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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · California

Cleveland National Forest

20 federal campgrounds, 9 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

20Campgrounds
9With first-come sites
$12–$20A night, across 4
400Sites, from 11
1,630–5,970 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 20 of these 20 campgrounds

Where they are

20 of 20 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 20

20 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Crestline Group Campground
Cleveland National Forest · CA
1 site1 group site5,270 fttoiletshookups
First-comeOpen
El Cariso Campground
Cleveland National Forest · CA
from $152,560 ft
Reservable
Burnt Rancheria
Cleveland National Forest · CA
124 sitesrigs to 99 ft5,970 ftdrinking water
Reservable
Laguna
Cleveland National Forest · CA
97 sites3 hike-in sites2 pull-through sitesrigs to 50 ft5,610 fttoiletshookups
Reservable
Oak Grove Campground
Cleveland National Forest · CA
63 sitesrigs to 25 ft2,770 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Boulder Oaks Eqst
Cleveland National Forest · CA
33 sites14 pull-through sitesrigs to 40 ft3,180 fttoilets
Reservable
Dripping Springs Campground (CA)
Cleveland National Forest · CA
33 sites28 with a tent pad7 pull-through sitesrigs to 25 ft1,630 ftdrinking water
Reservable
Observatory Campground
Cleveland National Forest · CA
28 sites27 with a tent padrigs to 35 ft4,870 ftdrinking watertoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Atáxam Mámta’ash CampgroundCleveland National Forest · CAfrom $12 · 3,620 ftFirst-comeBlue Jay CampgroundCleveland National Forest · CAfrom $20 · 3,350 ftFirst-comeBobcat Meadow CampgroundCleveland National Forest · CA3,800 ftFirst-comeCibbets Flat CampgroundCleveland National Forest · CA4,150 ftFirst-comeCorral Canyon CampgroundCleveland National Forest · CA3,420 ftFirst-comeIndian Flats CampgroundCleveland National Forest · CA3,620 ftFirst-comeUpper San Juan CampgroundCleveland National Forest · CAfrom $18 · 1,750 ftFirst-comeWildomar CampgroundCleveland National Forest · CA2,450 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Wildhorse1,483 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Trabuco23,341 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Caliente5,953 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Barker Valley11,940 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Cutca Valley14,530 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Pine Creek503 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Frycreek fire · 0.5 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Ortega fire · 1.0 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Sc/Pmq fire · 13 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Mutual Aid/Niner Fire fire · 13 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Sdu/Banner 2 fire · 17 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Brengle fire · 22 mi from the nearest campground here
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Cleveland National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 3 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Darrell Issa (R)CA 48th · 17 campgrounds · grade F
Ken Calvert (R)CA 41st · 2 campgrounds · grade F
Young Kim (R)CA 40th · 1 campground · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly