Camping near Mariposa, California

Camping near Mariposa at a glance

Public campgrounds

17 (10 National Park Service, 4 National Forest, 3 BLM)

Getting a site

16 reservable and 1 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Camp 4: "Site: $10–$60 per night"

Distance from Mariposa

7.5 miles (McCabe Flat Campground) to 31 miles (Porcupine Flat Campground) in a straight line; 6 within 15 miles

Elevation

1,037 ft (Railroad Flat Campground) to 8,091 ft (Porcupine Flat Campground), 17 of 17 on record

Season

2 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

935 across the 16 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

13 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 40 ft (Lower Pines Campground)

Drinking water

2 of 17

Distances are straight-line miles from Mariposa'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 Mariposa

• Codorniz Recreation Area Campground, 19 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Madera.
• Wildcat Equestrian Area, 20 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Madera.
• Wildcat Recreation Area Campground, 20 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Madera.
• Crane Flat Campground, 20 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Tuolumne.
• Big Sandy, 22 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Madera.
• Nelder Grove, 22 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Madera.
• Hodgdon Meadow Campground, 22 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Tuolumne.
• Sweetwater, 23 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Groveland.
• Lost Claim, 23 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Groveland.
• Greys Mountain, 23 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $41 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Soquel, 23 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single site: $41 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Fresno Dome, 23 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $41 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• The Pines Group Campground, 24 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Groveland.
• The Pines, 24 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Groveland.
• Kelty Meadow, 24 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single site: $41 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Crane Valley, 24 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Madera.
• Texas Flats, 24 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Madera.
• Crane Valley Group Campground, 24 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Madera.
• Spinning Wheel, 24 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Groveland.
• Texas Flat Group Campground, 24 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Madera.
• Recreation Point Group Camp, 24 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Madera.
• Recreation Point, 24 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Madera.
• South Fork, 24 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Groveland.
• Lumsden, 24 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Groveland.
• Lumsden Bridge, 25 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Groveland.
• Forks, 25 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site $52 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Chilkoot, 25 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single site: $41 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Hidden View, 26 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Madera.
• Buck Ridge, 26 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $30 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Dimond "o", 26 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $33 per night); listed under camping near Groveland.
• Lupine, 27 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $52 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Spring Cove, 27 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single site: $52 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Wishon Point, 28 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site $52 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Whiskers, 29 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $41 per night); listed under camping near Madera.
• Gaggs Camp, 29 miles from Mariposa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $37 per night); listed under camping near Madera.

Tent camping near Mariposa

• McCabe Flat Campground : 8 tent sites , 8 walk-in sites , 7.5 miles from Mariposa.
• Willow Placer Campground : 6 tent sites , 7 walk-in sites , 8.5 miles from Mariposa.
• Railroad Flat Campground : 3 tent sites , 3 walk-in sites , 9.1 miles from Mariposa.
• Dirt Flat Campground : 7 tent sites , 14 miles from Mariposa.
• Dry Gulch Campground : 5 tent sites , 15 miles from Mariposa.
• Wawona Campground : 20 tent sites , 10 walk-in sites , 18 miles from Mariposa.
• Tamarack Flat Campground : 3 tent sites , 22 miles from Mariposa.
• Bridalveil Creek Campground : 26 tent sites , 23 miles from Mariposa.
• Camp 4 : 62 tent sites , 27 miles from Mariposa.
• Upper Pines Campground : 4 tent sites , 28 miles from Mariposa.
• Yosemite Creek Campground : 17 tent sites , 31 miles from Mariposa.
• Porcupine Flat Campground : 7 tent sites , 31 miles from Mariposa.

Things to do near Mariposa

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

• Merced River, Section ll fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Mariposa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Wassama Round House State Historic Park, a state park whose mapped point is 16 miles from Mariposa; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• McSwain Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Mariposa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Eastman Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Mariposa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Big Creek, Madera fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Mariposa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• McClure Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Mariposa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Chilnualna Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 20 miles from Mariposa; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
• Lewis Creek fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 21 miles from Mariposa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Nelder Creek fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 22 miles from Mariposa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Tuolumne River South Fork fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 22 miles from Mariposa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Mariposa

Groceries

• High Country Health Food Store & Cafe supermarket · 0.2 miles
• Pioneer Market supermarket · 0.2 miles · (209) 742-6100 · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-22:00
• Stage Stop Mini Mart general store · 0.3 miles · Hours Mo-Th 05:30-22:00; Fr 05:30-23:00; Sa 06:00-23:00; Su 06:00-22:00

Fuel

• Chevron fuel station · 0.2 miles · (209) 966-2136
• Stage Stop fuel station · 0.3 miles · Hours 24/7
• Grizzly Gas fuel station · 0.6 miles · (209) 966-7999 · Hours 06:00-22:00

Potable water fill

• Water source (river) water fill point · 18 miles

Pharmacy

• CVS Pharmacy pharmacy · 20 miles
• Rite Aid pharmacy · 21 miles
• San Joaquin Drug pharmacy · 23 miles

Laundromat

• Sierra Suds laundromat · 21 miles · Hours Mo-Su 06:30-22:30

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Mariposa: propane, RV dump station, 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.