Camping near Madera, California
Camping near Madera, California includes 39 public campgrounds on record, 19 reservable and 20 first-come. Most (34 of 39) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Hidden View, is 15 miles from Madera in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles. 7 are free.
Camping near Madera at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 39 (34 National Forest, 5 Army Corps of Engineers)
- Getting a site
- 19 reservable and 20 first-come
- Cost
- 7 free; lowest posted fee at Buck Ridge: "Standard nonelectric: $30 per night"
- Distance from Madera
- 15 miles (Hidden View) to 74 miles (Agnew Horse Camp) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 539 ft (Hidden View) to 8,308 ft (Agnew Horse Camp), 39 of 39 on record
- Season
- 1 seasonal with posted dates
- Campsites
- 466 across the 19 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 14 take RVs; hookups at Hidden View and Codorniz Recreation Area Campground; longest stated RV length 90 ft (Hidden View)
- Drinking water
- 12 of 39
Distances are straight-line miles from Madera'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.
- Sites
- 53
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
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- Not on record
- Season
- 01-01 to 12-31
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $30 per night
Wildcat Recreation Area Campground - Sites
- 19
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Wildcat Equestrian Area - Sites
- 1
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
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- 66
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- 26
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site $52 per night
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Overnight Use:
Crane Valley - Sites
- 7
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Overnight Use:
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- 4
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- 62
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- Not on record
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- Single site: $52 per night
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- 51
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- Not on record
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- Single Site: $52 per night
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Single Site $52 per night
Chilkoot - Sites
- 27
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- Not on record
- Fee
- Single site: $41 per night
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Single Site: $41 per night
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Single Site: $41 per night
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- 14
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- Not on record
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- Free
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- 21
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- Not on record
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- Single site: $41 per night
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Free
Texas Flats - Sites
- 4
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
- Fee
- Single site: $37 per night
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Overnight Use:
- Sites
- 15
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single site: $41 per night
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $41 per night
- Sites
- 9
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- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $41 per night
Rock Creek - Sites
- 24
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- Not on record
- Fee
- Single site: $41 per night
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Single site: $41 per night
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- 12
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $41 per night
Mammoth Pool - Sites
- 47
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $41 per night
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Single site: $41 per night
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Single site: $41 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Free
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Free
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Free
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
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- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- 4
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
No campgrounds match these filters.
Tent camping near Madera
- Hidden View : 13 tent sites , 12 walk-in sites , 15 miles from Madera.
- Codorniz Recreation Area Campground : 4 tent sites , 18 miles from Madera.
- Forks : 4 tent sites , 37 miles from Madera.
- Lupine : 12 tent sites , 38 miles from Madera.
- Chilkoot : 7 tent sites , 4 walk-in sites , 41 miles from Madera.
- Kelty Meadow : 8 tent sites , 44 miles from Madera.
- Fish Creek : 3 tent sites , 45 miles from Madera.
Things to do near Madera
Public land and water within 30 miles of Madera, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Hensley Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Madera; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Sycamore Island Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Madera; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Fresno City Woodward Park Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Madera; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Eastman Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Madera; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Millerton Lake State Recreation Area, a state park whose mapped point is 23 miles from Madera; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Madera
Nearest emergency room
Madera Community Hospital
1250 E Almond Ave, Madera, CA, 2.7 miles from Madera . (559) 706-8226
Next nearest: Valley Children's Hospital, 9300 Valley Children's Pl, Madera, CA, 17 miles , (559) 353-5116.
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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- Grocery Outlet
- Pak 'N Save
- Food Mart
- Fuel
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- Chevron
- Shell
- Valero
- Propane
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- West Air
- Pharmacy
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- Rite Aid
- Pill Box Pharmacy
- Cleveland Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Dirty Bird Laundry
- The Laundry King
- D's Wash & Dry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Madera: 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 Madera, CA?
39 public campgrounds are on record near Madera. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Hidden View (15 miles), Buck Ridge (16 miles), Wildcat Recreation Area Campground (18 miles), Wildcat Equestrian Area (18 miles), and 35 more. 20 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 19 book through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Madera, CA?
Yes: Bowler Group Campground, Clover Meadow, Granite Creek, Little Jackass, and 3 more charge no fee at the campground.
Where can I camp with an RV near Madera, CA?
14 campgrounds near Madera take RVs: Agnew Horse Camp, Chilkoot, Codorniz Recreation Area Campground, Crane Valley, and 10 more. Codorniz Recreation Area Campground and Hidden View have hookups.
Where can I go tent camping near Madera, CA?
Chilkoot, Codorniz Recreation Area Campground, Fish Creek, Forks, and 3 more list tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Madera with drinking water?
Buck Ridge, Clover Meadow, Codorniz Recreation Area Campground, Forks, and 8 more have potable water on record.
Where can I camp near a lake around Madera, CA?
Hidden View and Buck Ridge sit on Hensley Lake.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Madera, CA?
Madera Community Hospital, 1250 E Almond Ave, Madera, CA, is 2.7 miles from Madera in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (559) 706-8226. In an emergency, call 911.
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