California Free Camping
| State | County | Town | Location Name | Type | Dates Open | GPS | Directions | # days stay | amenities | Miles to Town |
| California | Shasta, Trinity | Orr Lake Campground | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | |||||||
| Lassen (?) | Black Rock Campground | Lassen National Forest | ||||||||
| Mendocino | Grizzly Flat | Mendocino National Forest | ||||||||
| Lakeview | Mendocino National Forest | |||||||||
| Lower Nye | Mendocino National Forest | |||||||||
| Modoc | Big Valley | Modoc National Forest | ||||||||
| Devil's Garden | Modoc National Forest | |||||||||
| Doublehead | Modoc National Forest | |||||||||
| Warner Mountain | Modoc National Forest | |||||||||
| Mammoth | Glass Creek Campground | Mammoth Lakes | 21 | |||||||
| Inyo | Inyo National Forest | Inyo National Forest | 28/6mo | |||||||
| Plumas (?) | Feather Falls | Plumas National Forest | ||||||||
| Little North Fork | Plumas National Forest | |||||||||
| Bucks Lake Recreation Area | Plumas National Forest | |||||||||
| Red Bridge | Plumas National Forest | |||||||||
| Stanislaus (?) | Hermit Valley Campground | Stanislaus National Forest | ||||||||
| (eastern sierras) | Lone Pine | Alabama Hills Recreation Area | Base of Eastern Sierras | |||||||
| ? | Alder Creek Dispersed Camping | Sequoia National Forest | ||||||||
| ? | Blair Valley Campground | near Joshua Tree National Park | ||||||||
| Adin | Lava Camp | Modoc National Forest | 6/1-10/30 | |||||||
| Bakersfield | Walker Pass Campground | BLM | ||||||||
| Bear Valley | Hermit Valley Campground | Stanislaus National Forest | ||||||||
| Berry Creek | Rogers Cow Camp | Plumas National Forest | ||||||||
| Big Bend | Deadlun Campground | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | ||||||||
| Blythe | Miller Park | |||||||||
| Boron | Boondock Area | |||||||||
| Borrego Springs | Ocotillo Wells State Vehicle Recreation Area | |||||||||
| Bridgeport | Desert Creek | Toiyabe National Forest | ||||||||
| Callahan | East Fork | Klamath National Forest | ||||||||
| Hotelling Campground | Klamath National Forest | |||||||||
| Canby | Lassen Creek Campground | Modoc National Forest | ||||||||
| Cecilville | Shadow Creek | Klamath National Forest | ||||||||
| Chester | Hamilton Beach Dispersed | PG&E, Lassen National Forest | ||||||||
| Cima | Camp Rock Springs | Providence Mountains, BLM | ||||||||
| Clearlake Oaks | Blue Oaks Campground | Indian Valley Rec Area, BLM | ||||||||
| Lower Hunting Creek | Knoxville Rec Area, BLM | |||||||||
| Coalinga | Upper Sweetwater Campgroun | Laguna Mountain Rec Area, BLM | ||||||||
| Cobb | Boggs Mountain | Demonstration State Forest | ||||||||
| Covelo | Georges Valley Dispersed Camp | Mendocino National Forest | ||||||||
| Green Springs Campground | Mendocino National Forest | |||||||||
| Rock Cabin Trailhead | Mendocino National Forest | |||||||||
| Soldier Ridge Trailhead | Mendocino National Forest | |||||||||
| Surveyors Dispersed camp | Mendocino National Forest | |||||||||
| Y Campground | Mendocino National Forest | |||||||||
| Coyote Ridge | Boondock Area | BLM | ||||||||
| Douglas City | Steiner Flat | BLM | ||||||||
| Doyle | Fort Sage OHV Area | BLM | ||||||||
| El Centro | Plaster City Open Area | BLM | ||||||||
| Superstition Mtn Open Area | BLM | |||||||||
| Essex | Primitive Camping | Mojave National Preserve, BLM | ||||||||
| Etna | Red Bank Campground | Klamath National Forest | ||||||||
| Fall River Mills | Cinder Cone | Wilderness Study Area, BLM | ||||||||
| Popcorn Cave Campground | Cinder Cone Wilderness Study Area | |||||||||
| Foresthill | Sugar Pine | OHV Staging Area, Tahoe National Forest | ||||||||
| Fort Bidwell | Fee Reservoir | BLM, Surprise District | ||||||||
| Fort Jones | Bridge Flat River Access | Klamath National Forest | ||||||||
| Mt Ashland Campground | Klamath National Forest | |||||||||
| Scott Mountain | Klamath National Forest | |||||||||
| Frazier Park | Chula Vista Campground | Los Padres National Forest | ||||||||
| Garberville | Watts Lake Primitive Area | Six Rivers National Forest | ||||||||
| Grant Grove | Big Meadows | Sequoia National Forest, Giant Sequoia National Monument | ||||||||
| Groveland | Lumsdend Campground | Stanislaus National Forest | ||||||||
| Lumsden Bridge | Stanislaus National Forest | |||||||||
| South Fork | Stanislaus National Forest | |||||||||
| Happy Camp | Norcross Campground | Klamath National Forest | ||||||||
| West Branch | Klamath National Forest | |||||||||
| Holtville | Walker Park | Imperial County Park | ||||||||
| Hornbrook | Camp Creek Campground | Pacific Power, BLM | ||||||||
| Juniper Point Camp | Pacific Power, BLM | |||||||||
| Mirror Cove Camp | Pacific Power, BLM | |||||||||
| Inyokern | Chimney Creek | BLM | ||||||||
| Long Valley | BLM | |||||||||
| Short Canyon | BLM | |||||||||
| Spangler Hills | Off-Highway Use Area, BLM | |||||||||
| June Lake | Glass Creek | Inyo National Forest | ||||||||
| Hartley Springs | Inyo National Forest | |||||||||
| Kernville | Chico Flat Campground | Sequoia National Forest | ||||||||
| Klamath River | Beaver Creek | Klamath National Forest | ||||||||
| Lakeshore | West Kaiser | Huntington Lake Rec Area, Sierra National Forest | ||||||||
| Lee Vining | Hartley Springs | Inyo National Forest | ||||||||
| Litchfield | Belfast Petroglyph Site | BLM | ||||||||
| Los Banos | Cottonwood Creek | State Wildlife Area | ||||||||
| Los Banos SWA | State Wildlife Area | |||||||||
| North Grasslands | State Wildlife Area | |||||||||
| O'Neil Forebay | State Wildlife Area | |||||||||
| San Luis Resevoir | State Wildlife Area | |||||||||
| Tumy Hills | BLM | |||||||||
| Los Osos | Turri Rd | side of road | Between Morro Bay and Los Osos | hiking trails | <5 | |||||
| Mammoth Lakes | Big Springs | Inyo National Forest | ||||||||
| Lower Deadman | Inyo National Forest | |||||||||
| Maricopa | Caballo Campground | Los Padres National Forest | ||||||||
| Mariposa | Jerseydale | Merced River Rec Area, Sierra Natoinal Forest | ||||||||
| Markleeville | Centerville Flat | Toiyabe National Forest | ||||||||
| Wolf Creek Campground | Toiyabe National Forest | |||||||||
| Marysville | Spencerville | State Wildlife Area | ||||||||
| McCloud | Algoma Campground | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | ||||||||
| Blanche Lake Campground | Modoc National Forest | |||||||||
| Harris Springs | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | |||||||||
| Trout Creek Campground | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | |||||||||
| Mendota | Mendota State Wildlife Area | State Wildlife Area | ||||||||
| Mercy Hot Springs | Little Panoche Reservoir | State Wildlife Area | ||||||||
| Mount Shasta | Gumboot Lake Campground | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | ||||||||
| Toad Lake Cabin | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | |||||||||
| Needles | Beale Slough | BLM | ||||||||
| Bigelow Cholla Garden | BLM | |||||||||
| Chemehuevi Wash | Rec Area, BLM | |||||||||
| San Francisco | Golden Gate Bridge North Vista | Vista Point | Toilets, drinking fountain, good view | 2 | ||||||
| Trinidad | Patrick's Point Rest Stop, two | Rest Stop | Toilets, Water, Free Dumping | 5 | ||||||
