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**Gate may be closed due to High Fire danger.** **** **Elevation:** 1900-Foot Elevation **Amenities:** 6 hike-in campsites- Picnic tables and campfire rings, vault toilets, no piped water. Seasonal stream water may be available (treat before using). However, water flow may be low or non-existent due to reduced rainfall. **Hiking:** Just a short hike to the 50' Millard Falls. **Fees: Camping -** Adventure Pass/America the Beautiful Pass Required. Campsites are first come-first served. No reserving or holding of campsites allowed. **Day use -** Adventure Pass/America the Beautiful Pass Required. Millard Trail Camp may occasionally be closed due to bear activity. Be Bear Aware.
Location: From Interstate 210 in Pasadena, exit Lake Ave. and go north to Loma Alta Dr. Turn west (left) on Loma Alta and drive to Chaney Trail Drive (flashing yellow light). Take a right turn on Chaney and follow the road until it dead ends at the trailhead. Park at trailhead and follow signs to campground.
Wonderful views but be careful where you park, the Forestry officers give out hundreds of tickets each day!
The drive up to the trail was nice, it wasn't crowded that day so we found parking. Dogs are allowed as long as you keep them on a leash.
Nicely maintained trails, quite at night sadly a car drove off a cliff that morning
Millard is definetely one of the nicer and more cared about camp grounds as it is very clean, people are very nice, and the bathrooms and trash cans seems to be regularly maintenanced and cleaned. Firewood seems to be fairly plentiful, you just have to go looking around for it and make sure you bring a small saw to break it down further to make it useable in the fire rings provided. Water source via a river seems to be very clean and has a good taste once filtered. Bear boxes are available so you do not have to put your food in a tree. Good place to also do some nice care camping as the camp ground itself is about a 5 minute walk from the parking lot.
Wonderful place near LA, 14 days free camping, 1st come 1st serve basis.. I thing 5 camping spots total, Toilet is there with toilet paper(no water though) from parking it's approx 300 meter camp spot.. 0.6 miles hike to Millard water fall.. you need America the Beautiful recreational pass to camp. there is a video on Youtube channel Life2Explore...
