Camping near Pine Valley, California

Camping near Pine Valley at a glance

Public campgrounds

9 (9 National Forest)

Getting a site

5 reservable and 4 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Boulder Oaks Campground: "Single Site: $20 per night"

Distance from Pine Valley

4.7 miles (El Prado Group Camp) to 9.7 miles (Corral Canyon Campground) in a straight line; 9 within 15 miles

Elevation

3,173 ft (Boulder Oaks Campground) to 6,000 ft (Burnt Rancheria Campground), 9 of 9 on record

Campsites

137 across the 5 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

5 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 50 ft (Laguna Campground)

Drinking water

3 of 9

Distances are straight-line miles from Pine Valley'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 Pine Valley

• Cottonwood Campground, 10 miles from Pine Valley in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near San Diego.

Things to do near Pine Valley

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

• Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 4.9 miles from Pine Valley; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Pine Creek Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 6.2 miles from Pine Valley; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 10 miles from Pine Valley; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Cuyamaca Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Pine Valley; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Hauser Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 12 miles from Pine Valley; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Carrizo Gorge Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 14 miles from Pine Valley; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• El Capitan Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 18 miles from Pine Valley; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Lake Jennings fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 22 miles from Pine Valley; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• San Vicente Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 25 miles from Pine Valley; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Otay Mountain Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 26 miles from Pine Valley; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Pine Valley

Groceries

• Mountain Market supermarket · 1.7 miles
• Pine Valley Store convenience store · 1.7 miles
• Guatay Country Store general store · 2.6 miles

Fuel

• Pine Valley Store fuel station · 1.7 miles
• Viejas Pit Stop fuel station · 11 miles
• Golden Acorn Travel Center fuel station · 13 miles

Propane

• Mobil fuel station · 24 miles

Pharmacy

• Farmacias Roma pharmacy · 19 miles · +52 664 900 9090 · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-23:00
• Farmacias Similares pharmacy · 20 miles
• Farmacias Roma pharmacy · 20 miles · +52 664 900 9090 · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-23:00

Laundromat

• Nely laundromat · 20 miles
• Sunburst Coin Laundry laundromat · 24 miles
• Express Laundry Center laundromat · 24 miles · (619) 813-3739

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Pine Valley: 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.