Camping near Orange Cove, California
Camping near Orange Cove, California includes 5 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable and 4 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Princess Campground, is 25 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles. 3 are free. Another 32 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Orange Cove.
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Camping near Orange Cove at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 5 (5 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable and 4 first-come
- Cost
- 3 free; lowest posted fee at Big Meadow Campground: "Single Site: $36 per night"
- Distance from Orange Cove
- 25 miles (Princess Campground) to 30 miles (Convict Flat Campground) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 3,000 ft (Convict Flat Campground) to 7,702 ft (Buck Rock Campground), 5 of 5 on record
- Campsites
- 82 across the 1 campground that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 50 ft (Princess Campground)
- Drinking water
- 1 of 5
Distances are straight-line miles from Orange Cove'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
- 82
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $36 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $36 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
No campgrounds match these filters.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Orange Cove
- Pine Flat Campground, 14 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers ; listed under camping near Fresno.
- Island Park, 17 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Fresno.
- Trimmer Campground, 20 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Fresno.
- Camp 4 1/2, 20 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Sanger.
- Camp 4, 20 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Sanger.
- Kirch Flat, 20 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night per site); listed under camping near Prather.
- Kirch Flat Group Campground, 20 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Prather.
- Green Cabin Flat, 20 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Sanger.
- Mill Flat Campground, 20 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Sanger.
- Eshom Campground, 21 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Tulare.
- Sunset Campground, 21 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Tulare.
- Azalea Campground, 21 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Fresno.
- Crystal Springs Campground, 22 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Fresno.
- Crystal Springs Campground Mid-Sized Group Sites, 22 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Fresno.
- Ten Mile Campground, 25 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Fresno.
- Tenmile Campground, 25 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Fresno.
- Aspen Hollow Group Campground, 26 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Fresno.
- Horse Creek, 26 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Tulare.
- Hume Lake Campground, 26 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Fresno.
- Logger Flat Group Campground, 26 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Fresno.
- Landslide Campground, 26 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Fresno.
- Fir Group Campground, 27 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Tulare.
- Cove Group Campground, 27 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Tulare.
- Horse Camp Campground, 27 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest ; listed under camping near Tulare.
- Stony Creek Campground, 27 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $34 per night); listed under camping near Tulare.
- Upper Stony Creek Campground, 27 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Tulare.
- Big Meadow Campground - US Forest Service Sequoia National Forest, 28 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Tulare.
- Dorst Creek Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, 28 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Tulare.
- Bretz, 29 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Prather.
- Sawmill Flat, 29 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Clovis.
- Potwisha Campground, 30 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Tulare.
- Gigantea, 30 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Fresno.
Things to do near Orange Cove
Public land and water within 30 miles of Orange Cove, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Avocado Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Orange Cove; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Orange Cove; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Pine Flat Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Orange Cove; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Mooney Grove Park Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 24 miles from Orange Cove; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Kaweah Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 24 miles from Orange Cove; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Hume Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 26 miles from Orange Cove; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Black Rock Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 27 miles from Orange Cove; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Del Lago Park Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 27 miles from Orange Cove; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Big Meadows Creek fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 28 miles from Orange Cove; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Jennie Lakes Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 30 miles from Orange Cove; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Orange Cove
Nearest emergency room
Kaweah Health Medical Center
400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA, 20 miles from Orange Cove . (559) 624-2000
Next nearest: Clovis Community Medical Center, 2755 Herndon Ave, Clovis, CA, 24 miles , (559) 324-4000.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of Clovis Community Medical Center is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address.
- Groceries
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- Tropicana Supermarket
- Save Mart
- Grocery Outlet
- Fuel
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- Valero
- Valero
- ARCO
- Pharmacy
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- Reedley Pro-Script Pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy
- Fox Drug Store Parlier
- Laundromat
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- Alta Laundromat
- Laundry
- Ive Laundromat
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Orange Cove: propane, 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 Orange Cove, CA?
5 public campgrounds are on record near Orange Cove. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Princess Campground (25 miles), Lava Butte (26 miles), Buck Rock Campground (27 miles), Big Meadow Campground (29 miles), and 1 more. 4 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Orange Cove, CA?
Yes: Buck Rock Campground, Convict Flat Campground, and Lava Butte charge no fee at the campground.
Where can I camp with an RV near Orange Cove, CA?
1 campground near Orange Cove takes RVs: Princess Campground. None has hookups on record.
Where can I go tent camping near Orange Cove, CA?
Princess Campground lists tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Orange Cove with drinking water?
Princess Campground has potable water on record.
Where can I camp near a lake around Orange Cove, CA?
Buck Rock Campground and Big Meadow Campground sit on Big Meadows Creek.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Orange Cove, CA?
Kaweah Health Medical Center, 400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA, is 20 miles from Orange Cove in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (559) 624-2000. In an emergency, call 911.
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