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Campgrounds in California

323 public campgrounds in California's national forests, parks and lakes. 303 of them have no electric hookups.

323campgrounds

15,526campsites

20with electric sites

294allow pets

Parks and forests in California

Tahoe National Forest

51 campgrounds in California

Inyo National Forest

26 campgrounds in California

Sierra National Forest

25 campgrounds in California

Sequoia National Forest

22 campgrounds in California

Plumas National Forest

18 campgrounds in California

Eldorado National Forest

15 campgrounds in California

San Bernardino National Forest

14 campgrounds in California

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

14 campgrounds in California

Shasta-Trinity National Forest

13 campgrounds in California

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters

13 campgrounds in California

Yosemite National Park

11 campgrounds in California

Six Rivers National Forest

10 campgrounds in California

All campgrounds in California

Campground	Area	Nearest town	Sites	Electric	Max RV
(Lake Alpine) Lodgepole Campground	Stanislaus National Forest		19	None	50 ft
Ackerman Campground	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	Redding	51	None	40 ft
Acorn Campground	New Hogan Lake	Valley Springs	126	None	20 ft
Ahart Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Foresthill	11	None	–
Almanor Campground	Lassen National Forest	Chester	21	None	70 ft
Alpine Meadow Campground		Truckee	24	None	–
Alpine View Campground	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	Reading	53	None	32 ft
American Canyon Campground	Los Padres National Forest	Santa Maria	12	None	18 ft
Anacapa Island Campground	Channel Islands National Park	Ventura	14	None	–
Antlers (Shasta Lake, CA) Campground	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	Lakehead	58	None	55 ft
Arroyo Seco Campground	Los Padres National Forest	Greenfield	39	None	50 ft
Atwell Mill Campground	Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Three Rivers	19	None	20 ft
Azalea Campground	Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Three Rivers	102	None	46 ft
Badgers Den at Camp Richardson Resort	Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit	South Lake Tahoe	84	None	–
Barton Flats Campground	San Bernardino National Forest		52	None	35 ft
Belknap Campground	Sequoia National Forest		15	None	20 ft
Big Meadow (Stanislaus National Forest) Campground	Stanislaus National Forest		133	None	53 ft
Big Pine Creek Campground	Inyo National Forest		30	None	45 ft
Big Reservoir Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Foresthill	18	None	–
Bishop Park Campground	Inyo National Forest	Bishop	21	None	–
Black Rock Campground	Joshua Tree National Park	Yucca Valley	94	None	35 ft
Black Rock Equestrian Campground	Joshua Tree National Park	Yucca Valley	21	None	35 ft
Boat-In Sites (Lake Sonoma) Campground		Geyserville	108	None	–
Boca Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Truckee	23	None	40 ft
Boca Rest Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Truckee	39	None	45 ft
Boca Spring Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Truckee	17	None	40 ft
Boise Creek Campground	Six Rivers National Forest	Willow Creek	18	1	40 ft
Boulder Basin Campground	San Bernardino National Forest	Idyllwild	16	None	20 ft
Boulder Creek Campground	Plumas National Forest		42	None	51 ft
Boulder Oaks Eqst Campground	Cleveland National Forest	Alpine	13	None	40 ft
Boyington Mill Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Truckee	12	None	60 ft
Bridalveil Creek Campground	Yosemite National Park	Yosemite National Park	106	None	35 ft
Buckeye Flat Campground	Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Three Rivers	26	None	21 ft
Buckhorn Campground		Orland	93	None	150 ft
Burnt Rancheria Campground	Cleveland National Forest	Mt. Laguna	56	None	50 ft
Bushay Recreation Area			43	None	71 ft
Bushytail Campground	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	Redding	12	10	99 ft
Butte Lake Campground	Lassen Volcanic National Park	Mineral	79	None	45 ft
Cal-Ida Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	13	None	30 ft
Camp 4	Yosemite National Park	Yosemite	62	None	–
Camp Three Campground	Sequoia National Forest	Kernville	52	None	40 ft
Canyon View Group Sites Campground	Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Three Rivers	16	None	18 ft
Carlton Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	17	None	–
Catavee Campground	Sierra National Forest	Lakeshore	24	None	30 ft
Cedar Bluff Campground	Sierra National Forest	Bass Lake	22	None	50 ft
Chapman Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	25	None	45 ft
Cherry Valley Campground	Stanislaus National Forest	Groveland	45	None	24 ft
Chilkoot Campground	Sierra National Forest		27	None	54 ft
Christie Campground	Lassen National Forest	Susanville	66	None	65 ft
Codorniz Recreation Area Campground		Raymond	65	33	75 ft
Cold Creek Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Sierraville	13	None	30 ft
Cold Springs Campground	Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Three Rivers	38	None	20 ft
Coldwater Campground - Inyo NF	Inyo National Forest		74	None	43 ft
College Campground	Sierra National Forest	Lakeshore	10	None	39 ft
Convict Lake Campground	Inyo National Forest	Crowley Lake	48	None	55 ft
Cottonwood Campground	Joshua Tree National Park	Twentynine Palms	59	None	48 ft
Cottonwood Creek Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Sierraville	48	None	45 ft
Coy Flat Campground	Sequoia National Forest		19	None	26 ft
Crab Flats Campground	San Bernardino National Forest		28	None	21 ft
Crags Campground	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters	Bridgeport	22	None	45 ft
Crane Flat Campground	Yosemite National Park	Yosemite National Park	148	None	35 ft
Crystal Springs Campground	Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Three Rivers	34	None	41 ft
Crystal Springs Campground	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters	Bridgeport	17	None	–
Crystal Springs Campground Mid-Sized Group Sites	Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Three Rivers	14	None	18 ft
Curly Jack Campground	Klamath National Forest	Happy Camp	16	None	40 ft
Dark Day Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	10	None	45 ft
Death Valley Backcountry Roadside Camping		Death Valley	46	None	22 ft
Deer Creek Campground	Sierra National Forest	Lakeshore	28	None	40 ft
Deer Flat Boat In Campground	New Hogan Lake	Valley Springs	30	None	–
Diablo Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	19	None	60 ft
Dillon Creek Campground	Six Rivers National Forest	Orleans	27	None	35 ft
Dimond O Campground	Stanislaus National Forest	Groveland	26	None	48 ft
Dinkey Creek Campground	Sierra National Forest	Shaver Lake	123	None	50 ft
Dogwood Campground	San Bernardino National Forest	Fawnskin	88	18	55 ft
Dorabelle Campground	Sierra National Forest		64	None	–
Dorst Creek Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park	Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Three Rivers	204	None	133 ft
Dripping Springs Campground	Cleveland National Forest	Aguanga	33	None	25 ft
Dru Barner Campground	Eldorado National Forest	Georgetown	48	None	50 ft
Eagles Nest at Camp Richardson Resort	Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit	South Lake Tahoe	31	None	–
East Fork Campground – Inyo National Forest	Inyo National Forest		71	None	38 ft
East Meadow Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Sierraville	44	None	48 ft
Ellery Creek Campground	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	Lakehead	19	None	40 ft
Englebright Lake Boat-In Campground		Smartsville	51	None	–
Eshom Campground	Sequoia National Forest	Dunlap	17	None	35 ft
Fairview Campground	Sequoia National Forest	Kernville	54	None	40 ft
Fallen Leaf Campground	Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit	South Lake Tahoe	204	6	187 ft
Fashoda Campground	Eldorado National Forest	Pollock Pines	30	None	–
Fern Basin Campground	San Bernardino National Forest	Idyllwild	15	None	20 ft
Fiddle Creek Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	15	None	15 ft
Findley Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Sierraville	14	None	80 ft
Fir Cove Campground	Six Rivers National Forest	Bridgeville	14	None	45 ft
Fir Top Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Sierraville	12	None	45 ft
Fish Lake Campground	Six Rivers National Forest	Orleans	24	None	28 ft
Forks Campground (Inyo)	Inyo National Forest	Bishop	26	None	–
Forks Campground (Sierra)	Sierra National Forest	Bass Lake	26	None	40 ft
Four Jeffrey Campground	Inyo National Forest	Bishop	106	None	40 ft
Fowlers Campground	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	Mccloud	36	None	59 ft
Fremont Campground	Los Padres National Forest	Santa Barbara	14	None	34 ft
French Camp	Inyo National Forest		83	None	35 ft
French Meadows Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Foresthill	61	None	85 ft
Frenchman Campground	Plumas National Forest	Blairsden	38	None	50 ft
Fry Creek Campground	Cleveland National Forest	Palomar Mountain	12	None	12 ft
Furnace Creek Campground		Death Valley	129	17	107 ft
Garden Point Boat-in Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Camptonville	16	None	–
Gerle Creek Campground	Eldorado National Forest		50	None	50 ft
Giant Gap Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Foresthill	27	None	60 ft
Glory Hole Recreation Area		Sonora	143	None	90 ft
Gold Lake 4 X 4 Campground	Plumas National Forest	Blairsden	13	None	–
Goldledge Campground	Sequoia National Forest	Kernville	36	None	30 ft
Goose Meadows Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Truckee	24	None	30 ft
Granite Flat (California) Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Truckee	73	None	65 ft
Grasshopper Flat Campground	Plumas National Forest	Blairsden	67	None	54 ft
Grassy Flat Campground	Six Rivers National Forest	Gasquet	19	None	40 ft
Grays Meadows Campground	Inyo National Forest		31	None	40 ft
Green Valley Campground	San Bernardino National Forest	Fawnskin	36	None	32 ft
Grizzly Campground	Plumas National Forest	Blairsden	55	None	–
Hallsted Campground	Plumas National Forest		20	8	54 ft
Hampshire Rocks Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	30	None	45 ft
Hanna Flat Campground	San Bernardino National Forest		67	None	28 ft
Hat Creek Campground	Lassen National Forest	Fall River Mills	12	None	45 ft
Hayward Flat Campground	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	Redding	84	None	45 ft
Headquarters Campground	Sequoia National Forest	Kernville	42	None	30 ft
Heart Bar Campground	San Bernardino National Forest		66	None	45 ft
Hidden View Campground		Raymond	53	21	90 ft
Hirz Bay Campground	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	Lakehead	47	None	50 ft
Hobo Campground	Sequoia National Forest	Kernville	23	None	17 ft
Hodgdon Meadow Campground	Yosemite National Park	Yosemite National Park	104	None	40 ft
Hole-in-the-Wall Campground		Barstow	37	None	30 ft
Honeymoon Flat Campground	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters	Bridgeport	28	None	45 ft
Hope Valley Campground	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters	Markleeville	21	None	45 ft
Horse Campground	Plumas National Forest	Oroville	10	None	–
Horse Creek Campground		Lemon Cove	80	None	50 ft
Hospital Flat Campground	Sequoia National Forest		36	None	40 ft
Hungry Gulch Campground	Sequoia National Forest	Kernville	78	None	–
Ice House Campground	Eldorado National Forest		87	None	45 ft
Indian Cove Campground	Joshua Tree National Park	Twentynine Palms	97	None	35 ft
Indian Cove Group Campground	Joshua Tree National Park	Twentynine Palms	13	None	24 ft
Indian Scotty Campground	Klamath National Forest	Fort Jones	28	None	–
Indian Springs Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	34	None	35 ft
Indian Valley Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	16	None	40 ft
Island Park		Piedra	92	21	99 ft
Jackass Meadow Campground	Sierra National Forest		35	None	46 ft
Juanita Lake Campground	Klamath National Forest	Macdoel	22	None	–
Jumbo Rocks Campground	Joshua Tree National Park	Twentynine Palms	119	None	45 ft
June Lake Campground	Inyo National Forest		28	None	60 ft
Kelty Meadow Campground	Sierra National Forest		15	None	–
Kinnikinnick Campground	Sierra National Forest	Lakeshore	27	None	40 ft
Kit Carson Campground	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters	Markleeville	12	None	45 ft
Kyen Campground And Oak Grove Day Use Area		Ukiah	93	28	35 ft
Laguna Campground	Cleveland National Forest		72	None	50 ft
Lake Mary Campground	Inyo National Forest	Palo Alto	48	None	21 ft
Lakes Basin Campground	Plumas National Forest	Blairsden	11	None	–
Lakeshore East Campground	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	Lakehead	25	None	45 ft
Lakeside (Truckee) Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Truckee	42	None	50 ft
Letts Lake Campground		Stonyford	42	None	–
Lewis Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Foresthill	38	None	45 ft
Liberty Glen (Lake Sonoma) Campground		Geyserville	99	None	38 ft
Lightning Tree Campground	Plumas National Forest	Blairsden	39	None	45 ft
Limestone Campground	Sequoia National Forest	Kernvilleя	19	None	40 ft
Little Beaver A Campground	Plumas National Forest	Oroville	119	None	–
Little Lasier Meadows Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Sierraville	11	None	40 ft
Live Oak South Campground	Sequoia National Forest		90	None	10 ft
Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park	Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Three Rivers	201	None	42 ft
Loganville Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	19	None	40 ft
Logger Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Truckee	202	None	50 ft
Lone Pine Campground	Inyo National Forest	Lone Pine	28	None	50 ft
Lone Rock Campground	Plumas National Forest		85	2	53 ft
Long Point Campground	Plumas National Forest		35	None	88 ft
Lookout Campground	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters	Carson City, Nevada	18	None	50 ft
Loon Lake Campground	Eldorado National Forest		60	None	67 ft
Los Prietos Campground	Los Padres National Forest	Santa Barbara	37	None	35 ft
Lost Claim Campground	Stanislaus National Forest	Groveland	10	None	15 ft
Lower Billy Creek Campground	Sierra National Forest	Lakeshore	10	None	38 ft
Lower Little Truckee Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Sierraville	15	None	45 ft
Lower Pines Campground	Yosemite National Park	Yosemite National Park	74	None	40 ft
Lower Twin Lakes At Bridgeport Campground	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters	Bridgeport	15	None	35 ft
Lupine Campground	Sierra National Forest	Bass Lake	51	None	40 ft
Mad River Campground	Six Rivers National Forest	Bridgeville	35	None	35 ft
Madrone Cove Boat-in Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	10	None	–
Mammoth Pool Campground	Sierra National Forest		34	None	30 ft
Manzanita Lake Campground	Lassen Volcanic National Park	Mineral	170	None	45 ft
Manzanita Lake Camping Cabins	Lassen Volcanic National Park	Chester	22	None	18 ft
Marion Mountain Campground	San Bernardino National Forest	Idyllwild	16	None	20 ft
Mary Smith Campground	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	Redding	18	None	–
McCabe Flat Campground		El Dorado Hills	10	None	–
Mccloud Bridge Campground	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	Redding	16	None	–
Mcgee Creek Campground	Inyo National Forest		28	None	35 ft
Meadowview Campground	Stanislaus National Forest	Pinecrest	97	None	49 ft
Medicine Lake Recreation Area		Tulelake	75	None	75 ft
Meeks Bay Resort	Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit	Tahoma	94	44	20 ft
Mid Hills Campground		Barstow	25	None	20 ft
Minersville Campground	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	Weaverville	14	1	36 ft
Mono Creek Campground	Sierra National Forest		11	None	–
Mono Hot Springs Campground	Sierra National Forest		23	None	40 ft
Moraine Campground	Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Three Rivers	117	None	66 ft
Mount Rose Campground	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters	Markleeville	26	None	55 ft
Mountain Oak Campground	Angeles National Forest	Wrightwood	14	None	38 ft
Nevada Beach Campground	Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit	South Lake Tahoe	54	None	60 ft
New Shady Rest Campground	Inyo National Forest		90	None	38 ft
North Fork Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Camptonville	15	None	50 ft
North Pines Campground	Yosemite National Park	Yosemite National Park	81	None	40 ft
North Shore Campground	San Bernardino National Forest	Fawnskin	26	None	26 ft
Oak Bottom Campground	Six Rivers National Forest	Orleans	25	None	40 ft
Oak Grove Campground	Cleveland National Forest	Oak Grove	63	None	25 ft
Oak Knoll Campground	New Hogan Lake	Valley Springs	49	None	20 ft
Observatory Campground	Cleveland National Forest	Palomar Mountain	28	None	35 ft
Oh Ridge Campground	Inyo National Forest	Mammoth Lakes	138	None	50 ft
Old Shady Rest Campground	Inyo National Forest	Mammoth Lakes	45	None	58 ft
Onion Valley Campground	Inyo National Forest		29	None	25 ft
Orland Buttes Campground		Orland	35	1	115 ft
Packsaddle Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	16	None	100 ft
Paha Campground	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters	Bridgeport	21	None	45 ft
Panther Flat Campground	Six Rivers National Forest	Gasquet	38	None	45 ft
Paradise Campground	Los Padres National Forest	Santa Barbara	14	None	48 ft
Paradise Cove Campground	Sequoia National Forest		51	None	40 ft
Pass Creek Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Sierraville	30	None	50 ft
Patrick Creek Campground	Six Rivers National Forest	Gasquet	13	None	45 ft
Pearch Creek Campground	Six Rivers National Forest	Orleans	10	None	40 ft
Pine Glen Campground	Inyo National Forest	Palo Alto	17	None	65 ft
Pinecrest Campground	Stanislaus National Forest	Pinecrest	196	None	48 ft
Pineknot Campground	San Bernardino National Forest	Fawnskin	47	None	26 ft
Pines Stanislaus Campground	Stanislaus National Forest	Groveland	11	None	–
Pinnacles Campground		Paicines	134	34	75 ft
Pioneer Point Campground	Sequoia National Forest		80	None	30 ft
Pipi Campground	Eldorado National Forest		50	None	35 ft
Plaskett Creek Campground	Los Padres National Forest	Big Sur	46	None	50 ft
Point Reyes National Seashore Campground		Point Reyes Station	73	None	–
Potwisha Campground	Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Three Rivers	37	None	49 ft
Princess Campground	Sequoia National Forest		82	None	50 ft
Prosser Family Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Truckee	29	None	60 ft
Pyramid Lake - Los Alamos Campground	Angeles National Forest		96	None	35 ft
Quaking Aspen Campground	Sequoia National Forest		39	None	35 ft
RV Village Campground at Camp Richardson Resort	Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit	South Lake Tahoe	98	98	25 ft
Ramshorn Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	16	None	20 ft
Rancheria Campground	Sierra National Forest		127	3	71 ft
Red Feather California Campground	Plumas National Forest	Oroville	59	None	20 ft
Redwood Meadow Campground	Sequoia National Forest		12	None	30 ft
Reversed Creek Campground	Inyo National Forest	June Lake	16	None	45 ft
Robinson Creek North Campground	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters	Bridgeport	29	None	40 ft
Robinson Creek South Campground	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters	Bridgeport	25	None	40 ft
Rock Creek (Sierra National Forest, CA) Campground	Sierra National Forest		24	None	30 ft
Rock Creek Lake (Inyo National Forest, CA) Campground	Inyo National Forest	Bishop	26	None	–
Rocky Rest Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	10	None	30 ft
Running Deer Campground	Plumas National Forest	La Porte	41	None	33 ft
Ryan Campground	Joshua Tree National Park	Twentynine Palms	30	None	32 ft
Salmon Creek Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	29	None	45 ft
San Gorgonio Campground	San Bernardino National Forest	Angelus Oaks	54	None	40 ft
San Miguel Island Campground	Channel Islands National Park	Ventura	18	None	–
Sandy Flat Campground	Sequoia National Forest	Lake Isabella	27	None	50 ft
Santa Barbara Island Campground	Channel Islands National Park	Ventura	20	None	–
Santa Cruz Island Scorpion Campground	Channel Islands National Park	Ventura	31	None	–
Santa Rosa Island Backcountry Beach Camping	Channel Islands National Park	Ventura	33	None	–
Santa Rosa Island Campground	Channel Islands National Park	Ventura	15	None	–
Sarah Totten Campground	Klamath National Forest	Happy Camp	11	None	24 ft
Sardine Lake Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	26	None	48 ft
Schoolhouse Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	55	None	92 ft
Sentinel Campground	Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Three Rivers	78	None	40 ft
Serrano Campground	San Bernardino National Forest	Fawnskin	109	27	40 ft
Sheep Creek Campground	Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Three Rivers	107	None	97 ft
Sherwin Creek Campground	Inyo National Forest	Mammoth Lakes	85	None	60 ft
Shirttail Creek Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Foresthill	29	None	100 ft
Sierra Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	16	None	80 ft
Silver Creek Campground	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters	Markleeville	22	None	51 ft
Silver Creek-Truckee Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Truckee	35	None	30 ft
Silver Lake Campground June Lake	Inyo National Forest	Mammoth Lakes	63	None	38 ft
Silver Lake East- Eldorado Campground	Eldorado National Forest		48	None	55 ft
Skillman Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	17	None	35 ft
Soquel Campground	Sierra National Forest		21	None	30 ft
South Shore Campground	Eldorado National Forest		21	None	35 ft
Spanish Creek Campground	Plumas National Forest	Quincy	27	None	99 ft
Spring Cove Campground	Sierra National Forest	Bass Lake	62	None	42 ft
Spring Creek Campground	Plumas National Forest	Blairsden	34	None	1 ft
Stony Creek Sequoia Campground	Sequoia National Forest		44	None	30 ft
Stumpy Meadows Campground	Eldorado National Forest	Georgetown	38	None	26 ft
Summerdale Campground	Sierra National Forest	Fish Camp	56	None	30 ft
Summit Lake North Campground	Lassen Volcanic National Park	Mineral	42	None	60 ft
Summit Lake South Campground	Lassen Volcanic National Park	Mineral	45	None	59 ft
Sunset Campground	Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Three Rivers	149	None	47 ft
Sunset-Union Valley Campground	Eldorado National Forest		119	None	45 ft
Sweetwater Campground	Sierra National Forest		12	None	20 ft
Sycamore Flat Campground	Angeles National Forest	Pearblossom	11	None	18 ft
Sycamore Grove (Red Bluff) Campground		Red Blufff	31	10	44 ft
Table Mountain (Angeles) Campground	Angeles National Forest	Wrightwood	103	None	61 ft
Tannery Campground	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	Redding	63	None	45 ft
Tillie Creek Campground	Sequoia National Forest		137	None	40 ft
Tree Of Heaven Campground	Klamath National Forest	Happy Camp	22	None	40 ft
Trimmer Campground		Piedra	10	None	30 ft
Trumbull Lake Campground	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters	Bridgeport	30	None	82 ft
Tuff Campground	Inyo National Forest		33	None	45 ft
Tule Campground		Porterville	101	23	80 ft
Tuolumne Meadows Campground	Yosemite National Park	Yosemite National Park	290	None	35 ft
Tuttletown Recreation Area		Sonora	163	None	40 ft
Twin Lakes Campground	Inyo National Forest		93	None	55 ft
Union Flat Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	11	None	50 ft
Upper Billy Creek Campground	Sierra National Forest	Lakeshore	37	None	40 ft
Upper Little Truckee Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Sierraville	22	None	60 ft
Upper Oso Campground	Los Padres National Forest	Santa Barbara	19	None	45 ft
Upper Pines Campground	Yosemite National Park	Yosemite National Park	235	None	35 ft
Upper Sage Flat Campground	Inyo National Forest		20	None	35 ft
Upper Stony Creek Campground	Sequoia National Forest		17	None	40 ft
Vermillion Campground	Sierra National Forest		30	None	50 ft
Warner Valley Campground	Lassen Volcanic National Park	Chester	17	None	–
Wawona Campground	Yosemite National Park	Yosemite National Park	98	None	35 ft
Wench Creek Campground	Eldorado National Forest		100	None	35 ft
Wheeler Gorge Campground	Los Padres National Forest	Ojai	66	None	45 ft
White Cloud Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Camptonville	44	None	40 ft
White Wolf Campground	Yosemite National Park	Yosemite	49	None	27 ft
Whitehorse Campground	Plumas National Forest	Bucks Lake	19	None	39 ft
Whitney Portal Campground	Inyo National Forest	Lone Pine	46	None	35 ft
Wild Horse Equestrian Family Campground	San Bernardino National Forest		11	None	30 ft
Wild Plum Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	47	None	43 ft
Wildcat Recreation Area Campground		Raymond	19	None	50 ft
William Kent Campground	Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit	South Lake Tahoe	81	None	57 ft
Wishon Bass Lake Campground	Sierra National Forest	Bass Lake	47	None	24 ft
Wishon Campground	Sequoia National Forest		33	None	30 ft
Wolf Creek California Campground	Eldorado National Forest		44	None	50 ft
Woodcamp Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Sierraville	20	None	42 ft
Wrights Lake Campground	Eldorado National Forest		65	None	99 ft
Wrights Lake Equestrian Campground	Eldorado National Forest	Eldorado National Forest	15	None	35 ft
Wyandotte A Campground	Plumas National Forest	Laporte	28	None	–
Yellowjacket Campground	Eldorado National Forest		36	None	30 ft
Yosemite Creek Campground	Yosemite National Park	Yosemite National Park	74	None	20 ft
Yuba Pass Campground	Tahoe National Forest	Nevada City	20	None	60 ft

Gear for camping in California

Portable power stations

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Foldable solar panels

Recharge a power station during the day, so it lasts the whole trip.

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Quiet inverter generators

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12V portable fridges

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Rotomolded coolers

Keeps ice for days at sites with no power.

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Family camping tents

Room for everyone plus gear.

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Rooftop tents

Sleep off the ground on top of your car or truck.

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Self-inflating sleeping pads

The cheapest way to sleep better in a tent.

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Frequently asked questions

How many public campgrounds are in California?

This guide lists 323 campgrounds in California that can be booked through Recreation.gov, with 15,526 campsites between them.

Which California campgrounds have electric hookups?

20 of them have at least some electric sites. Check the Electric column in the table above.

What are the largest campgrounds in California?

Tuolumne Meadows Campground (290 sites), Upper Pines Campground (235 sites), Dorst Creek Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park (204 sites).