Free Public-Lands Camping in California
Sites that don't charge a nightly fee. BLM dispersed land plus some USFS spots. 200 sites in California.
Bureau of Land Management sites
105 sites. Bureau of Land Management camping rules →
- Afton CanyonDeveloped
- Agua Tibia WildernessDeveloped
- Aholul Group CampgroundDeveloped
- Alabama HillsDeveloped
- Amboy Crater National Natural LandmarkDeveloped
- American River North Middle South ForksDeveloped
- Argus Range WildernessDeveloped
- Atwell Recreation AreaDeveloped
- Bakersfield Field OfficeDeveloped
- Bald Mountain Trail SystemDeveloped
- BarstowDeveloped
- Bear Hollow CampDispersed
- Beauty Mountain WildernessDeveloped
- Beaver Ridge 1Dispersed
- Beaver Ridge 2Dispersed
- Beaver Ridge 3Dispersed
- Beaver Ridge 4Dispersed
- Beaver Ridge 5Dispersed
- Beaver Ridge 6Dispersed
- Big Maria Mountains WildernessDeveloped
- Big Morongo Canyon PreserveDeveloped
- Bigelow Cholla Garden WildernessDeveloped
- Bighorn Mountain WildernessDeveloped
- Bishop Field OfficeDeveloped
Bureau of Reclamation sites
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sites
4 sites. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration camping rules →
National Park Service sites
27 sites. National Park Service camping rules →
- Alcatraz IslandDeveloped
- Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Barstow Headquarters Information DeskDeveloped
- Bear Gulch Nature CenterDeveloped
- Bear Valley Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Belle CampgroundDeveloped
- Big Break Visitor Center at the DeltaDeveloped
- Big Oak Flat Information StationDeveloped
- Black Rock Nature CenterDeveloped
- Block 14Developed
- Cabrillo National MonumentDeveloped
- Castle Mountains National MonumentDeveloped
- Cedar Grove Visitor CenterDeveloped
- César E. Chávez National MonumentDeveloped
- Channel Islands National ParkDeveloped
- Channel Islands National Park Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Cottonwood Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Crescent City Information CenterDeveloped
- Death Valley National ParkDeveloped
- Devils Postpile National MonumentDeveloped
- Devils Postpile Ranger StationDeveloped
- Dock Ranger StationDeveloped
- Elk Prairie Campground - Prairie Creek Redwoods State ParkDeveloped
- Eugene O'Neill National Historic SiteDeveloped
PRIVATE sites
29 sites. PRIVATE camping rules →
- Arrastre Trail CampDispersed
- Atchison CampgroundDeveloped
- Azalea Cove CampgroundDeveloped
- Bear Canyon Trail CampDispersed
- Bear CreekDeveloped
- Bear Wallow Camping AreaDeveloped
- Big Buck Trail CampDispersed
- Big Slide CampgroundDeveloped
- Big Springs CampgroundDeveloped
- Blue Cloud Camping AreaDeveloped
- Breckenridge CampgroundDeveloped
- Bretz Mill CampgroundDeveloped
- Buck Rock CampgroundDeveloped
- Butte Creek USDA CampgroundDeveloped
- Calkins Flat Dispersed CampgroundDeveloped
- Cedar Camp CampgroundDeveloped
- Chamise Flat CampgroundDeveloped
- CheyenneDeveloped
- Chico Flat Dispersed CampgroundDeveloped
- CommancheDispersed
- Convict Flat CampgroundDeveloped
- Coon Creek Yellow Post #1Developed
- Cooper Canyon Trail CampDispersed
- Deer Lick Springs CampgroundDeveloped
US Army Corps of Engineers sites
US Forest Service sites
11 sites. US Forest Service camping rules →
- Almanor RV Dump StationDeveloped
- Angeles National ForestDeveloped
- Angora RidgeDeveloped
- Arnold Rim Trail - Cedar Center TrailheadDeveloped
- Arnold Rim Trail - San Domingo Southern TrailheadDeveloped
- Arnold Rim Trail - Valley View Drive TrailheadDeveloped
- Bear Cove Picnic SiteDeveloped
- Black Springs OHV CampgroundDeveloped
- Cave Lake CampgroundDeveloped
- Cleveland National ForestDeveloped
- Eldorado National ForestDeveloped
US Fish and Wildlife Service sites
13 sites. US Fish and Wildlife Service camping rules →
- Antioch Dunes National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Bitter Creek National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Blue Ridge National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Butte Sink Wildlife Management AreaDeveloped
- Castle Rock National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Clear Lake National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Coachella Valley National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Coleman National Fish HatcheryDeveloped
- Colusa National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Delevan National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Ellicott Slough National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Farallon Islands National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped