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This family campground is located at 6,400' in elevation in a pine/fir forest near the Santa Ana River along Hwy 38 between Angelus Oaks and Big Bear Lake. There are 24 sites. Each site accommodates a maximum of 8 persons. First come/first serve; no reservations accepted. Open during the summer and fall months only.
From the Discovery Center take SR Hwy 38 towards Redlands for 23 miles and turn left into the campground.
From the Mill Creek Work Center take SR Hwy 38 towards Big Bear for 21.6 miles and turn right into the campground.
Wonderful spontaneous camping trip with my loves 💙🐾🐾 nice campsites, near the creek. Bathrooms & water with camp host, $25/night.
It was clean, the campsites were pretty spacious, very little amount of bugs. It was a bit weird the only animals I saw were bugs and birds, not even squirrels. A good amount of plant life around but not that diverse. There are firepits which is a nice thing to have and there are currently no restrictions on using it you just need a fire permit.
Really good campground.i stay Monday to Thursday,25$night,no shower, restroom acceptable.first com first serve.there just several camper there when I stay.maybe weekend will busy.(nearby campground with shower and flush toilets $31,must reserve first). A lot of tree for shade, beautiful Creek pass by kids will love it.santa Ana river trail cross the campground,I hike both side and it good for long or short hiking.another trailhead just by the entrance of campground,it is up to the mountains,I hike for half hour due dark,it is good too.there are some road nearby good for mountain bike. you can drive to jenk lake for several mile,need 5$ parking,can fishing in lake but I cannot catch any fish for four hours.i m not good at fishing.the only thing I don't like is I can't get a trail map for the area,the visitor center near by just open at Thursday to Sunday, maybe they have map.there are no cellphone signal on campground (I use TMobile),your can find some signal on jenk lake road. just drive one or two hour you can escape from crowed city and get this beautiful campground to have some rest and good hiking are awesome.
One of my favorite areas. Seasonal! 5/6 to 9/24. $26/night + $8 for each additional car. To the best of my memory: ~30 campsites, first come first serve, One of the camp spots has a tiny tributary trickling through it I like to hang my hammock over! There are restrooms(stinky honey hole), a water spicket(by the restroom) fire pit for each camp. Pix are from across hwy.
