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PCT hikers and serious solitude-seekers who can carry all their water will find fall weekends here genuinely hard to beat: daytime highs in the 60s, clear skies, and a high-desert moonscape that draws almost nobody else for $12 a night.
Price
$12/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
7 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
Price
$12/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
7 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
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12371 N. Little Tujunga Canyon Road, San Fernando, CA 91342
PCT hikers and serious solitude-seekers who can carry all their water will find fall weekends here genuinely hard to beat: daytime highs in the 60s, clear skies, and a high-desert moonscape that draws almost nobody else for $12 a night.
No water, no toilets, and a 5-mile hike to reach camp rules this out for car campers, casual overnighters, and anyone who needs a flat spot to sleep. Bumblebees, rodents, and rocky uneven ground are the norm, not the exception.
Reference information about Bear Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/angeles/recreation/camping-cabins"><strong>General Camping Info</strong></a>: Find helpful guidance and tips for an enjoyable trip to the forest!</p><p><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/angeles/alerts-notices"><strong>Know Fire & Other Restrictions Before You Go!</strong></a>: These conditions can affect your entire trip. For example, <em>Extreme</em> and <em>Critical</em> fire use restrictions mean no campfires and no portable cooking systems/stoves. Bring cold food and no S'mores. </p><p><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit/know-before-you-go/bears"><strong>Be Bear Aware!</strong></a>: Bear safety is critical, for the safety of your group and/or you, as well as our bears. Help keep bears wild by following these tips. </p><p><b>Overview of Site: </b></p><p><strong>Hike-in only.</strong> The best access to walk or bike into the Bear Campground is to park on the side of the road in the turnout at 7N19 (Atmore Meadows Road), which is approximately 5 miles from the campground. This area is very popular for hunting season with very little to no shade.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/angeles/alerts-notices/?aid=75992">Current status of adjacent area</a></p><p><strong>Amenities: </strong>Seven campsites each with designated picnic table and campfire rings. <strong>No toilets. No trash facilities available. </strong>Please help by taking your trash out with you. <strong>Pack In-Pack Out.</strong> <em>No piped water available.</em> (Please bring enough water for cooking, cleaning, drinking, and extinguishing campfires.)</p><p> </p>
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Fall is the sweet spot. Daytime highs run 55–70°F, nights drop into the 30s–40s, and the skies stay clear. You get long hiking windows without summer heat or winter cold, plus lower wildfire risk than summer. Winter brings bone-chilling temperatures and occasional snow. Summer means warm days and starlit evenings, but the exposed terrain offers little relief from the sun. Rain and snow are uncommon but do happen. Water sources are scarce year-round, so the campground feels truly remote no matter when you visit.
Fall is called the sweet spot: mild days (55–70°F), cool nights and clear skies.
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Seven campsites each with designated picnic table and campfire rings. No toilets. No trash facilities available. Please help by taking your trash out with you. Pack In-Pack Out. No piped water available. (Please bring enough water for cooking, cleaning, drinking, and extinguishing campfires.) The Angeles National Forest has completed improvements to Sawmill and Bear campgrounds through Great American Outdoors Act funds. Improvements include new fire rings, bear-proof storage lockers, information boards, railings to better outline parking spots, and drainage features.
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