Portal Forebay
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $32 per night; Additional Holiday Fee: $2 per night. Portal Forebay is a National Forest campground near Fresno, California.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $32 per night; Additional Holiday Fee: $2 per night
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 7,172 ft
37.3202, -119.0671 in Fresno. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Portal Forebay?
No. Portal Forebay is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
How much does it cost to camp at Portal Forebay?
Camping at Portal Forebay costs Single Site: $32 per night; Additional Holiday Fee: $2 per night.
Who manages Portal Forebay?
Portal Forebay is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Portal Forebay
Hot springs and waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Portal Forebay, in straight-line miles: Mono Hot Springs (hot spring, 2.7 miles), Rainbow Falls (waterfall, 19 miles), Wild Willy's Hot Springs (hot spring, 26 miles), and Hot Creek (hot spring, 27 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- 23
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single site: $37 per night; Additional Holiday Fee: $2 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Overnight:
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $34 per night
More campgrounds: camping near Fresno and campgrounds in Fresno.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01