Public land camping
BLM Camping in California
65 places to camp in California run by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 65
- federal places to camp
- 65 BLM
- 12
- take reservations
- On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
- 7,048 ft
- at the highest of them
- Crowley Lake Campground. The lowest, Crossroads Campground, sits at 376 ft
- 390
- campsites you can book ahead
- On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 50 feet
Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.
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Federal land, by managing agency
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
US Forest Service (USFS)
National Park Service (NPS)
US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
Department Of Defense (DOD)
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
Other Federal
State
Local
Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
Alaska Native Allotment
Federal campgrounds, by agency
- Forest Service
- Bureau of Land Management
- National Park Service
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others
State and local land (USGS PAD-US)
- State land
- County and city land
- Regional agency or district
- Land trust or conservancy
BLM roads and trails
Roads Managed for Public Motorized Use
Road
Primitive Road
Roads Managed for Limited Public Motorized Use
Road
Primitive Road
Trails Managed for Public Motorized Use
Trail
Trails Managed for Limited Public Motorized Use
Trail
Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map
Roads
Roads open to all Vehicles, Yearlong
Roads open to all Vehicles, Seasonal
Roads open to highway legal vehicles only, Yearlong
Roads open to highway legal vehicles only, Seasonal
Special Designation, Yearlong
Special Designation, Seasonal
Trails
Trails open to all vehicles, Yearlong
Trails open to all vehicles, Seasonal
Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width, Yearlong
Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width, Seasonal
Trails open to motorcycles, Yearlong
Trails open to motorcycles, Seasonal
Special Designation, Yearlong
Special Designation, Seasonal
Trails Open to Wheeled Vehicles Only < 50" in Width, Yearlong
Trails Open to Wheeled Vehicles Only < 50" or Less in Width, Seasonal
BLM Wilderness
Wilderness Area
Wilderness Study Area
BLM recreation sites
- Camping
- OHV area
- Trailhead
Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.
Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.
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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.
BLM campgrounds and camping areas in California
65 places
- Aholul Group Campground group campground BLM · Madera County 1,041 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Blue Cloud Camping Area camping area BLM · San Bernardino County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Camp Clipper Divisional Camp -Patton camping area BLM · San Bernardino County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Camp Ibis-Patton camping area BLM · San Bernardino County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Chimney Creek Campground BLM · Tulare County 5,700 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Chimney Peak Recreation Area camping area BLM · Tulare County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Clark Mountain Camp camping area BLM · San Bernardino County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Coon Hollow Campground BLM · Riverside County 658 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Corn Springs Campground BLM · Riverside County 1,625 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Cottonwood Campground BLM · San Diego County 4,314 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Crossroads Campground BLM · Parker Strip Recreation Area · San Bernardino County 376 ftelevation 26sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Crowley Lake Campground BLM · Alabama Hills · Mono County 7,048 ftelevation 47sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Dodge Reservoir Campground BLM · Lassen County 5,600 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Dove Springs OHV Area camping area BLM · Kern County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Dumont Dunes OHV Area camping area BLM · San Bernardino County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- El Mirage OHV Area camping area BLM · San Bernardino County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Equestrian Campground horse camp BLM · Madera County 1,024 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Gecko Campground BLM · Imperial Sand Dunes · Imperial County 255 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Goodale Creek Campground BLM · Alabama Hills · Inyo County 4,140 ftelevation 43sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Honeydew Creek BLM · Humboldt County 354 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Horton Creek Campground BLM · Alabama Hills · Inyo County 5,055 ftelevation 49sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Hot Springs Long Term Visitor Area camping area BLM · Imperial County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area camping area BLM · Imperial County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Indian Creek Campground BLM · Indian Creek Recreation Area · Alpine County 5,597 ftelevation 28sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Indian Valley Recreation Area camping area BLM · Lake County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Iron Mountain Divisional Camp -Patton camping area BLM · San Bernardino County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Jawbone Canyon OHV Area camping area BLM · Kern County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Johnson Valley OHV Area camping area BLM · San Bernardino County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- KCL Campground BLM · San Luis Obispo County 2,284 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Keyhole Campground BLM · Imperial Sand Dunes · Imperial County 259 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Knoxville Recreation Area camping area BLM · Napa County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Long Valley Campground BLM · Tulare County 5,230 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Lost Arch Historic Mining Camp camping area BLM · San Bernardino County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Mattole Campground BLM · Humboldt County 17 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- McCabe Flat Campground BLM · Merced River Recreation Management Area · Mariposa County 1,085 ftelevation 10sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Midland Long Term Visitor Area camping area BLM · Riverside County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Midway Campground BLM · Imperial Sand Dunes · Imperial County 194 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Nadelos Campground BLM · Humboldt County 1,804 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- North Cow Mountain Recreation Area camping area BLM · Lake County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Pilot Knob Long Term Visitor Area camping area BLM · Imperial County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Pit River Campground BLM · Shasta County 2,841 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Pleasant Valley Pit Campground BLM · Alabama Hills · Inyo County 4,498 ftelevation 78sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Railroad Flat Campground BLM · Merced River Recreation Management Area · Mariposa County 1,037 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Rainbow Basin/Owl Canyon Campground BLM · San Bernardino County 2,901 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Ramhorn Springs Campground BLM · Lassen County 5,754 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Area camping area BLM · San Bernardino County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Reading Island Group Campground group campground BLM · Sacramento River Bend Area n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Roadrunner Campground BLM · Imperial Sand Dunes · Imperial County 273 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- San Joaquin River Gorge Camping BLM · Bakersfield Field Office 1,000 ftelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Sawtooth Canyon Campground BLM · San Bernardino County 3,604 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Selby Campground BLM · San Luis Obispo County 2,508 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Snaggeltooth Primitive RV Camp camping area BLM · San Bernardino County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area camping area BLM · Lake County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- South Yuba Recreation Area camping area BLM · Nevada County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Steiner Flat Primitive Campground BLM · Trinity County 1,581 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- T.K. Jones Campground and Boat Launch BLM · Imperial County 203 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Tamarisk Long Term Visitor Area camping area BLM · Imperial County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Temblor Recreation Area camping area BLM · Kern County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Tolkan Campground BLM · Humboldt County 1,820 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Tuttle Creek Campground BLM · Alabama Hills · Inyo County 5,063 ftelevation 82sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Wailaki Campground BLM · Humboldt County 1,835 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Walker Pass Campground BLM · Kern County 5,047 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Wiley's Well Campground BLM · Riverside County 585 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Willow Placer Campground BLM · Merced River Recreation Management Area · Mariposa County 1,061 ftelevation 9sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Ya-Gub-Weh-tuh Campground BLM · Madera County 1,015 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
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