A white Tacoma with a camper shell parked on a rise above a broad, empty basin under building cloud.

Camping near

Sonora, California

22 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Sonora in Tuolumne County: 17 Forest Service, 3 Army Corps, 2 Reclamation.

22
federal places to camp
17 Forest Service, 3 Army Corps, 2 Reclamation
6.8 mi
to the nearest one
Tuttletown Recreation Area
5,600 ft
at the highest of them
Pinecrest. The lowest, Oak Knoll Campground, sits at 730 ft
863
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 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.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

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 Sonora, nearest first

22 places

  1. Tuttletown Recreation Area Reclamation · New Melones Lake · Tuolumne County 6.8 miaway 1,100 ftelevation 163sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Glory Hole Recreation Area Reclamation · New Melones Lake · Calaveras County 8.8 miaway 1,100 ftelevation 143sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Sand Bar Flat Campground Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 18.6 miaway 2,766 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  4. Pines Group Stanislaus group campground Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 19.3 miaway 3,200 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Pines Campground Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 19.4 miaway 3,265 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  6. Pines Stanislaus Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 19.4 miaway 3,200 ftelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Hull Creek Campground Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 20.1 miaway 5,495 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  8. South Fork Campground Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 20.8 miaway 1,503 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  9. Fraser Flat Campground Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 21.3 miaway 4,762 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  10. Lost Claim Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 21.3 miaway 3,100 ftelevation 10sites 15 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Lumsden Bridge Campground Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 21.3 miaway 1,571 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  12. Beardsley Dam Campground Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 23.1 miaway 3,514 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  13. TeleLi puLaya (Black Oak) Campground Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 23.2 miaway 4,971 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  14. Sweetwater Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 23.3 miaway 2,989 ftelevation 13sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Meadowview Campground Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 25 miaway 5,600 ftelevation 97sites 49 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Coyote Point group campground Army Corps · New Hogan Lake · Stanislaus County 25.2 miaway 239 ftelevation 1site 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Waka Lu Hep Yo Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Calaveras County 25.2 miaway 4,016 ftelevation 5sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Cherry Valley Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 25.4 miaway 4,883 ftelevation 45sites 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Pinecrest Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 25.5 miaway 5,600 ftelevation 196sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Pioneer Trail group campground Forest Service · Stanislaus National Forest · Tuolumne County 25.8 miaway 5,600 ftelevation 3sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Acorn Campground Army Corps · New Hogan Lake · Calaveras County 26.4 miaway 740 ftelevation 126sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  22. Oak Knoll Campground Army Corps · New Hogan Lake · Calaveras County 26.7 miaway 730 ftelevation 49sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov