake | — |
| Oh Ridge Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to June Lake | — |
| Obsidian Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| June Lake Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to June Lake | — |
| Gull Lake Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to June Lake | — |
| Reversed Creek Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 1.8 mi to June Lake | — |
| Hartley Springs Cg | 22 | Free | — | 4.3 mi to June Lake | — |
| Glass Creek Cg | 25 | Free | Deadman Creek (stream) | 0.3 mi to Crestview | — |
| Sagehen Meadows Cg | 25 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to Mono Mills | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Virginia 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.