Camping near San Bernardino, California
Camping near San Bernardino, California includes 53 public campgrounds on record, 36 reservable and 15 first-come. Most (43 of 53) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Dogwood Campground, is 8 miles from San Bernardino in a straight line, and 7 of 53 are within 15 miles. 3 are free. Another 9 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of San Bernardino.
Camping near San Bernardino at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 53 (43 National Forest, 7 National Park Service, 3 BLM)
- Getting a site
- 36 reservable and 15 first-come
- Cost
- 3 free; lowest posted fee at Fishermans Group Campground: "Single Site: $10 per night"
- Distance from San Bernardino
- 8 miles (Dogwood Campground) to 176 miles (Crossroads Campground) in a straight line; 7 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 376 ft (Crossroads Campground) to 8,200 ft (Coon Creek Group Campground), 52 of 53 on record
- Season
- 6 seasonal with posted dates
- Campsites
- 856 across the 36 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 31 take RVs; hookups at Dogwood Campground and Serrano Campground; longest stated RV length 55 ft (Dogwood Campground)
- Drinking water
- 12 of 53
Distances are straight-line miles from San Bernardino'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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- Single Site: $40 per night
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- Single Site: $10 per night
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- Single Site: $15 per night
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- 3
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- 04-28 to 10-07
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- Standard nonelectric: $114 per night
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- Single Site: $33 per night
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- Single Site: $44 per night
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- Single Site: $27 per night
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- 04-28 to 10-21
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- Standard nonelectric: $127 per night
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- Single Site: $29 per night
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- 04-30 to 09-18
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- Standard nonelectric: $35–$69 per night
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- 04-30 to 10-02
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- Standard nonelectric: $127 per night
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Black Rock Campground - Sites
- 94
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- 21
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- Not on record
Rainbow Basin/Owl Canyon Campground - Sites
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- 97
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Indian Cove Group - Sites
- 13
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- Not on record
Hole-in-the-Wall Campground - Sites
- 37
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- 01-01 to 12-31
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- Site: $25 per night
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- 2
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
Mid Hills Campground - Sites
- 25
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- 01-01 to 12-31
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $20 per night
Crossroads Campground - Sites
- 26
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- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
No campgrounds match these filters.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of San Bernardino
- Manker Flat, 21 miles from San Bernardino in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Mt. Baldy.
- Guffy, 25 miles from San Bernardino in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $5 per night); listed under camping near Wrightwood.
- Lupine, 25 miles from San Bernardino in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $5 per night); listed under camping near Los Angeles.
- Blue Ridge, 27 miles from San Bernardino in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $5 per night); listed under camping near Wrightwood.
- Table Mountain Campground, 28 miles from San Bernardino in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Los Angeles.
- Jackson Flat Group, 30 miles from San Bernardino in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Wrightwood.
- Appletree, 30 miles from San Bernardino in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Wrightwood.
- Peavine, 30 miles from San Bernardino in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $5 per night); listed under camping near Wrightwood.
- Lake, 30 miles from San Bernardino in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Wrightwood.
Tent camping near San Bernardino
- Dogwood Campground : 35 tent sites , 8 miles from San Bernardino.
- North Shore Campground : 24 tent sites , 12 miles from San Bernardino.
- Fishermans Group Campground : 4 walk-in sites , 13 miles from San Bernardino.
- Green Valley Campground : 28 tent sites , 15 miles from San Bernardino.
- Black Rock Campground : 54 tent sites , 52 miles from San Bernardino.
- Indian Cove Campground : 45 tent sites , 65 miles from San Bernardino.
Things to do near San Bernardino
Public land and water within 30 miles of San Bernardino, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Gregory Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.2 miles from San Bernardino; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Glen Helen Park Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.8 miles from San Bernardino; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Ford Park Ponds fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 10 miles from San Bernardino; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area, a state park whose mapped point is 11 miles from San Bernardino; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Rancho Jurupa Park Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from San Bernardino; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Aztec Falls, a swimming hole whose mapped point is 14 miles from San Bernardino; swimming details on swimholesmap.com.
- Green Valley Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 14 miles from San Bernardino; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Deep Creek Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 15 miles from San Bernardino; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
- Yucaipa Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 15 miles from San Bernardino; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- San Timoteo Canyon Prop, a state park whose mapped point is 16 miles from San Bernardino; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near San Bernardino
Nearest emergency room
St Bernardine Medical Center
2101 N Waterman Ave, San Bernardino, CA, 1 mile from San Bernardino . (909) 883-8711
Next nearest: Community Hospital of San Bernardino, 1805 N Medical Center Dr, San Bernardino, CA, 1.7 miles , (909) 887-6333.
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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- Stater Bros.
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- Stater Bros. Markets
- Fuel
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- Chevron
- Mobil
- 76
- Propane
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- Shell
- Ferrellgas
- Main Street Gas & Mart
- RV dump station
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- Dogwood Family Campground
- Fishermans Retreat
- Little Bear Springs Trail Camp
- Potable water fill
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- 15-RV
- Pharmacy
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- Don's Drugs - Good Neighbor Pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Coin Laundry
- Lucky Coin Laundry
- Brite & Shine Laundromat Lavanderia
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of San Bernardino: 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 San Bernardino, CA?
53 public campgrounds are on record near San Bernardino. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Dogwood Campground (8 miles), North Shore Campground (12 miles), Fishermans Group Campground (13 miles), Tent Peg Group Campground (14 miles), and 49 more. 36 book through Recreation.gov and 15 are first-come, first-served with no reservations.
Is there free camping near San Bernardino, CA?
Yes: Coldbrook Campground, Green Canyon Group Campground, and Pipes Canyon Trail Camp charge no fee at the campground.
Where can I camp with an RV near San Bernardino, CA?
31 campgrounds near San Bernardino take RVs: Barton Flats Campground, Big Pine Equestrian Group Campground, Black Canyon Group and Equestrian Campground, Black Rock Campground, and 27 more. Dogwood Campground and Serrano Campground have hookups. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Dogwood Family Campground, 8.1 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near San Bernardino, CA?
Black Rock Campground, Dogwood Campground, Fishermans Group Campground, Green Valley Campground, and 2 more list tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near San Bernardino with drinking water?
Applewhite Campground, Black Canyon Group and Equestrian Campground, Black Rock Equestrian Campground, Coon Creek Group Campground, and 8 more have potable water on record.
Where can I camp near a lake around San Bernardino, CA?
Grays Peak Group Campground sits on Big Bear Lake and Barton Flats Campground sits on Jenks Lake.
Where is the nearest emergency room to San Bernardino, CA?
St Bernardine Medical Center, 2101 N Waterman Ave, San Bernardino, CA, is 1 mile from San Bernardino in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (909) 883-8711. In an emergency, call 911.
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