Free camping near Wawona, CA
Yes. 27 of the 54 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Wawona, CA are listed as free; 25 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Goat Meadow Dispersed Campsite, 3.8 miles south.
The 50 nearest camps to Wawona, CA
| 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.
Who manages the camps near Wawona, CA
Who manages them: 51 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Sierra National Forest — 50 camps: 25 free, 25 fee
- Mother Lode Field Office — 2 camps: 2 unpriced
- Stanislaus National Forest — 2 camps: 2 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 54 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Wawona, 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 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.