Free camping near Washington, CA
Yes. 89 of the 147 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Washington, CA are listed as free; 46 charge a fee and 12 have no price on record. The closest free one is Gaston, 1.7 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The 50 nearest camps to Washington, CA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston | 1.7 | Free | South Fork Poorman Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Maybert | — |
| Skillman | 2.8 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Washington | — |
| Burlington | 3.5 | Free | North Fork Deer Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Junction House | — |
| Doolittle Trail | 4.0 | Free | Fall Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Maybert | — |
| White Cloud | 4.0 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Washington | — |
| Fall Creek | 5.0 | Free | Clear Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Maybert | — |
| Clyde Mountain | 6.8 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Washington | — |
| Rucker Lake | 7.4 | Fee | — | 7.4 mi to Washington | — |
| Mooney Creek | 7.6 | Free | Fall Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Maybert | — |
| Fulda Creek | 8.2 | Free | Sailor Ravine (stream) | 1.3 mi to Nyack | — |
| Carr Lake | 8.4 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Graniteville | — |
| Lindsey Lake | 8.7 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to Graniteville | — |
| Kanaka Creek | 9.2 | Free | Kanaka Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Cruzonville | — |
| Bullpen Lake | 9.3 | Free | Bullpen Lake (water) | 5.7 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| North Fork | 9.3 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Alta | — |
| Onion Valley | 9.8 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Alta | — |
| South Yuba Recreation Area | 9.8 | Fee | Kenebec Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Blue Tent | — |
| Grouse Ridge | 9.8 | Free | — | 7.8 mi to Graniteville | — |
| Sanford Lake | 10 | Free | Sanford Lake (water) | 3.4 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Weaver Lake | 10 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Graniteville | — |
| Tunnel Mills | 10 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Alta | — |
| Pierce Creek | 11 | Free | Eagle Lakes (water) | 3.5 mi to Cisco Grove | — |
| Casa Loma | 11 | Free | Canyon Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Lake Valley | 11 | Free | North Fork of the North Fork of the American River (river) | 3.0 mi to Cisco Grove | — |
| Indian Springs Campground | 12 | Fee | South Yuba River (river) | 2.2 mi to Cisco Grove | — |
| Sawmill Lake | 12 | Free | Canyon Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Jackson Creek | 12 | Free | Jackson Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Canyon Creek | 12 | Free | — | — | — |
| Beyers Lakes | 13 | Free | Beyers Lakes (water) | 0.9 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Five Lakes Basin | 13 | Free | Granite Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Mears Meadow | 13 | Free | — | 8.1 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Trapper Camp | 13 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Goodyears Bar | — |
| Humbug Ridge | 14 | Free | — | 5.3 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Ramshorn | 14 | Free | — | 1.2 mi to Goodyears Bar | — |
| Elliot Ranch | 14 | Free | North Shirttail Canyon (stream) | 3.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Big Valley Bluff | 14 | Free | Tadpole Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Cisco Grove | — |
| Giant Gap Road | 14 | Free | North Shirttail Canyon (stream) | 3.5 mi to Casa Loma | — |
| Mumford Bar To Beacroft | 15 | Free | North Fork American River (river) | 6.4 mi to Blue Canyon | — |
| Rocky Rest | 15 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Goodyears Bar | — |
| Union Flat | 15 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Downieville | — |
| Woodchuck | 15 | Free | Rattlesnake Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Rainbow | — |
| Indian Valley | 15 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Camptonville | — |
| Giant Gap Ridge | 15 | Free | Sugar Pine Reservoir (water) | 3.5 mi to Monte Vista | — |
| Shirttail Creek | 15 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Alta | — |
| Big Reservoir | 15 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Alta | — |
| Big Bend | 15 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Kingvale | — |
| Giant Gap | 15 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Alta | — |
| Findley Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Woodcamp Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Fir Top Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Woodcamp Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Baltimore Town | — |
| Fiddle Creek | 15 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Camptonville | — |
The other 97 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Washington, CA.
Who manages the camps near Washington, CA
Who manages them: 146 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- Tahoe National Forest — 132 camps: 82 free, 39 fee, 11 unpriced
- Plumas National Forest — 13 camps: 6 free, 6 fee, 1 unpriced
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit — 1 camp: 1 free
- Mother Lode Field Office — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 147 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Washington, 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 Washington, 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.