Free camping near Walker, CA
Yes. 13 of the 41 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Walker, CA are listed as free; 21 charge a fee and 7 have no price on record. The closest free one is Mill Canyon, 5.7 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The circle crosses a state line: CA and NV.
All 41 camps near Walker, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Canyon | 5.7 | Free | Tollhouse Canyon (stream) | 5.6 mi to Walker | — |
| Bootleg Campground | 6.8 | Unpriced | Tollhouse Canyon (stream) | 5.6 mi to Fales Hot Springs | — |
| Bootleg Campground | 7.2 | Fee | — | 7.2 mi to Walker | — |
| Chris Flat Campground | 8.6 | Unpriced | Grouse Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Fales Hot Springs | — |
| Desert Creek Campground | 10 | Unpriced | — | 2.5 mi to Desert Creek Ranch | — |
| Sonora Bridge Campground | 11 | Fee | Junction Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Fales Hot Springs | — |
| Leavitt Meadows Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Brownie Creek (stream) | 8.4 mi to Fales Hot Springs | — |
| Obsidian Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| Centerville Flat Campground | 15 | Free | — | 6.6 mi to Markleeville | — |
| Centerville Flat Campground | 16 | Free | East Fork Carson River (river) | 5.4 mi to Markleeville | — |
| Silver Creek Campground | 18 | Fee | Raymond Meadows Creek (stream) | 7.4 mi to Markleeville | — |
| Highland Lakes | 18 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Bloomfield Ii | 18 | Free | North Fork Mokelumne River (river) | 8.4 mi to Peaceful Pines | — |
| Leavitt Lake | 18 | Free | Leavitt Lake (water) | 13 mi to Dardanelle | — |
| Sand Flat | 19 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Bloomfield I | 19 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Markleeville | — |
| Clark Fork | 19 | Free | Clark Fork (river) | 0.4 mi to Peaceful Pines | — |
| Clark Fork | 20 | Fee | Clark Fork (river) | 0.9 mi to Peaceful Pines | — |
| Baker | 20 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Deadman | 20 | Fee | Haypress Lake (water) | 4.9 mi to Dardanelle | — |
| Markleeville Campground | 20 | Fee | Markleeville Creek (river) | 0.4 mi to Markleeville | — |
| Buckeye Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Twin Lakes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Mono County, CA | 21 | Free | Buckeye Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Bridgeport | — |
| Eureka Valley | 21 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Pigeon Flat | 22 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Grouse Flat | 22 | Free | North Fork Mokelumne River (river) | 5.9 mi to Cape Horn | — |
| Kennedy Flat | 22 | Free | North Fork Mokelumne River (river) | 5.7 mi to Cape Horn | — |
| Indian Creek Recreation Area | 22 | Unpriced | Indian Creek Reservoir (water) | 3.1 mi to Markleeville | — |
| Indian Creek Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Indian Creek Reservoir (water) | 3.0 mi to Woodfords | — |
| Hermit Valley | 23 | Free | North Fork Mokelumne River (river) | 5.0 mi to Cape Horn | — |
| Dardanelle | 23 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Pacific Valley | 23 | Free | Pacific Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Cape Horn | — |
| Highway 4 Ohv-Hermit Valley | 23 | Free | North Fork Mokelumne River (river) | 4.9 mi to Cape Horn | — |
| Brightman Flat | 23 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Honeymoon Flat Campground | 23 | Fee | Labrosse Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Mosquito Lakes | 24 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Boulder Flat | 24 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Fence Creek | 24 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bear Valley | — |
| Wilson Canyon (BLM staging areas) | 24 | Free | — | 7.8 mi to Smith Valley | — |
| Robinson Creek Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Labrosse Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
| Paha Campground | 25 | Fee | Robinson Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Twin Lakes Estates | — |
Who manages the camps near Walker, CA
Who manages them: 38 on the Forest Service; 3 on the BLM.
- Stanislaus National Forest — 20 camps: 7 free, 13 fee
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest — 17 camps: 5 free, 7 fee, 5 unpriced
- Sierra Front Field Office — 3 camps: 1 free, 2 unpriced
- The Forest Service — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 41 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Walker, CA
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Walker, 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.