Camping near Temecula, California

Camping near Temecula at a glance

Public campgrounds

1 (1 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Dripping Springs Campground: "Single Site: $25 per night"

Distance from Temecula

9.6 miles in a straight line

Elevation

1,647 ft at Dripping Springs Campground (the only one on record)

Campsites

33 across the 1 campground that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 25 ft (Dripping Springs Campground)

Distances are straight-line miles from Temecula'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 Temecula

• Wildomar Campground, 14 miles from Temecula in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Lake Elsinore.
• Tenaja Campground (closed), 17 miles from Temecula in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Riverside.
• Fry Creek Campground, 18 miles from Temecula in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Santa Ysabel.
• Observatory Campground, 18 miles from Temecula in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Santa Ysabel.
• Upper San Juan Campground, 19 miles from Temecula in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Lake Elsinore.
• El Cariso Campground, 20 miles from Temecula in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Lake Elsinore.
• Crestline Group Campground, 20 miles from Temecula in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight:); listed under camping near Santa Ysabel.
• Oak Grove Campground, 21 miles from Temecula in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Warner Springs.
• Falcon Group Camp, 22 miles from Temecula in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Orange.
• Blue Jay Campground, 22 miles from Temecula in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Lake Elsinore.
• Ataxam Ma'mta'ash Campground, 29 miles from Temecula in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $12 per night); listed under camping near Warner Springs.
• Indian Flats Group Camp (closed), 29 miles from Temecula in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near San Diego.

Things to do near Temecula

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

• Skinner Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.9 miles from Temecula; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Agua Tibia Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 8.8 miles from Temecula; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Vail Lake water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 8.9 miles from Temecula; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Cleveland National Forest, a national forest whose mapped point is 14 miles from Temecula; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Palomar Mountain State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 16 miles from Temecula; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Doane Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 17 miles from Temecula; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• San Mateo Canyon Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 18 miles from Temecula; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Little Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 20 miles from Temecula; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 21 miles from Temecula; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Beauty Mountain Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 23 miles from Temecula; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Temecula

Groceries

• Old Town Liquor convenience store · 0.8 miles
• Food Mart convenience store · 1 mile
• Circle K convenience store · 1.1 miles

Fuel

• Gateway Chevron fuel station · 1 mile · (951) 365-0088 · Hours 24/7
• Shell fuel station · 1 mile
• Mobil fuel station · 1.1 miles

Propane

• Fallbrook Propane propane dealer · 9.9 miles

RV dump station

• Pala RV Resort RV park · 9.3 miles
• Pala Casino RV Resort RV park · 9.3 miles · (844) 472-5278
• Reflection Lake RV Park RV park · 21 miles

Pharmacy

• Apollo Pharmacy pharmacy · 1.1 miles
• CVS Pharmacy pharmacy · 1.2 miles
• CVS Pharmacy pharmacy · 1.3 miles · Hours Su-Th 07:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 07:00-23:00

Laundromat

• Temecula Gardens Laundry laundromat · 1 mile
• Town Center Laundromat laundromat · 1.2 miles · (951) 699-6323 · Hours Mo-Su 06:00-20:30
• Continental Cleaners laundromat · 3.1 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Temecula: 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.