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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · California

Stanislaus National Forest

Here, 58% take walk-ups.

62Campgrounds
36Take walk-ups
$15–$40A night, across 27
774Sites, from 22
1,500–8,620 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 62 of these 62 campgrounds

Where they are

62 of 62 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

62 campgrounds
In 1 places, folded
Stanislaus National Forest62 campgrounds · 20 open
Meadowview CampgroundReservableOpenStanislaus National Forest · CAfrom $38100 walk-in sites100 sitesrigs to 49 ft5,580 ftdrinking watertoiletsPinecrestReservableOpenStanislaus National Forest · CAfrom $40196 sitesrigs to 48 ft5,600 ftdrinking watertoiletsDry GulchReservableOpenStanislaus National Forest · CA5 sites1,600 fttoiletsBrightman Flat CampgroundFirst-comeOpenStanislaus National Forest · CA5,690 fttoiletsDardanelle CampgroundFirst-comeOpenStanislaus National Forest · CA5,740 fttoiletsSand Flat CampgroundFirst-comeOpenStanislaus National Forest · CA6,150 ftdrinking watertoiletsBig Meadow (Stanislaus National Forest)ReservableStanislaus National Forest · CAfrom $191 walk-in site1 group site137 sitesrigs to 53 ft6,530 fttoiletsNew Spicer MeadowsReservableStanislaus National Forest · CAfrom $3032 with a bear box3 pull-through sites57 sitesrigs to 72 ft3,760 ftdrinking watertoiletsCherry ValleyReservableSeasonalStanislaus National Forest · CAfrom $3342 with a bear box45 sitesrigs to 24 ft4,880 ftdrinking watertoilets(Lake Alpine) Pine MartenReservableStanislaus National Forest · CAfrom $3232 sitesrigs to 56 ft7,340 ftdrinking waterDimond OReservableStanislaus National Forest · CAfrom $3823 with a bear box26 with a tent pad26 sitesrigs to 48 ft4,710 ftdrinking watertoilets(Lake Alpine) West ShoreReservableStanislaus National Forest · CAfrom $3225 sitesrigs to 55 ft7,370 ftdrinking watertoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Watch
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 · Oct 3, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Dome fire · 14 mi from the nearest campground here · 6,788 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
P6 fire · 24 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Wildfire Training fire · 35 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Wallace fire · 44 mi from the nearest campground here · 1 acres
Wildfire
Kirkwood fire · 45 mi from the nearest campground here
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 22, 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, official portrait
Tom McClintock (R)CA 5th · 46 campgrounds · grade F
Kevin Kiley, official portrait
Kevin Kiley (I)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
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly