Camping near Wofford Heights, California

Camping near Wofford Heights, California includes 6 public campgrounds on record, 2 reservable and 4 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Tillie Creek, is 1.3 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line, and all 6 are within 15 miles. Another 49 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Wofford Heights.

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Camping near Wofford Heights at a glance

Public campgrounds: 6 (6 National Forest)
Getting a site: 2 reservable and 4 first-come
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Boulder Gulch: "Single Site: $36 per night."
Distance from Wofford Heights: 1.3 miles (Tillie Creek) to 2.9 miles (Boulder Gulch) in a straight line; 6 within 15 miles
Elevation: 2,599 ft (Boulder Gulch) to 2,629 ft (Tillie Creek), 6 of 6 on record
Campsites: 199 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count
RVs: 2 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 40 ft (Tillie Creek)
Drinking water: 6 of 6

Distances are straight-line miles from Wofford Heights'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.

Tillie Creek Wofford Heights · National Forest · 1.3 mi · Reservable

Sites: 137
Season: Not on record
Fee: Single Site: $36 per night

Tillie Creek #1 Group Campground Wofford Heights · National Forest · 1.5 mi · First-come

Sites: Not on record
Season: Not on record
Fee: Overnight Use:

Tillie Creek #3 Group Campground Wofford Heights · National Forest · 1.5 mi · First-come

Sites: Not on record
Season: Not on record
Fee: Overnight Use:

Tillie Creek #4 Group Campground Wofford Heights · National Forest · 1.5 mi · First-come

Sites: Not on record
Season: Not on record
Fee: Overnight Use:

Tillie Creek#2 Group Campground Wofford Heights · National Forest · 1.5 mi · First-come

Sites: Not on record
Season: Not on record
Fee: Overnight Use:

Boulder Gulch Wofford Heights · National Forest · 2.9 mi · Reservable

Sites: 62
Season: Not on record
Fee: Single Site: $36 per night.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Wofford Heights

Live Oak North, 1.1 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Kern.
Live Oak South, 1.1 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $ per night); listed under camping near Kern.
Live Oak Group, 1.2 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Kern.
Hungry Gulch, 2.9 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Kern.
Camp 9 Group #1, 3.1 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Kernville.
Camp 9 Group #2, 3.1 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Kern.
Camp 9 Recreation Area, 3.1 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Kernville.
French Gulch, 4 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $420 per night); listed under camping near Kern.
French Gulch Group Campground, 4 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Lake Hughes.
Auxiliary Dam, 4.4 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $12 per night); listed under camping near Lake Isabella.
South Fork Rec, 4.4 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $12 per night); listed under camping near Lake Hughes.
Pioneer Point, 4.5 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Lake Hughes.
Main Dam, 5 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Closed for Construction); listed under camping near Kern.
Paradise Cove, 5.2 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Mt. Baldy.
Headquarters, 5.8 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Kernville.
Halfway Group Campground, 6.2 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Tulare.
Cedar Creek, 6.6 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Glennville.
Camp 3, 6.7 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Kernville.
Thunderbird Group Campground, 7 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Tulare.
Chico Flat, 7.5 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Kernville.
Hospital Flat, 7.9 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Kernville.
Evans Flat, 8.2 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Wofford Heights Bakersfield.
Black Gulch South Group Campground, 9.2 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Site one(50 persons): $229.00); listed under camping near Kern.
Sandy Flat, 9.6 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Lake Hughes.
Corral Creek, 9.8 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Kernville Riverkern.
Hobo, 10 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site Electric: $28 per night); listed under camping near Lake Isabella.
Goldledge, 11 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Kernville.
Frog Meadow, 12 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Tulare.
White River, 13 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Tulare.
Horse Meadow, 14 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $17 per night); listed under camping near Kennedy Meadows.
Fairview, 15 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Kernville.
Leavis Flat, 16 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Tulare.
Limestone, 17 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Kernville.
Brush Creek, 17 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Kernville.
Breckenridge, 18 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Bakersfield.
Holey Meadow, 18 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Tulare.
Holey Meadow Group Campground, 18 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Tulare.
Redwood Meadow, 19 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Tulare.
Long Meadow Group Campground, 19 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Tulare.
Long Valley Campground, 20 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Tulare.
Lower Peppermint, 24 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Tulare.
Walker Pass Campground, 25 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Kern.
Chimney Creek Campground, 26 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Tulare.
Upper Peppermint, 26 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Tulare.
Troy Meadow, 28 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $17 per night); listed under camping near Kennedy Meadows.
Fish Creek, 28 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $17 per night); listed under camping near Kennedy Meadows.
Quaking Aspen Group Campground, 28 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Tulare.
Quaking Aspen, 28 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Tulare.
Coy Flat, 30 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night; Additional Holiday Fee: $2 per night); listed under camping near Tulare.

Things to do near Wofford Heights

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

Lake Isabella fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 4 miles from Wofford Heights; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Deer Creek fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 17 miles from Wofford Heights; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Dry Meadow Creek fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 20 miles from Wofford Heights; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Bright Star Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 20 miles from Wofford Heights; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Kiavah Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 21 miles from Wofford Heights; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Domeland Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 23 miles from Wofford Heights; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Chimney Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 24 miles from Wofford Heights; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Owens Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 26 miles from Wofford Heights; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Kern River South Fork fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 28 miles from Wofford Heights; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Ming Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 29 miles from Wofford Heights; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Wofford Heights

Nearest emergency room

Kern Valley Healthcare District

6412 Laurel Ave, Lake Isabella, CA, 6.6 miles from Wofford Heights . (760) 379-2681

Next nearest: Kern Medical Center, 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 36 miles , (661) 326-2000.

In an emergency, call 911.

Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .

Groceries: Riverside One Stop convenience store · 3.8 miles
Primo's convenience store · 4.2 miles
Sierra Gateway Market supermarket · 4.2 miles · Hours Mo-Su,PH 04:00-19:00
Fuel: Chevron fuel station · 1.1 miles
Texaco fuel station · 1.1 miles
Shell fuel station · 3.8 miles
RV dump station: Camp 9 campground · 2.6 miles
Kern River Sequoia RV Resort campground · 4.3 miles · (760) 376-6119

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Wofford Heights: propane, potable water fill, pharmacy, laundromat, 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 Wofford Heights, CA?

6 public campgrounds are on record near Wofford Heights. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Tillie Creek (1.3 miles), Tillie Creek #1 Group Campground (1.5 miles), Tillie Creek #3 Group Campground (1.5 miles), Tillie Creek #4 Group Campground (1.5 miles), and 2 more. 4 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 2 book through Recreation.gov.

Is there free camping near Wofford Heights, CA?

Not at a developed campground: each of the 6 public campgrounds on record near Wofford Heights charges a fee, listed in the table.

Where can I camp with an RV near Wofford Heights, CA?

2 campgrounds near Wofford Heights take RVs: Boulder Gulch and Tillie Creek. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Camp 9, 2.6 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).

Where can I camp near Wofford Heights with drinking water?

Boulder Gulch, Tillie Creek, Tillie Creek #1 Group Campground, Tillie Creek #3 Group Campground, and 2 more have potable water on record.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Wofford Heights, CA?

Kern Valley Healthcare District, 6412 Laurel Ave, Lake Isabella, CA, is 6.6 miles from Wofford Heights in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (760) 379-2681. In an emergency, call 911.

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