Camping near Imperial, California
Camping near Imperial, California includes 4 public campgrounds on record. All are run by the Bureau of Land Management. The nearest, Gecko Campground, is 26 miles from Imperial in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles.
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Camping near Imperial at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 4 (4 BLM)
- Distance from Imperial
- 26 miles (Gecko Campground) to 39 miles (Midway Campground) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 194 ft (Midway Campground) to 273 ft (Roadrunner Campground), 4 of 4 on record
Distances are straight-line miles from Imperial'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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Things to do near Imperial
Public land and water within 30 miles of Imperial, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, a state park whose mapped point is 13 miles from Imperial; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Coyote Mountains Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 27 miles from Imperial; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 27 miles from Imperial; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- North Algodones Dunes Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 27 miles from Imperial; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 28 miles from Imperial; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Jacumba Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 29 miles from Imperial; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Imperial
Nearest emergency room
El Centro Regional Medical Center
1415 Ross Ave, El Centro, CA, 4 miles from Imperial . (760) 339-7100
Next nearest: Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District, 207 W Legion Rd, Brawley, CA, 8.4 miles , (760) 351-3333.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .
- Groceries
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- El Sol Market
- Food 4 Less
- Aldi
- Fuel
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- Costco Gasoline
- USA
- 7-Eleven
- Propane
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- WestAir Gases & Equipment, Inc.
- Airgas
- BAJA Gas
- RV dump station
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- Sunbeam Lake RV Resort
- Pharmacy
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- CVS Pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy
- Walgreens
- Laundromat
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- Coin-o-Matic
- Brawley Laundry
- Limpiaduría Zaragoza
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Imperial: 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 Imperial, CA?
4 public campgrounds are on record near Imperial. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Gecko Campground (26 miles), Roadrunner Campground (27 miles), Keyhole Campground (27 miles), and Midway Campground (39 miles).
Where is the nearest emergency room to Imperial, CA?
El Centro Regional Medical Center, 1415 Ross Ave, El Centro, CA, is 4 miles from Imperial in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (760) 339-7100. In an emergency, call 911.
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