Free camping near Washington, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Washington, CA there are 147 camps: 89 free, 46 fee, 12 unpriced. The closest is Gaston, 1.7 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Gaston, 1.7 miles out.
Who manages them: 146 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
| 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.
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.