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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · California

Stanislaus National Forest

57 federal campgrounds, 31 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

57Campgrounds
31With first-come sites
$15–$35A night, across 10
720Sites, from 22
1,580–8,620 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 57 of these 57 campgrounds

Where they are

57 of 57 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 57

57 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Meadowview Campground
Stanislaus National Forest · CA
100 sites100 walk-in sitesrigs to 49 ft5,580 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
ReservableOpen
Pinecrest
Stanislaus National Forest · CA
196 sitesrigs to 48 ft5,600 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
ReservableOpen
Cherry Valley
Stanislaus National Forest · CA
45 sites42 with a bear boxrigs to 24 ft4,880 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
Lost Claim
Stanislaus National Forest · CA
10 sites10 with a bear boxrigs to 15 ft3,000 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
Dry Gulch
Stanislaus National Forest · CA
5 sites1,600 fttoilets
Reservable
Big Meadow (Stanislaus National Forest)
Stanislaus National Forest · CA
137 sites1 walk-in site1 group siterigs to 56 ft6,530 fttoiletshookups
Reservable
(Lake Alpine) Pine Marten
Stanislaus National Forest · CA
32 sitesrigs to 63 ft7,340 ftdrinking water
Reservable
Dimond O
Stanislaus National Forest · CA
26 sites23 with a bear box26 with a tent padrigs to 48 ft4,710 ftdrinking watertoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Beardsley Dam CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA3,510 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeOpenBoulder Flat CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA5,720 ftFirst-comeOpenBrightman Flat CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA5,690 ftFirst-comeOpenCascade Creek CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA6,060 ftFirst-comeOpenClark Fork CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA6,120 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeOpenDardanelle CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA5,740 ftFirst-comeOpenDeadman CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA6,260 ftFirst-comeOpenDimond O CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA4,420 ft · drinking waterOpenFence Creek CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA5,620 ftFirst-comeOpenFraser Flat CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA4,760 ftFirst-comeOpenHerring Creek CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA7,330 ftFirst-comeOpenHull Creek CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA5,490 ftFirst-comeOpenMill Creek CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA6,250 ftFirst-comeOpenNiagara Creek CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA6,590 ftFirst-comeOpenPigeon Flat CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA5,950 ftFirst-comeOpenPines CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA3,270 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeOpenSand Bar Flat CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA2,770 ftFirst-comeOpenSand Flat CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA6,150 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeOpenTeleLi puLaya (Black Oak) CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA4,970 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeOpenBackpacker's Walk-In CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CAfrom $31 · 7,320 ftBaker CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CA6,220 ftFirst-comeBig Meadow CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CAfrom $25 · 6,530 ftFirst-comeBloomfield CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CAfrom $20 · 7,830 ftFirst-comeHermit Valley CampgroundStanislaus National Forest · CAfrom $15 · 7,080 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing
Yosemite National Parkdefunding · 17 mi
Roadless
Ebbetts255 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Raymond Peak3,646 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Dome11,085 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Waterhouse4,394 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
North Mountain7,856 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Mt. Reba3,869 acres · 3 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.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Bass fire · 28 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Bonetti fire · 30 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 7, 2026

Who answers for this land

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

Tom McClintock (R)CA 5th · 41 campgrounds · grade F
Kevin Kiley (R)CA 3rd · 16 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
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly