Free camping near Woody, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Woody, CA there are 38 camps: 15 free, 23 fee. The closest is Cedar Creek, 13 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Cedar Creek, 13 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 36 on the Forest Service; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek | 13 | Free | Cedar Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Alta Sierra | — |
| Evans Flat | 13 | Free | Greenhorn Creek (stream) | 1.6 mi to Pettit Place | — |
| White River | 14 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Sugarloaf | — |
| Leavis Flat | 14 | Free | Deer Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Frog Meadow | 18 | Free | Tobias Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Sugarloaf Mountain Park | — |
| Black Gulch South | 18 | Free | Clear Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Sandy Flat | 18 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Hobo | 19 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Bodfish | — |
| Pioneer Point | 19 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Main Dam | 19 | Fee | — | 0.4 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| French Gulch | 19 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Hungry Gulch | 19 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Boulder Gulch | 20 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Live Oak Group | 20 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Tillie Creek #4 | 20 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Tillie Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Holey Meadow | 20 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Auxiliary Dam | 20 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Lake Isabella | — |
| Breckenridge Campground | 21 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Havilah | — |
| Breckenridge | 21 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Havilah | — |
| Headquarters | 21 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Kernville | — |
| Sequoia National ForestDave slept here | 21 | Free | Kern River (river) | 2.5 mi to Riverkern | — |
| Camp 3 | 21 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Kernville | — |
| South Fork Rec | 21 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Mountain Mesa | — |
| Hospital Flat | 22 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Kernville | — |
| Camp 9 Recreation Area | 22 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Wofford Heights | — |
| Paradise Cove | 22 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Mountain Mesa | — |
| Redwood Meadow | 22 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Corral Creek | 23 | Free | Corral Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Riverkern | — |
| Long Meadow | 23 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to California Hot Springs | — |
| Chamise Flats Dispersed Camping Area | 23 | Free | Tobias Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Fairview | — |
| Goldledge | 23 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Kernville | — |
| Spring Hill South Dispersed Camping | 23 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Kernville | — |
| Calkins Flat Dispersed Campground | 23 | Free | — | — | — |
| Spring Hill North Dispersed Camping | 23 | Free | Gold Ledge Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Fairview | — |
| Old Goldledge Dispersed Camping | 23 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Kernville | — |
| Fairview | 24 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Pine Flat | — |
| Free Camping. Sunset-Sunrise. Shafter, Ca. USA | 24 | Free | — | 2.0 mi to Minter Village | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Woody, 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.