The Best Campgrounds in California

Most Popular California Campsites

We've ranked the best places to camp in California using our unique campsite popularity algorithm that accounts for the average rating and number of reviews for a campground, the number of people who have camped or wish they could camp at that campground. Sign up for a free account and vote for your favorite camping sites by submitting a campground review or creating a campground wishlist today!

Rank	Campground	Location
1.	Yosemite National Park	Mariposa, California
2.	Sherwin Creek	Mammoth Ranger District, California
3.	Benbow Lake SRA	Garberville, California
4.	Hendy Woods SP	Point Arena, California
5.	Morro Bay SP	San Luis Obispo, California
6.	Standish-Hickey SRA	Leggett, California
7.	Westport-Union Landing SB	Leggett, California
8.	Upper Pines Campground	Yosemite Valley, California
9.	Monte Cristo	Pasadena, California
10.	Prado Dam	Chino, California
11.	Yosemite Pines RV Resort & Family Lodging	Groveland, California
12.	Big Pine Creek	White Mountain Ranger District, California
13.	Big Basin Redwoods SP	Santa Cruz, California
14.	Arroyo Seco Campground	Greenfield, California
15.	Whitney Portal (group)	Mt. Whitney Ranger District, California
16.	Mount Pacifico	Pasadena, California
17.	Limekiln SP	Big Sur, California
18.	McGrath SB	Ventura, California
19.	Pfeiffer Big Sur SP	Big Sur, California
20.	Stony Gorge Reservoir	Willows, California
21.	Escondido Camp	Fort Hunter Liggett, California
22.	Hollister Hills SVRA	Hollister, California
23.	Pumice Flat	Mammoth Ranger District, California
24.	Millard	Pasadena, California
25.	Mountain Oak	Big Pines, California
26.	El Cariso Campground	Lake Elsinore, California
27.	Lake Casitas	Ventura, California
28.	Indian Flats Campground	Warner Springs, California
29.	Big Bend	Mono Lake Ranger District, California
30.	Carpinteria SB	Santa Barbara, California
31.	Crystal Cove SP	Costa Mesa, California
32.	Lake Perris SRA	Riverside, California
33.	Pismo SB	San Luis Obispo, California
34.	Wildomar Campground	Lake Elsinore, California
35.	Alder Creek Camp	Big Sur, California
36.	Plaskett Creek Campground:	Big Sur, California
37.	Tioga Lake (small trailers/RVs)	Mono Lake Ranger District, California
38.	Ellery Lake	Mono Lake Ranger District, California
39.	Saddlebag Lake (small trailers/RVs)	Mono Lake Ranger District, California
40.	Trailhead Group (at Saddlebag Lake)	Mono Lake Ranger District, California
41.	Obsidian Flat (group)	Mono Lake Ranger District, California
42.	Gull Lake	Mono Lake Ranger District, California
43.	June Lake	Mono Lake Ranger District, California
44.	Oh! Ridge	Mono Lake Ranger District, California
45.	Reversed Creek	Mono Lake Ranger District, California
46.	Pumice Flat (group)	Mammoth Ranger District, California
47.	Minaret Falls	Mammoth Ranger District, California
48.	Reds Meadow	Mammoth Ranger District, California
49.	Upper Soda Springs	Mammoth Ranger District, California
50.	Twin Lakes	Mammoth Ranger District, California
51.	Lake George	Mammoth Ranger District, California
52.	Lake Mary	Mammoth Ranger District, California
53.	Pine City	Mammoth Ranger District, California
54.	Agnew Meadows	Mammoth Ranger District, California
55.	McGee Creek	White Mountain Ranger District, California
56.	Convict Lake	Mammoth Ranger District, California
57.	New Shady Rest	Mammoth Ranger District, California
58.	Old Shady Rest	Mammoth Ranger District, California
59.	Pine Glen (overflow)	Mammoth Ranger District, California
60.	Pine Glen (group)	Mammoth Ranger District, California
61.	Coldwater	Mammoth Ranger District, California
62.	Upper Pine Grove	White Mountain Ranger District, California
63.	Holiday (overflow)	White Mountain Ranger District, California
64.	Rock Creek Lake (group)	White Mountain Ranger District, California
65.	Pine Grove	White Mountain Ranger District, California
66.	Rock Creek Lake	White Mountain Ranger District, California
67.	Tuff	White Mountain Ranger District, California
68.	French Camp	White Mountain Ranger District, California
69.	Iris Meadow	White Mountain Ranger District, California
70.	Palisade	White Mountain Ranger District, California
71.	Sabrina	White Mountain Ranger District, California
72.	Table Mountain (group)	White Mountain Ranger District, California
73.	Big Meadow	White Mountain Ranger District, California
74.	East Fork	White Mountain Ranger District, California
75.	Bishop Park	White Mountain Ranger District, California
76.	Forks	White Mountain Ranger District, California
77.	Four Jeffrey	White Mountain Ranger District, California
78.	Intake 2 walk-in	White Mountain Ranger District, California
79.	Intake 2 (upper)	White Mountain Ranger District, California
80.	North Lake	White Mountain Ranger District, California
81.	Upper Sage Flat	White Mountain Ranger District, California
82.	Palisade Glacier (group)	White Mountain Ranger District, California
83.	Clyde Glacier (group)	White Mountain Ranger District, California
84.	Big Trees	White Mountain Ranger District, California
85.	Upper Grays Meadow	Mt. Whitney Ranger District, California
86.	Onion Valley	Mt. Whitney Ranger District, California
87.	Oak Creek	Mt. Whitney Ranger District, California
88.	Sage Flat	White Mountain Ranger District, California
89.	Lone Pine	Mt. Whitney Ranger District, California
90.	Lone Pine (group)	Mt. Whitney Ranger District, California
91.	Whitney Portal	Mt. Whitney Ranger District, California
92.	Whitney Trailhead (walk-in)	Mt. Whitney Ranger District, California
93.	Lower Grays Meadow	Mt. Whitney Ranger District, California
94.	Horseshoe Meadow Equestrian	Mt. Whitney Ranger District, California
95.	West Fork	Angeles National Forest, California
96.	Valley Forge Trail Camp	Angeles National Forest, California
97.	Sycamore Flats	Angeles National Forest, California
98.	Tom Lucas Trail Camp	Angeles National Forest, California
99.	Spruce Grove Trail Camp	Angeles National Forest, California
100.	Peavine	Big Pines, California

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