Free camping near Wawona, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Wawona, CA there are 54 camps: 27 free, 25 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite, 3.8 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite, 3.8 miles out.
Who manages them: 51 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite | 3.8 | Free | Rainier Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Summerdale | 3.8 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Summit Camp | 3.9 | Free | East Fork Chowchilla River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wawona | — |
| Big Sandy | 6.1 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Boggy Meadow 1 | 7.7 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Fish Camp/Big Creek | 7.8 | Free | Big Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Fresno Dome | 7.9 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Nelder Grove | 8.4 | Free | California Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Grizzly Pass | 8.5 | Free | Bare Island Lake (water) | 8.3 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Miami Staging Area | 8.8 | Free | Lewis Fork (stream) | 1.6 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Kelty Meadow | 8.9 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Miami Staging Area 1 | 9.0 | Free | — | — | — |
| Middle Bridge | 9.3 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Sugar Pine | — |
| Grizzly Creek | 9.6 | Free | Grizzly Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to South Wawona | — |
| Texas Flat | 9.8 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Soquel | 10 | Fee | California Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Old Corral | — |
| Quartz Mountain | 10 | Free | — | 10 mi to Wawona | — |
| Lower Bridge | 10 | Free | Miami Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Yosemite Forks | — |
| D Spur | 11 | Free | Lost Lake Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Fish Camp | — |
| Greys Mountain | 11 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Jerseydale | 11 | Free | Snow Creek (stream) | 1.9 mi to Darrah | — |
| Upper Chiquito | 13 | Free | East Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Muggler Creek | 13 | Free | Mugler Creek (stream) | 8.9 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Beasore/Chiquito | 13 | Free | East Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Chilkoot | 13 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Dry Gulch Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to El Portal | — |
| Dirt Flat Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to El Portal | — |
| Crane Valley | 15 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Recreation Point Group Camp | 15 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Gaggs Camp | 16 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Forks Campground | 16 | Fee | Bass Lake (water) | 0.8 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Lower Chiquito | 17 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Whiskers | 17 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Lupine | 17 | Fee | Bass Lake (water) | 0.7 mi to The Pines | — |
| Bowler | 17 | Free | Norris Creek (stream) | 14 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Spring Cove Campground | 18 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to The Pines | — |
| Soda Springs | 18 | Fee | West Fork Chiquito Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Central Camp | — |
| Wishon Point Campground | 18 | Fee | North Fork Willow Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to The Pines | — |
| Little Jackass | 19 | Free | — | 14 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Placer | 19 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Bass Lake | — |
| Clover Meadow | 20 | Free | Granite Creek (stream) | 16 mi to Lake Mary | — |
| Sweetwater | 20 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Anderson Valley | 20 | Free | Bull Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Sequoia | — |
| McCabe Flat Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Good Gulch (stream) | 5.8 mi to Midpines | — |
| Granite Creek | 21 | Free | Granite Creek (stream) | 15 mi to Lake Mary | — |
| Montgomery Gulch | 21 | Free | Bull Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Clearing House | — |
| Whisky Falls | 21 | Free | Whisky Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Cascadel Woods | — |
| Wagner Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Big Creek | — |
| Railroad Flat Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Merced River (river) | 6.3 mi to Bagby | — |
| Mammoth Pool | 22 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Big Creek | — |
The other 4 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Wawona, CA.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Wawona, 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.