Top Tent Camping near Hemet, CA

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Best Tent Sites Near Hemet, CA (44)

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    1.

    Yucaipa Regional Park

    20 Reviews
    24 Photos
    199 Saves
    Yucaipa, California

    Yucaipa Regional Park is a water park based in San Bernardino County beside the San Bernardino National Forest and San Bernardino Mountains. Activities include fishing in three lakes, a water park, and disc golf. Yucaipa Regional Park camping includes primitive sites, picnic tables, fire pits, full hookups for RVs, and large group shelters for up to 350 people.

    • Pets
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    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    Thomas Hunting Grounds Yellow Post Campites

    13 Reviews
    55 Photos
    79 Saves
    Angelus Oaks, California

    These five remote camping sites offer locations for tent and car camping. There are some mature shade trees near the sites, but other than a metal fire ring for campfires, these sites do NOT contain the amenities found at developed campgrounds. There is no water, no picnic tables, no restrooms nearby, and no trash containers. Please pack it in - pack it out! All sites are first-come, first-served. Campfire permits are required for any type of fire use - campfires, charcoal BBQ's, or stoves. Campfires may not be allowed certain times of the year. Contact the Mill Creek Ranger Station for current fire restriction information and road conditions. (909) 382-2882 (closed Tues/Wed) These yellow post sites are reached via forest road 1N12 (unpaved, trailers and large RVs not suitable). Please refer to the yellow-post site map available for free at the Mill Creek Ranger Station. High-clearance vehicles are recommended and four-wheel drive vehicles may also be required to reach these sites, depending on current road conditions.

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    • Fires
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • Tents
    • Glamping
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    Camper-submitted photo from Tool Box Springs - Yellow Post Campground
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    Camper-submitted photo from Round Valley Campsite — Mount San Jacinto State Park
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    Keller Peak Yellow Post Campsites

    8 Reviews
    19 Photos
    356 Saves
    Green Valley Lake, California

    These 9 Yellow Post sites are individual camping sites. Each campsite will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis. No reservations. Each site is limited to a maximum of 8 people at any one time. There is limited parking at these Yellow Post Sites for 2 vehicles. Amenities include 1 picnic table and 1 fire ring per site. There are no restroom facilities or drinking water. Please pack it in - pack it out! During winter, Keller Peak Road closes due to snow accumulation, but it is still possible to hike, snowshoe, or cross-country ski to these sites. These sites are near the Children's Forest Visitor Center, the Children's Forest Exploration Trail, and the Keller Peak Fire Lookout. Campfire permits are required for any type of fire use - campfires, charcoal BBQ`s, or gas stoves. Campfires and charcoal BBQ's may not be allowed certain times of the year. Click here for current fire restriction information. Keller Peak Yellow Post Site Map

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    • Phone Service
    • Tents
    • Group
    • Cabins
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      9.

      Halfway Camp

      2 Reviews
      14 Photos
      27 Saves
      Forest Falls, California

      Water available seasonally.

      Group size limited to 12 people and 8 pack/riding animals per group. No campfires allowed. Portable gas stoves are allowed with a valid California Campfire Permit.

      Limited, but free wilderness permits for day hiking and overnight camping are required for the San Gorgonio Wilderness and the Cucamonga Wilderness Permits – they are issued by the San Gorgonio Wilderness Association, a Forest Service partner. Parts of the San Gorgonio Wilderness, including the San Bernardino Peak Trail, are still closed due to the El Dorado fire.

      Upon completion of your reservation request. you will receive a download. Please retain this download as your permit reservation. You may keep a copy on your phone and show it to a ranger as verification of your permit or you can print it out. If you do not receive a permit use the contact link here: https://www.sgwa.org/contact-us

      The Vivian Creek Trail is the shortest and the steepest route to the summit of Mt. San Gorgonio, located in the San Gorgonio Wilderness on the Sand to Snow National Monument. One and two-tenths miles from the trailhead is Vivian Creek Camp (7,100'). Campsites are located upslope to the right of the trail after reaching the stream: one is halfway up the slope, and the other is at the top of the slope (no camping within 200 feet of the trail or creek). One and three-tenths miles from Vivian Creek Camp is Halfway Camp (8,100'). Water is obtained from the creek 200 yards before camp. Two and three-tenths miles further is High Creek Camp (water available - 9,200'). The summit of San Gorgonio (11,499') is 3 miles beyond High Creek. The upper end of this trail offers outstanding views of Yucaipa Ridge and Galena Peak, as well as sweeping panoramic views from the top of Mt. San Gorgonio. General info: No water available. No campfires allowed. Portable gas stoves are allowed with a valid California Campfire Permit. No camping within 200 feet of the trail or creek Wilderness Permit Required - this is a very popular trail, especially on summer weekends. It is suggested you request your permit in advance. Wilderness Permit applications are accepted up to 90 days in advance of your trip. Permits can be obtained from sgwa.org. Fee: Adventure Pass Required $5/day or $30/year. Interagency Passes also accepted.

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      • Tents
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      • Drinking Water
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      Camper-submitted photo from Mill Creek Dispersed Camping
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      Mill Creek Dispersed Camping

      5 Reviews
      4 Photos
      287 Saves
      Fawnskin, California

      Dispersed, or undeveloped, camping provides more solitude and an opportunity to “rough it.” There are many camping opportunities in general forest areas as well as in wilderness areas.

      Know before you go: Before traveling visit or call the nearest Ranger Station for current fire restrictions and area closures.

      No wood or charcoal campfires (check current fire restrictions before you go). Vehicles must remain on roads and associated pullouts. Do not clear vegetation. Portable gas-powered stoves, lanterns and fire rings with a fuel-shutoff valve allowed with a California Campfire Permit and five feet clearance from vegetation. Camp at least 200 feet from springs, water, meadows, trails and roads. Camp at least a quarter-mile from designated campgrounds, picnic areas, trailheads. Camp at least a quarter-mile from private property and state highways. Pack out all trash. Leave no trace!

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    Recent Tent Reviews In Hemet

    1460 Reviews of 44 Hemet Campgrounds


    • Camper-submitted photo from O'Neill Regional Park
      September 1, 2024

      O'Neill Regional Park

      Great little campground in south OC!

      Clean, quiet campground located in one of the OC Parks, with plenty of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian use. I stayed here on a weekday, and there were a few couple of vacant campsites in my area, so it was an extremely quiet visit. Bathrooms were clean and well stocked for my stay. I didn’t use the showers since I was only staying one night, but I heard they were free!

      Rangers were very friendly and firewood was only $5 for a decent bundle that lasted me over 2 hours.

      The city of Rancho Santa Margarita is right up the hill, so you can grab food and any necessities if needed.

      My site backed to the creek, so I never had people walking through my campsite.

      My dog & I slept in my van, but there was room for multiple tents, and a decent amount of shade in my spot.

      My spot didn’t have its own water spigot, but there was one at a site across from me.

      I was fortunate that all of the campers around me were quiet and considerate. I know that it doesn’t always work out that way, and having obnoxious neighbors can really ruin your experience.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Holcomb Valley Campground
      August 26, 2024

      Holcomb Valley Campground

      2 nights at Holcomb Valley Ranch campground

      Just got back from a 2 night stay with a group of 6 at this camp. Enjoyed the ample space between camps because it allows for extra privacy and less noise from other campers. However, we stayed on a night where a wedding reception was taking place and the DJ sound system was blasting until about 10:15 pm— this is unacceptable for a campground. They should’ve closed the sites all around the wedding area down, we were about a 3 minute walk away and this really tarnished the experience for Saturday afternoon thru evening. Pros- clean accessible bathrooms and showers, gorgeous horse meadow with about 40 horses roaming free. The road into the camp is totally unpaved, so truck & suv recommended. Camp manager Ed was very kind and helpful.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Crystal Cove Backcountry — Crystal Cove State Park
      August 24, 2024

      Crystal Cove Backcountry — Crystal Cove State Park

      beautiful beach

      Clean dump station, beautiful sites, very strict on rules. We came 10 minutes early before check in time, they made us wait. Campsite comes with wifi but very weak. We have t mobile and had bad reception. Would come back again for beautiful views, small hike, sandy beaches with lots of sand crabs.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Stone Creek Campground — Mount San Jacinto State Park
      August 22, 2024

      Stone Creek Campground — Mount San Jacinto State Park

      Some of the Campsites are great, others not so much

      We traveled as a group of 17 campers and were able to disperse evenly between 4 close together campsites. We were in 19, 20, 21 and 23. Even though the website says it allowed 2 cars per site we were charged for the 2nd vehicle. In each site. I had also checked online prior to make sure we would have cell service with that many people meeting us. Only those of us that had Verizon had only a single bar. The campsites in the inner ring (ours was #21) are VERY close together. Not at all private, your camp is literally up against a couple others. We had children from the other sites running all through ours and it was so close you could hear everyone else’s private conversations. #19 and #20 were on the outer circle but just enough space to park and then walk through very sticky manzanita trees into the campsite and picnic table area. None of them had much or any shade. Our saving grace was our 4th spot - which gave us enough room to have all of us sit out of the way of the sticky trees and one tree in the middle to give us a touch of shade throughout the day. It had 2 picnic tables and was much more private so we didn’t disturb anyone and we didn’t have everyone else disturbing us. The vault toilets (yes, I know what they entail, and yes, it’s summer) were horrendous and barely useable, but we had 2 within very quick walking distance of us. They do allow dogs (we had 5 dogs and 3 cats with us) and it’s a short drive into the little town of Idyllwild. It’s a campground that served its purpose in getting all of us together and of course we had a blast, but it’s not on my “must camp here again” list.

    • Camper-submitted photo from San Clemente State Beach Campground
      August 12, 2024

      San Clemente State Beach Campground

      Camping

      It was overall a nice campsite. Our site seemed to be pretty large it came with a picnic table & fire pit. The walk to the beach was close seemed maybe about 10 minute till we reached the beach from our site. It is on a hill you need to walk down & back up. The only down side was the bathrooms on the same road as our site were pretty dirty did not seem to have any maintenance during our stay.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Woods Valley Kampground
      July 28, 2024

      Woods Valley Kampground

      So beautiful, quiet, and very nice employees !!

      My fiancé and I were last minute camping and this campground was beautiful, quiet, and very aesthetic! There is a lot to do near by, a very convenient store about 5-10 minutes away called valley center foods! Employees were sooo sweet and friendly! DID NOT DISAPPOINT!! Ps isn’t that expensive when tent camping ⛺️ 🙌🏻

    • Camper-submitted photo from Mill Creek Dispersed Camping
      July 23, 2024

      Mill Creek Dispersed Camping

      Over a dozen sites

      There are lots of sites on this road. The closer you are to the road the more dust will get in your site from the vehicles passing. The road here. I went a to the second fork after the Bluff lake fork. There’s a private campground near the Bluff Lake entrance which made noises i can hear from my site which was before Bluffs lake fork. There are over a dozen sites along the main road. If you can pull in, it’s a site. Some better than others and spaced out so you may not see your neighbors from your site. 2x4 accessible as long as it’s not muddy or after snow. I saw a Prius on the trail.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Oceanside RV Resort
      July 21, 2024

      Oceanside RV Resort

      Solid spot for being near the beach

      Nice little site that is right in the middle of everything.

      It's crowded and you don't have much space, but if your using this instead of a hotel room it works great.

      It had a game room and pool so kids had something to do. There were families all over with kids riding bikes. We had a quick stay over while we were seeing family in the area and it worked great .

      Only issue we had is both entrances have a hell of a dip, we scraped the ass end real good going in and out with our 24ft class c.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Blue Jay Campground
      July 20, 2024

      Blue Jay Campground

      Hidden gem

      Awesome spot, lots of sights and some even have overlooks of the entire park. Can get crowded but no one was there on a Friday night in July. Bathrooms, trash, water and even buckets to fill to put out your fire. Fire pits, benches and grills nothing more you could want.

    • Camper-submitted photo from San Gorgonio Campground
      July 15, 2024

      San Gorgonio Campground

      Great, quiet camping spot!

      We really enjoyed our time at San Gorgonio. The campgrounds were really quiet, the camp host was nice, and the bathrooms were clean.

      We were there for the Fourth of July, and while the campgrounds were packed, it was really quiet and not crazy busy.

      We stayed at the Group Campsite. There was plenty of space and lots of shade.

      There’s beautiful short trails around the campgrounds.

      One reminder is that the bathrooms don’t supply soap or towels, so bring your own when you use the bathrooms.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Pine Knot Campground
      July 14, 2024

      Pine Knot Campground

      Close to town and chair lift

      We booked for a weekend, in spot 37. This campground is basically in town. You enter its access road through the Snow Summit parking lot, and the chair lifts border it. That's a pro if you are looking to access the mountain bike park, but a con if you are trying to get out of town. The campground was packed when we were there, seemed every site had 6 to 8 people. It was a real party scene, again, a pro if that's what you are looking for. Lots of people with string lights up that they kept on all night.

      The site itself, 37, was terrible. Most trees had been removed, and it's on the corner of two camp roads with no screening at all. The only flat tent pad was next to the road and dumpsters. We actually didn't stay or second night

      Pros: close to town and mountain bike park. You could walk to both, or the free trolley. Cons: crowded, many sites have no privacy. On some weekends loud and lots of lights

    • Camper-submitted photo from Olive Dell Ranch
      July 12, 2024

      Olive Dell Ranch

      Olive Dell Resort

      I have been a member of this place for 20+ years.

      Most times if someone has a problem at the front gate. It because of the many background checks and or any one of the Screening Process...

      The previous review does not mention anything about that factor???? I wonder why??

    • Camper-submitted photo from Observatory Campground
      June 23, 2024

      Observatory Campground

      Great place! Bad timing!

      The pictures can be deceiving. It’s beautiful there, however, other than the picture showing flat ground, and wide space, this isn’t accurate.

      This time of year, mosquitos and flies everywhere to the point where it really ruined the experience. No matter what sprays, lotions, candles or anything we tried, it was not working.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Pineknot
      June 16, 2024

      Pineknot

      Clean camp located next to Snow Summit lifts.

      Clean campsites. Roads thru out camp can be a bit tight in areas, larger rigs not recommended.  Ride in, ride out location for Snow Summit MTB lifts. Reserve your dates early.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Mill Creek Dispersed Camping
      June 16, 2024

      Mill Creek Dispersed Camping

      Convenient free camping just outside of town

      Great free camping when campgrounds are booked. Easy to navigate with GPS. Many large and small sites along the road. Some spots more secluded than others.  Smaller rigs, medium clearance and lite off-road capabilities recommended. Good cellular reception in my particular location.

    • Camper-submitted photo from San Mateo Campground — San Onofre State Beach
      June 10, 2024

      San Mateo Campground — San Onofre State Beach

      Nice spots with shade, clean facilities

      Site had tree cover which had some nice shade to provide relief from the sun. Lots of room for a couple vehicles and tents. Clean bathrooms and showers, but we stayed midweek and the place was very, very minimally occupied. Good access to walking and biking trails.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Serrano
      June 8, 2024

      Serrano

      Excellent camping near Big Bear Lake

      We camped here the last weekend before they closed for the winter, after Thanksgiving. The campground was clean, quiet, and had a decent amount of space between sites. There is a biking trail that goes through the campground that was well used. Our sewer outlet was frozen in the morning, so we had to dump when we got out of the mountains. 100% would stay here again.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Mill Creek Dispersed Camping
      June 8, 2024

      Mill Creek Dispersed Camping

      Beautiful Spot For 4x4, But NOT For RVs

      My husband and I were looking for good boondocking spots yesterday and we decided to check out this spot, after finding it on The Dyrt and a few other sites. It's definitely a beautiful place, and most of the road to the site is paved, but the road up to the actual spot is gravel, with lots of potholes and washboard areas, which would make it difficult for an RV. But the biggest issue for RVs is an area of the road that is very steep and immediately turns into a hairpin turn that we didn't even want to try in our 4x4, since the road is very thin and our SUV (a 2009 Nissan Pathfinder) is kind of thick. I'm sure it's probably nothing for people who are used to using their 4x4 for more than regular driving in the snow, etc., but it was too dodgy for us. There is no way that even a Class C rig would be able to take that steep incline and immediately do that sharp turn. And since there's nowhere to turn around in that spot, you'd have to back your rig down the incline and then quite a ways down the pitted, gravel road to get out of it. 

      It's full of trees and seems fairly remote, but we had 5 cars pass us as we were backing away from the incline, so it's obviously a busy spot - you wouldn't be there alone, and this was on a Thursday.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Dogwood
      June 6, 2024

      Dogwood

      Beautiful and Clean

      The place is clean and quiet. Our camp site was very spacious, and it was easy to back in our teardrop trailer. Restroom was cleaned every day, but wished there was some sort of light in there. It is dark in there even in the day. Camp hosts are friendly and knowledgeable. Overall, we had a really great time, my wife and I and our two labradors. We will return.

    • Camper-submitted photo from Dogwood
      May 30, 2024

      Dogwood

      Nice little Mountain Getaway

      The campground is located in some lush pines In Angeles forest. It’s nothing too spectacular but well maintained and a pretty area. Most of the sites are spaced out fairly decently. I would recommend for a quick one or two night escape from the city.



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