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Camping near

Clearlake, California

17 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Clearlake in Lake County: 12 Forest Service, 4 BLM, 1 Army Corps.

17
federal places to camp
12 Forest Service, 4 BLM, 1 Army Corps
11.2 mi
to the nearest one
Indian Valley Recreation Area
4,537 ft
at the highest of them
Letts Lake Campground. The lowest, Liberty Glen (Lake Sonoma), sits at 1,041 ft
149
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 70 feet

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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

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.

Within 30 miles of Clearlake, nearest first

17 places

  1. Indian Valley Recreation Area camping area BLM · Lake County 11.2 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  2. Knoxville Recreation Area camping area BLM · Napa County 16.7 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  3. Little Stony Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Colusa County 22.8 miaway 1,455 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  4. South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area camping area BLM · Lake County 23.8 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  5. Letts Lake Campground Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Colusa County 24 miaway 4,537 ftelevation 42sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Mill Valley Campground Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Colusa County 25.1 miaway 4,080 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  7. Dixie Glade Campground Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Colusa County 26.3 miaway 3,020 ftelevation 7sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. North Cow Mountain Recreation Area camping area BLM · Lake County 27.1 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  9. Mill Creek - Mendocino National Forest Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Colusa County 27.4 miaway 1,628 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  10. Mill Creek Campground Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Colusa County 27.4 miaway 1,628 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  11. Gray Pine Group Campground group campground Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Colusa County 27.5 miaway 1,638 ftelevation 1site 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Fouts Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Colusa County 27.6 miaway 1,652 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  13. South Fork Campground - Mendocino National Forest Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Colusa County 27.8 miaway 1,575 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  14. Davis Flat Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Colusa County 27.9 miaway 1,567 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  15. Liberty Glen (Lake Sonoma) Army Corps · Lake Sonoma · Sonoma County 28.4 miaway 1,041 ftelevation 99sites 38 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. North Fork - Mendocino National Forest Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Colusa County 29 miaway 1,512 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  17. North Fork Campground Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Colusa County 29 miaway 1,512 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed