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Hiking from the sign that says "nature walk" in the day use picnic area takes you on a lightly used trail through a burned out forest. If you follow the trail for about an hour, winding up to a nearby peak and continuing on the ridgeline for a quarter mile, you can get to a small grove of bristlecone pines that survived the recent fire. They aren't huge, but they are still impressive trees.
It's really high up and remote. You'll be one with nature up there. It does get hot, and there's not much shade. We just went up there to see the view sand noticed someone had left a couple logs smoking. Luckily we had a gallon of water with us...Smokey Bear would be sad.
Beautiful campground! Great views over the back of the mountain and on your drive up and down. You are literally camping on top of a mountain, it was amazing! Was not too busy when we arrived around 6/7 but as the Sun got lower it stared to fill up. There are about 12 camping spots most are quite private. I would recommend pants if you plan on doing any hiking as there are thorns along parts of the trails.
Camped here for one night end of September. The road to campground was mostly paved except for last mile or so. Nice views, few other campers, no cell service, very peaceful! Would definitely go back to camp and hike.
Super steep climb up here, pretty neat views up top at a scenic overlook, and there's a nature trail, a picnic spot, restrooms, and a campground. Worth stopping by if you are in the area and have time in about July through mid-October. Best time for fall colors would be early to mid October before it starts to snow or get too cold.
