Discover Camping in California

• Angeles National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Arcadia, California

  

• Carrizo Plain National Monument Tours

  Carrizo Plain National Monument

  Near Santa Margarita, California

  

  Carrizo Plain National Monument is home to a number of curiously beautiful sights, both natural and man-made. Among those, visitors can expect to see an ancient rock art site, a creek bed disrupted by the San Andreas Fault and a lake filled with a glistening layer of white salt. Adjacent to the s...

• Channel Islands National Park

  National Park Service

  

  Channel Islands National Park encompasses five remarkable islands and their ocean environment, preserving and protecting a wealth of natural and cultural resources. Isolation over thousands of years has created unique animals, plants, and archeological resources found nowhere else on Earth and helpe...

• Cleveland National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Alpine, California

  

• Crystal Cave Tours Sequoia National Park

  Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

  Near Sequoia National Park, California

  

  Cystal Cave will be closed through the 2024 season. Learn more here: https://sequoiaparksconservancy.org/adventure/crystal-cave/   The dramatic landscape of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks testifies to nature's size, beauty, and diversity. Huge mountains, rugged foothills, deep canyons,...

• Death Valley National Park

  National Park Service

  Near Stovepipe Wells, California

  

  In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet, each extreme has a striking contrast. Towering peaks are frosted with winter snow. Rare rainstorms bring vast fields of wildflowers. Lush oases harbor tiny fish and refuge for wildlife and...

• Eldorado National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Kyburz, California

  

• Inyo National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Bishop, California

  

• Joshua Tree National Park

  National Park Service

  Near Desert Center, California

  

  Two distinct desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado, come together in Joshua Tree National Park. A fascinating variety of plants and animals make their homes in a land sculpted by strong winds and occasional torrents of rain. Dark night skies, a rich cultural history, and surreal geologic fe...

• Klamath National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Fort Jones, California

  

• Lassen National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Hat Creek, California

  

• Lassen Volcanic National Park

  National Park Service

  Near Old Station, California

  

  Lassen Volcanic National Park is home to steaming fumaroles, meadows freckled with wildflowers, clear mountain lakes, and numerous volcanoes. Jagged peaks tell the story of its eruptive past while hot water continues to shape the land.

• Lava Beds National Monument Tours

  Lava Beds National Monument

  Near Tulelake, California

  

  Lava Beds National Monument is a place where you can smell the sage and juniper, hear the birds, crawl beneath the surface of the earth, hike through miles of ancient lava flows, and learn about the cultural heritage of the Modocs. Situated on a small 47,000 acre portion of the Medicine Lake shie...

• Los Padres National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Carpinteria, California

  

• Mendocino National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Elk Creek, California

  

• Modoc National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Davis Creek, California

  

• Piedras Blancas Light Station

  Piedras Blancas Historic Lightstation Outstanding Natural Area

  Near San Simeon, California

  

  The Piedras Blancas Light Station is a historic landmark on California's central coast. Located on a rugged, windswept point of land six miles north of Hearst Castle along California's scenic Highway 1, the Lighthouse was first illuminated in 1875, and today beckons the visitor for respite from th...

• Pinnacles National Park

  National Park Service

  Near Paicines, California

  

  Some 23 million years ago multiple volcanoes erupted, flowed, and slid to form what would become Pinnacles National Park. What remains is a unique landscape. Travelers journey through chaparral, oak woodlands, and canyon bottoms. Hikers enter rare talus caves and emerge to towering rock spires teemi...

• Plumas National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Quincy, California

  

• Point Reyes National Seashore

  National Park Service

  Near Inverness, California

  

  From its thunderous ocean breakers crashing against rocky headlands and expansive sand beaches to its open grasslands, brushy hillsides, and forested ridges, Point Reyes offers visitors over 1500 species of plants and animals to discover. Home to several cultures over thousands of years, the Seashor...

• Salmon Pass Trail Docent Guided Hiking Tours

  Headwaters Forest Reserve

  Near Fortuna, California

  

  The seasonal, reservation-only Salmon Pass Trail passes 3 miles round-trip through spectacular old-growth and second-growth redwood forest on the south side of the Headwaters Forest Reserve. Visitors can register for free docent-guided hikes from May through November.  The hike lasts 3-4 hours a...

• San Bernardino National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near San Bernardino, California

  

• San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park Tours

  San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

  Near San Francisco, California

  

  Overview: At San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park you will experience the sights, sounds and textures of the city's seafaring past. You will get to know what life was like for the people who made their living at sea.   Come aboard the historic ships C.A. Thayer and Balclutha with its ...

• Scotty'S Castle - Death Valley National Park

  Death Valley National Park

  Near Independence, California

  

  Scotty's Castle is closed due to damage from a flash flood. Please check the Death Valley National Park alerts and conditions web page for updates.

• Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

  National Park Service

  Near Three Rivers, California

  

  Huge mountains, rugged foothills, deep canyons, vast caverns, and the world’s largest trees exemplify the diversity of landscapes, life, and beauty here. Explore these pages to plan your visit or to learn about the plants and animals here and the threats they face. Ancient giant sequoias may seem ...

• Sequoia National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Kernville, California

  

   

• Shasta-Trinity National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Trinity Center, California

  

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• Sierra National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Lakeshore, California

  

• Six Rivers National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Hoopa, California

  

• Stanislaus National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Long Barn, California

  

• Tahoe National Forest

  USDA Forest Service

  Near Truckee, California

  

• Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Ranger Guided Programs

  Whiskeytown National Recreation Area

  Near Old Station, California

  

  Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, located in northern California, is a unit of the National Park Service. The 42,000-acre park is situated eight miles west of Redding at the northern edge of the Sacramento river valley, in the foothills of the Klamath Mountains. The park was established in 1965 ...

• Yosemite National Park

  National Park Service

  Near Yosemite National Park, California

  

  Not just a great valley, but a shrine to human foresight, the strength of granite, the power of glaciers, the persistence of life, and the tranquility of the High Sierra. First protected in 1864, Yosemite National Park is best known for its waterfalls, but within its nearly 1,200 square miles, you ...

• (Lake Alpine) Silver Tip Campground

  Stanislaus National Forest

  Near Arnold, California

  

  Silvertip Campground is less than a mile west of Lake Alpine, with a trail leading from the campground down to the lake. Campground may open earlier and close later on a first come first serve basis as weather (snow level) allows. This information will be posted on this page as soon as it becomes ...

• (Lake Alpine) Silver Valley Campground

  Stanislaus National Forest

  Near Arnold, California

  

  Silver Valley Campground is located in the Calveras Ranger District, at the east end of Lake Alpine Recreation Area in a timbered setting near several trailheads. Campground may open earlier and close later on a first come first serve basis as weather (snow level) allows. This information will be ...

• (Lake Alpine) Backpackers

  Stanislaus National Forest

  

  Backpackers' Campground is located on the East end of Lake Alpine, CA. All sites are walk-in tent sites. Cars cannot be parked in camp, parking is available on the adjacent street.  Backpackers' Campground is located in the Calveras Ranger District, in a timbered setting near several trailheads....

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