Located three miles north of the Lytle Creek Ranger Station, the campground provides an easy get-away. Trees surround the campsites and Lytle Creek flows across the street at Applewhite Picnic Area. Please use caution crossing the road. This site is accessible. There is a $5 charge for an additional vehicle which must be paid on site.
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San Bernardino National Forest
Located three miles north of the Lytle Creek Ranger Station, the campground provides an easy get-away. Trees surround the campsites and Lytle Creek flows across the street at Applewhite Picnic Area. Please use caution crossing the road. This site is accessible. There is a $5 charge for an additional vehicle which must be paid on site.
The campground offers dozens of single-family campsites, available mostly for tent camping. Some sites can accommodate RV/camper camping without water or electric hookups. The parking aprons are paved, but can be quite narrow.
Each site is equipped with a table and campfire ring with grill. Accessible flush toilets and water spigots are provided.
CHECK-IN TIME IS 2:00 PM. CHECK-OUT TIME IS 12:00 PM.
There is a Maximum of eight (8) people and two (2) vehicles allowed per campsite.
Quiet hours are from 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM.
Check-in time is 2:00 pm. Check-out time is 12:00 pm. There is a two (2) vehicle and eight (8) person maximum limit per site. Quiet hours are 10:00 pm - 6:00 am. These rules are strictly enforced.
Pets allowed on leash only; must clean up after your pet.
Dump stations and electric/water hookups are not provided. Do not drain your wastewater onto the ground.
All vehicles must park on the pavement within your site.
Speed limit is 5 MPH. Please watch for children.
Operation of green or red sticker vehicles within the campground are not permitted. Maps of the OHV areas are available at the Lytle Creek Ranger Station for free. Closest OHV areas are about 20 minutes away in the Cajon Pass. Must have current registration and operating spark arrestor. You are required by the California Vehicle Code to have a spark arrestor, maintained and in effective working order, whenever you are operating your OHV on any forest-covered land, brush-covered land, or grass-covered land.
In accordance with standard industry practices, Mountain Top Recreation will be assessing a $5 additional vehicle fee per night on the second vehicle in each single family campsite, and on the third and fourth vehicles in any double family campsite, provided these vehicles are not joined to the first vehicle by a hitch and towed onto the site. In the case of motorcycles, the first two are considered to be one vehicle and the third and fourth are also considered to be one vehicle. No additional vehicle fees are collected for bicycles. Fee is collected at the campground for extra vehicles.
Do not trust reservations on First Come First Serve sites. They do not show when they are occupied.
Across the road from the campground is Lytle Creek, which offers a cooling place to relax and recreate.
Ample opportunities for short, day hikes in the Lytle Creek area as well as OHV opportunities in the nearby Cajon Pass area. Flowing waters of Lytle Creek nearby offer a relaxing place to enjoy the cool waters.
For campground inquiries, please call: 909-382-2716
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Continue 3 miles past the Lytle Creek Ranger Station. Campground is on the right with Upper Loop campsites on the left and Lower Loop Campsites on the right.
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