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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · California

Sierra National Forest

Here, 44% take walk-ups.

68Campgrounds
30Take walk-ups
13Free to camp
$32–$104A night, across 24
954Sites, from 30
1,000–8,330 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 68 of these 68 campgrounds

Where they are

68 of 68 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

68 campgrounds
In 1 places, folded
Sierra National Forest68 campgrounds · 19 open
Dinkey CreekReservableOpenSierra National Forest · CAfrom $472 hike-in sites1 group site123 sitesrigs to 50 ft5,710 ftdrinking watertoiletsDorabelle CampgroundReservableOpenSierra National Forest · CAfrom $4861 with a bear box2 hike-in sites65 sites5,500 ftdrinking watertoiletsRancheriaReservableOpenSierra National Forest · CAfrom $4784 with a bear box19 hike-in sites127 sitesrigs to 71 ft7,020 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsCedar BluffReservableOpenSierra National Forest · CAfrom $10422 sitesrigs to 50 ft3,390 ftdrinking watertoiletsCrane ValleyReservableOpenSierra National Forest · CA7 group sites7 sitesrigs to 45 ft3,490 fttoiletsRecreation PointReservableOpenSierra National Forest · CASites from $1314 group sites4 sites3,400 ftdrinking watertoiletsKirch Flat Group CampgroundReservableOpenSierra National Forest · CA1 with a bear box1 with a tent pad1 site1,000 fttoiletsSummerdale CampgroundReservableSeasonalSierra National Forest · CAfrom $4762 sitesrigs to 30 ft4,930 fttoiletsLupineReservableSierra National Forest · CAfrom $5212 hike-in sites51 sitesrigs to 40 ft3,400 ftdrinking watertoiletsMammoth PoolReservableSierra National Forest · CAfrom $4151 sitesrigs to 30 ft3,660 fttoiletsWishon Bass LakeReservableSierra National Forest · CAfrom $5218 pull-through sites45 sitesrigs to 24 ft3,400 ftdrinking watertoiletsJackass MeadowReservableSeasonalSierra National Forest · CAfrom $3740 with a bear box40 sitesrigs to 46 ft7,160 fttoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Oat Mtn.12,223 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
San Joaquin22,474 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Sycamore Springs10,015 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Shuteye7,313 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Woodchuck267 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Mt. Raymond6,965 acres · 4 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
Wildfire Training fire · 4.9 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Dome fire · 5.4 mi from the nearest campground here · 6,788 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
P6 fire · 45 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 21, 2026

Who answers for this land

Sierra National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Tom McClintock, official portrait
Tom McClintock (R)CA 5th · 66 campgrounds · grade F
Vince Fong, official portrait
Vince Fong (R)CA 20th · 2 campgrounds · 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
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly