National Forests in California
California has 20 national forests on record. Dispersed camping is allowed at 2 of 3 forests with a recorded rule; check each forest's own page for the stay limit.
California national forests map
- National forests
- Wilderness areas (dashed)
Land managed by (switch layers on or off)
Land ownership: USGS PAD-US 4.1, dissolved by manager and simplified (parcels under about 2 square km not shown). Unit boundaries simplified. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
List of all 83 places on this map
National forests (20)
- Angeles National Forest
- Cleveland National Forest
- Eldorado National Forest
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
- Inyo National Forest
- Klamath National Forest
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
- Lassen National Forest
- Los Padres National Forest
- Mendocino National Forest
- Modoc National Forest
- Plumas National Forest
- Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests
- San Bernardino National Forest
- Sequoia National Forest
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest
- Sierra National Forest
- Six Rivers National Forest
- Stanislaus National Forest
- Tahoe National Forest
Wilderness areas (63)
- Agua Tibia Wilderness
- Ansel Adams Wilderness
- Bighorn Mountain Wilderness
- Bucks Lake Wilderness
- Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness
- Caribou Wilderness
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness
- Castle Crags Wilderness
- Chanchelulla Wilderness
- Chumash Wilderness
- Cucamonga Wilderness
- Desolation Wilderness
- Dick Smith Wilderness
- Dinkey Lakes Wilderness
- Domeland Wilderness
- Emigrant Wilderness
- Garcia Wilderness
- Golden Trout Wilderness
- Granite Chief Wilderness
- Hauser Wilderness
- Hoover Wilderness
- Inyo Mountains Wilderness
- Ishi Wilderness
- Jennie Lakes Wilderness
- John Muir Wilderness
- Kaiser Wilderness
- Kiavah Wilderness
- Machesna Mountain Wilderness
- Magic Mountain Wilderness
- Marble Mountain Wilderness
- Matilija Wilderness
- Mokelumne Wilderness
- Monarch Wilderness
- Mount Lassic Wilderness
- Mt. Shasta Wilderness
- North Fork Wilderness
- Owens River Headwaters Wilderness
- Pine Creek Wilderness
- Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness
- Red Buttes Wilderness
- Russian Wilderness
- San Gabriel Wilderness
- San Gorgonio Wilderness
- San Jacinto Wilderness
- San Mateo Canyon Wilderness
- San Rafael Wilderness
- Sanhedrin Wilderness
- Santa Lucia Wilderness
- Santa Rosa Wilderness
- Sespe Wilderness
- Sheep Mountain Wilderness
- Silver Peak Wilderness
- Siskiyou Wilderness
- Snow Mountain Wilderness
- South Fork San Jacinto Wilderness
- South Sierra Wilderness
- South Warner Wilderness
- Thousand Lakes Wilderness
- Trinity Alps Wilderness
- Ventana Wilderness
- White Mountains Wilderness
- Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness
- Yuki Wilderness
| Angeles National Forest | Los Angeles County | Not on record |
| Cleveland National Forest | San Diego County | Not on record |
| Eldorado National Forest | Amador County | Not on record |
| Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | Mono County | Yes |
| Inyo National Forest | Mono County | Yes |
| Klamath National Forest | Siskiyou County | Not on record |
| Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | El Dorado County | No |
| Lassen National Forest | Lassen County | Not on record |
| Los Padres National Forest | Ventura County | Not on record |
| Mendocino National Forest | Lake County | Not on record |
| Modoc National Forest | Modoc County | Not on record |
| Plumas National Forest | Plumas County | Not on record |
| Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests | Siskiyou County | Not on record |
| San Bernardino National Forest | San Bernardino County | Not on record |
| Sequoia National Forest | Tulare County | Not on record |
| Shasta-Trinity National Forest | Trinity County | Not on record |
| Sierra National Forest | Madera County | Not on record |
| Six Rivers National Forest | Del Norte County | Not on record |
| Stanislaus National Forest | Alpine County | Not on record |
| Tahoe National Forest | Placer County | Not on record |