Best Dispersed Camping near Susanville, CA

There's signs acknowledging it's free camping. Large barren area with a toilet near the lake. Not great for a tent but can make it work. Good distance away from roads and houses. Lake view.

Plenty of dispersed camping along the creek just south of Big Pine Campground. We found a could spots that our 38ft fifth wheel could fit, and many spots for smaller rigs. Water, dump, and trash are available at Old Station Visitor Information Center just north (RV sewer dump closes mid October)

As one reviewer wrote, just a short run of slightly rough road to get to expansive meadows of boondocking.

The campsite was very easy to find, but also very secluded. When we arrived, only 3 other sites were taken. We met a very kind older woman who had been there a while & said that not many people know this place exists, so it doesn’t get very busy. The campsite was well kept. We had a picnic table, campfire & plenty of trees for our hammocks. I left my dog’s food out one afternoon & a chipmunk got to it but other than that, we had no issues with wildlife!

This is literally right off the highway, it might be hard to spot unless someone else is there.

The roads to the spots are a little rutted, no low profile vehicles, but it’s easy to access.

There is no name to this place, and the bulletin board has zero information.

Possibly 5-6 spaces. The most people that was here any given night were just stopping for a place to rest for the night.

No bathrooms, trash or water. One of the locals said there is a junk yard you can walk to from here but we never found it.

Traffic noise dies down around 10/11PM. Unless the occasional driver is honking at absolutely nothing, it’s pretty quiet.

We heard gunshots around 9PM that lasted for about an hour. Seems the people around here hunt at night.

Definitely just a place to rest or gather yourself for a couple of days. I’m not sure about the amount of time you can stay here. But hey, it’s free!

Go past Cave Campground take 1st left over bridge. Goto end of road after bridge look left. Go up hill. Road is rough only to top then levels out. Footbridge to main campground found midway in creek. Take creek trail. Bathrooms, garbage, water available at main campground. 1 bar lte AT&T.

No water or outhouse. If you have a low clearance vehicles, pick your pins carefully.