Free camping near Wrightwood, CA
Yes. 16 of the 48 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Wrightwood, CA are listed as free; 25 charge a fee and 7 have no price on record. The closest free one is Paiute Canyon Yellow Post Sites, 2.5 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Guffy, 1.6 miles west, a fee campground.
All 48 camps near Wrightwood, CA
| 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 | — |
Who manages the camps near Wrightwood, CA
Who manages them: 47 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- Angeles National Forest — 36 camps: 7 free, 24 fee, 5 unpriced
- San Bernardino National Forest — 11 camps: 9 free, 2 unpriced
- Barstow Field Office — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 48 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Wrightwood, CA
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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 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.