Free camping near Wrightwood, CA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Wrightwood, CA there are 48 camps: 16 free, 25 fee, 7 unpriced. The closest is Guffy, 1.6 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Paiute Canyon Yellow Post Sites, 2.5 miles out.
Who manages them: 47 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guffy | 1.6 | Fee | — | 1.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Paiute Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 2.5 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Lupine Campground | 2.6 | Unpriced | Prairie Fork (stream) | 2.9 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Gobbler's Knob Yellow Post Sites | 3.5 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Blue Ridge | 3.6 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Stockton Flats Yellow Post Sites | 4.0 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Table Mountain Campground | 4.8 | Fee | Mescal Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Big Pines | — |
| Coldwater Canyon Yellow Post Sites | 4.9 | Free | Big Butch Wash (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Gobblers Knob Yellow Post Sites | 4.9 | Free | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 4.6 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Manker Flat | 5.6 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Apple Tree Campground | 5.6 | Fee | Mescal Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Appletree | 5.9 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Peavine | 6.0 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Jackson Flat Group | 6.2 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Lake Campground | 6.2 | Fee | Jackson Lake (water) | 0.2 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Jackson Flat Campground | 6.6 | Unpriced | Jackson Lake (water) | 1.0 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Mt. Oak Campground | 6.8 | Fee | Jackson Lake (water) | 0.4 mi to Jackson Lake | — |
| Third Stream Crossing | 7.1 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Commanche | 7.6 | Free | Old Rust Stream (stream) | 4.6 mi to Mount Baldy | — |
| Stonehouse | 7.8 | Free | Middle Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 3.0 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Big Rock Campground | 9.0 | Unpriced | Big Rock Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Mile High | — |
| Joe Elliott Yellow Post Sites | 9.5 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Applewhite Campground | 9.7 | Unpriced | North Fork Lytle Creek (river) | 0.4 mi to Lytle Creek | — |
| Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites | 9.8 | Free | Day Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Scotland | — |
| South Fork | 12 | Fee | South Fork Big Rock Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Paradise Springs | — |
| Little Jimmy Campground | 12 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Crystal Lake Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Deer Flat | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Wrightwood | — |
| Sycamore Flat | 12 | Fee | Big Rock Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Old Point Comfort | — |
| Crystal Lake Recreation Area | 12 | Unpriced | Crystal Lake (water) | 0.3 mi to Crystal Lake | — |
| Coldbrook | 13 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Glendora | — |
| Buckhorn | 16 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Duarte | — |
| Cooper Canyon Trail Camp | 17 | Free | Cooper Canyon Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| El Mirage Ohv Area | 20 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to El Mirage | — |
| Glenn Camp Campground | 20 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (river) | 6.6 mi to Bradbury | — |
| Sulphur Springs Trail Camp | 21 | Free | South Fork Little Rock Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Chilao | — |
| Bandido | 22 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Horse Flats | 22 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Spring Camp | 22 | Free | Monrovia Canyon (stream) | 4.7 mi to Bradbury | — |
| Chilao Campgrounds | 22 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Sierra Madre | — |
| Coulter Group Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Chilao | — |
| Mt. Pacifico | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Basin | 23 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Sage | 24 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Littlerock | — |
| Rocky Point | 24 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Devore Trail Camp | 24 | Free | West Fork San Gabriel River (stream) | 2.1 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Spruce Grove Trail Camp | 25 | Free | Santa Anita Wash (stream) | 2.1 mi to Mount Wilson | — |
| Dogwood Family Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Grass Valley Creek (stream) | 0.5 mi to Meadowbrook Woods | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Wrightwood, 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.