Camping near Fresno, California
Camping near Fresno, California includes 34 public campgrounds on record, 18 reservable and 11 first-come. Most (21 of 34) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Ya-Gub-Weh-tuh Campground, is 25 miles from Fresno in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles. 3 are free. Another 2 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Fresno.
Camping near Fresno at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 34 (21 National Forest, 7 National Park Service, 3 Army Corps of Engineers, 3 BLM)
- Getting a site
- 18 reservable and 11 first-come
- Cost
- 3 free; lowest posted fee at Portal Forebay: "Single Site: $32 per night; Additional Holiday Fee: $2 per night"
- Distance from Fresno
- 25 miles (Ya-Gub-Weh-tuh Campground) to 63 miles (Sheep Creek Campground) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 583 ft (Pine Flat Campground) to 8,327 ft (Badger Flats Group), 34 of 34 on record
- Campsites
- 822 across the 18 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 17 take RVs; hookups at Island Park; longest stated RV length 99 ft (Island Park)
- Drinking water
- 10 of 34
Distances are straight-line miles from Fresno'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.
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More campgrounds within 30 miles of Fresno
- Buck Ridge, 24 miles from Fresno in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $30 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
- Hidden View, 24 miles from Fresno in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Madera.
Lake camping near Fresno
- On Huntington Lake: Billy Creek, Lower (44 miles from Fresno), Billy Creek, Upper (44 miles from Fresno), Catavee (47 miles from Fresno) and College (47 miles from Fresno) .
- On Dinkey Creek: A Group Group Campground (41 miles from Fresno) .
- On Hume Lake: Aspen Hollow Group Campground (49 miles from Fresno) .
- On San Joaquin River, South Fork: Bolsillo (55 miles from Fresno) .
Every lake campground in the state: lake campgrounds in California.
Tent camping near Fresno
- Island Park : 16 tent sites , 27 miles from Fresno.
- Trimmer Campground : 5 tent sites , 29 miles from Fresno.
- Dinkey Creek : 52 tent sites , 40 miles from Fresno.
- Azalea Campground : 25 tent sites , 46 miles from Fresno.
- Crystal Springs Campground : 3 tent sites , 46 miles from Fresno.
- College : 10 tent sites , 47 miles from Fresno.
- Hume Lake Campground : 16 tent sites , 49 miles from Fresno.
- Ten Mile Campground : 6 tent sites , 50 miles from Fresno.
- Landslide Campground : 6 tent sites , 50 miles from Fresno.
Things to do near Fresno
Public land and water within 30 miles of Fresno, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Sycamore Island Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 5.1 miles from Fresno; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Fresno City Woodward Park Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 5.6 miles from Fresno; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Millerton Lake State Recreation Area, a state park whose mapped point is 17 miles from Fresno; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Avocado Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 21 miles from Fresno; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 22 miles from Fresno; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Hensley Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 24 miles from Fresno; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Pine Flat Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 29 miles from Fresno; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Fresno
Nearest emergency room
Fresno VA Medical Center (va Central California Healthcare System)
2615 E Clinton Ave, Fresno, CA, 1 mile from Fresno . (559) 228-5338
Next nearest: Community Regional Medical Center, 2823 Fresno St, Fresno, CA, 2.8 miles , (559) 459-6000.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .
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Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Fresno: RV dump station, 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 Fresno, CA?
34 public campgrounds are on record near Fresno. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Ya-Gub-Weh-tuh Campground (25 miles), Aholul Group Campground (25 miles), Equestrian Campground (25 miles), Pine Flat Campground (25 miles), and 30 more. 18 book through Recreation.gov and 11 are first-come, first-served with no reservations.
Is there free camping near Fresno, CA?
Yes: Bolsillo, Sample Meadow, and West Kaiser charge no fee at the campground.
Where can I camp with an RV near Fresno, CA?
17 campgrounds near Fresno take RVs: Aspen Hollow Group Campground, Azalea Campground, Badger Flats Group, Canyon View Group Sites, and 13 more. Island Park has hookups.
Where can I go tent camping near Fresno, CA?
Azalea Campground, College, Crystal Springs Campground, Dinkey Creek, and 5 more list tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Fresno with drinking water?
Aspen Hollow Group Campground, Billy Creek, Lower, Billy Creek, Upper, Bolsillo, and 6 more have potable water on record.
Where can I camp near a lake around Fresno, CA?
Billy Creek, Lower, Billy Creek, Upper, Catavee, and College sit on Huntington Lake, A Group Group Campground sits on Dinkey Creek, Aspen Hollow Group Campground sits on Hume Lake, and Bolsillo sits on San Joaquin River, South Fork.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Fresno, CA?
Fresno VA Medical Center (va Central California Healthcare System), 2615 E Clinton Ave, Fresno, CA, is 1 mile from Fresno in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (559) 228-5338. In an emergency, call 911.
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