Camping near Bakersfield, California

Camping near Bakersfield, California includes 1 public campground on record, 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. 1 is free.

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Camping near Bakersfield at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 National Forest)
Getting a site: 1 first-come
Cost: 1 free
Distance from Bakersfield: 27 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 6,717 ft at Breckenridge (the only one on record)

Distances are straight-line miles from Bakersfield's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

Breckenridge Bakersfield · National Forest · 26.9 mi · First-come

Sites: Not on record
Season: Not on record
Fee: Free

Things to do near Bakersfield

Public land and water within 30 miles of Bakersfield, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

River Walk Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 5 miles from Bakersfield; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Ming Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Bakersfield; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Tule Elk State Natural Reserve, a state park whose mapped point is 18 miles from Bakersfield; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
César E. Chávez National Monument, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 28 miles from Bakersfield; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Bakersfield

Nearest emergency room

Mercy Hospital

2215 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 1.5 miles from Bakersfield . (661) 632-5000

Next nearest: Adventist Health Bakersfield, 2615 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 2.3 miles , (661) 395-3000.

In an emergency, call 911.

Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .

Groceries: Mobil Mart convenience store · 0.1 miles
Howard's Mini Mart convenience store · 0.8 miles
ampm convenience store · 0.9 miles
Fuel: Mobil fuel station · 0.1 miles
Valero fuel station · 0.8 miles
Arco fuel station · 0.9 miles
Propane: Linde Welding Gas & Equipment Center propane dealer · 2.7 miles · (661) 327-5336 · Hours Mo-Fr 07:00-17:00; Sa 08:00-12:00
RV dump station: A Country RV Park RV park · 5.9 miles
Orange Grove RV Park & Resort RV park · 8.9 miles · (661) 366-4662
Pharmacy: First Care Pharmacy pharmacy · 1.3 miles
Thriftys Drug Store pharmacy · 2.6 miles
Hina's Homecare Pharmacy pharmacy · 4 miles · (661) 664-7979 · Hours Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
Laundromat: Sparklean Laundry laundromat · 17 miles · (661) 746-4633

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Bakersfield: potable water fill and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-10-01; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Bakersfield, CA?

1 public campground is on record near Bakersfield. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Breckenridge (27 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Is there free camping near Bakersfield, CA?

Yes: Breckenridge charges no fee at the campground.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Bakersfield, CA?

Mercy Hospital, 2215 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA, is 1.5 miles from Bakersfield in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (661) 632-5000. In an emergency, call 911.

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