Camping near Tulare, California
Camping near Tulare, California includes 37 public campgrounds on record, 23 reservable and 9 first-come. Most (24 of 37) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Horse Creek, is 25 miles from Tulare in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles. 4 are free, and 1 stays open all year.
Camping near Tulare at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 37 (24 National Forest, 7 National Park Service, 4 Army Corps of Engineers, 2 BLM)
- Getting a site
- 23 reservable and 9 first-come
- Cost
- 4 free; lowest posted fee at Lower Peppermint: "Single Site: $29 per night"
- Distance from Tulare
- 25 miles (Horse Creek) to 77 miles (Chimney Creek Campground) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 680 ft (Tule) to 7,638 ft (Horse Camp Campground), 37 of 37 on record
- Season
- 1 open all year, 2 seasonal with posted dates
- Campsites
- 1070 across the 23 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 23 take RVs; hookups at Tule; longest stated RV length 133 ft (Dorst Creek Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park)
- Drinking water
- 12 of 37
Distances are straight-line miles from Tulare'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.
Horse Creek - Sites
- 80
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Tule - Sites
- 101
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Potwisha Campground - Sites
- 37
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 33
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
Buckeye Flat Campground - Sites
- 26
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 17
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $36 per night
- Sites
- 19
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $36 per night; Additional Holiday Fee: $2 per night
- Sites
- 15
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $36 per night
Atwell Mill Campground - Sites
- 19
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Dorst Creek Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park - Sites
- 204
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 1
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
- Sites
- 1
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $34 per night
Sunset Campground - Sites
- 149
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 17
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $36 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- 9
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- May to October
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
Cold Springs Campground - Sites
- 38
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park - Sites
- 201
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 12
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
- Sites
- 39
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
- Sites
- 1
- Season
- May to October
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Big Meadow Campground - US Forest Service Sequoia National Forest - Sites
- 43
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $29 per night
- Sites
- 3
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 5
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
No campgrounds match these filters.
Tent camping near Tulare
- Potwisha Campground : 3 tent sites , 37 miles from Tulare.
- Buckeye Flat Campground : 26 tent sites , 39 miles from Tulare.
- Eshom Campground : 4 tent sites , 40 miles from Tulare.
- Belknap : 15 tent sites , 42 miles from Tulare.
- Atwell Mill Campground : 19 tent sites , 42 miles from Tulare.
- Dorst Creek Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park : 4 tent sites , 24 walk-in sites , 42 miles from Tulare.
- Sunset Campground : 54 tent sites , 43 miles from Tulare.
- Holey Meadow : 9 tent sites , 44 miles from Tulare.
- Cold Springs Campground : 29 tent sites , 9 walk-in sites , 44 miles from Tulare.
- Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park : 53 tent sites , 53 walk-in sites , 44 miles from Tulare.
- Redwood Meadow : 1 tent site , 1 walk-in site , 45 miles from Tulare.
- Big Meadow Campground - US Forest Service Sequoia National Forest : 23 tent sites , 46 miles from Tulare.
Things to do near Tulare
Public land and water within 30 miles of Tulare, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Del Lago Park Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 2.2 miles from Tulare; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Mooney Grove Park Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 5.8 miles from Tulare; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 20 miles from Tulare; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Murry Park Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 21 miles from Tulare; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, a state park whose mapped point is 23 miles from Tulare; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Kaweah Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 25 miles from Tulare; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Success Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 25 miles from Tulare; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 27 miles from Tulare; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Tulare
Nearest emergency room
Adventist Health Tulare
869 North Cherry Street, Tulare, CA, 1.4 miles from Tulare . (559) 688-0821
Next nearest: Kaweah Health Medical Center, 400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA, 9.1 miles , (559) 624-2000.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of Adventist Health Tulare is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address.
- Groceries
-
- Grocery Outlet
- Love's
- Vallarta
- Fuel
-
- Shell
- Shell
- Shell
- Pharmacy
-
- Rite Aid
- Rite Aid
- South Court Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Sequoia Laundromat + Wash & Fold Laundry Co.
- Bubbles & Bleach Laundromat and Wash & Fold Service
- Lucky Day Laundromat
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Tulare: 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 Tulare, CA?
37 public campgrounds are on record near Tulare. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Horse Creek (25 miles), Tule (26 miles), South Tule Campground (26 miles), North Tule Campground (26 miles), and 33 more. 23 book through Recreation.gov and 9 are first-come, first-served with no reservations.
Is there free camping near Tulare, CA?
Yes: Frog Meadow, Kennedy Meadows Campground, Leavis Flat, and Upper Peppermint charge no fee at the campground.
Where can I camp with an RV near Tulare, CA?
23 campgrounds near Tulare take RVs: Atwell Mill Campground, Belknap, Big Meadow Campground - US Forest Service Sequoia National Forest, Buckeye Flat Campground, and 19 more. Tule has hookups.
Where can I go tent camping near Tulare, CA?
Atwell Mill Campground, Belknap, Big Meadow Campground - US Forest Service Sequoia National Forest, Buckeye Flat Campground, and 8 more list tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Tulare with drinking water?
Belknap, Coy Flat, Eshom Campground, Horse Creek, and 8 more have potable water on record.
Are there year-round campgrounds near Tulare, CA?
Yes: Wishon is open all year, per the managing agency. The rest are seasonal or have no season on record.
When is camping season near Tulare, CA?
Of the 2 seasonal campgrounds with posted dates, most open in May (2 of 2) and close in October (2 of 2). Wishon stays open all year. Each campground's own dates are in the table.
Where can I camp near a lake around Tulare, CA?
Big Meadow Campground - US Forest Service Sequoia National Forest sits on Big Meadows Creek and North Tule Campground sits on Success Reservoir.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Tulare, CA?
Adventist Health Tulare, 869 North Cherry Street, Tulare, CA, is 1.4 miles from Tulare in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (559) 688-0821. In an emergency, call 911.
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