Camping near Groveland, California

Camping near Groveland at a glance

Public campgrounds

10 (10 National Forest)

Getting a site

4 reservable and 6 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Lost Claim: "Single Site: $25 per night"

Distance from Groveland

8 miles (The Pines) to 20 miles (Dimond "o") in a straight line; 8 within 15 miles

Elevation

1,428 ft (Lumsden) to 5,000 ft (Cherry Valley), 10 of 10 on record

Campsites

94 across the 4 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

4 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 48 ft (Dimond "o")

Drinking water

4 of 10

Distances are straight-line miles from Groveland'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.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Groveland

• Hacienda, 12 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $40 per night); listed under camping near Toulumne City.
• Tuttletown Recreation Area, 18 miles from Groveland in a straight line , Bureau of Reclamation , reservable ; listed under camping near Tuolumne.
• Railroad Flat Campground, 19 miles from Groveland in a straight line , BLM , reservable (Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Mariposa.
• Willow Placer Campground, 20 miles from Groveland in a straight line , BLM , reservable ; listed under camping near Mariposa.
• Glory Hole Recreation Area, 20 miles from Groveland in a straight line , Bureau of Reclamation , reservable ; listed under camping near Calaveras.
• Hodgdon Meadow Campground, 21 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Tuolumne.
• McCabe Flat Campground, 21 miles from Groveland in a straight line , BLM , reservable ; listed under camping near Mariposa.
• Hull Creek, 21 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Long Barn.
• Crane Flat Campground, 22 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Tuolumne.
• Dirt Flat Campground, 25 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $41 per night); listed under camping near Mariposa.
• Dry Gulch Campground, 25 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $41 per night); listed under camping near Mariposa.
• Sand Bar Flat, 25 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Long Barn.
• Fraser Flat, 25 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Pinecrest.
• Teleli Pulaya, 27 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Pinecrest.
• Beardsley Dam, 28 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Pinecrest.
• Meadowview, 28 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $38 per night); listed under camping near Pinecrest.
• Pinecrest, 28 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $40 per night); listed under camping near Pinecrest.
• Tamarack Flat Campground, 28 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Mariposa.
• Pioneer Trail, 28 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Tuolumne.
• Pioneer Trail Group Campground, 28 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Pinecrest.
• Jerseydale, 30 miles from Groveland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Mariposa.

Tent camping near Groveland

• Lost Claim : 7 tent sites , 10 miles from Groveland.
• Cherry Valley : 14 tent sites , 20 miles from Groveland.
• Dimond "o" : 4 tent sites , 20 miles from Groveland.

Things to do near Groveland

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

• Don Pedro Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 10 miles from Groveland; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• McClure Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Groveland; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, a state park whose mapped point is 13 miles from Groveland; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Tuolumne River Middle Fork fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Groveland; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Don Pedro Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 13 miles from Groveland; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Columbia State Historic Park, a state park whose mapped point is 16 miles from Groveland; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Tuolumne River South Fork fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Groveland; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• New Melones Lake water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 17 miles from Groveland; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• New Melones Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Groveland; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Tulloch Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Groveland; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Groveland

Groceries

• Rivian convenience store · 0.7 miles · Hours Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
• Claim Jumper Outpost convenience store · 1 mile · (209) 962-7153
• Xpress Mart convenience store · 1.1 miles

Fuel

• The Claim Jumper Outpost fuel station · 1 mile · Hours 24/7
• Kwik Serv fuel station · 1.2 miles
• Bear Creek Station fuel station · 9.6 miles

RV dump station

• Yosemite Pines RV Reort & Family Lodging RV park · 2.5 miles
• Glory Recreation Area campground · 20 miles

Potable water fill

• C-57 service point · 2.7 miles
• Water source (river) water fill point · 15 miles

Pharmacy

• Groveland Pharmacy pharmacy · 0.6 miles
• CVS Pharmacy pharmacy · 11 miles
• Rite Aid pharmacy · 12 miles

Laundromat

• Sonora Wash and Dry laundromat · 12 miles
• Twain Harte Wash and Dry laundromat · 14 miles · (209) 586-1990 · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-21:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Groveland: propane 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.