Mcgill Campground And Group Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Mcgill Campground And Group Campground in CA
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
McGill Campground sits at an elevation of 7,300 feet in the Pinos Mountains, shaded by a dense stand of Jeffrey and ponderosa pines. The facility features 73 spaced individual campsites alongside two group sites equipped with central barbecue areas. Each standard site includes a picnic table and campfire ring. The campground provides direct access to the 3.7-mile McGill Campground Trail for hiking and biking, as well as the Exploration Trail and Mount Pinos Trail. The Jacinto Reyes National Scenic Byway runs nearby.
Road difficulty 4 of 5 -- a difficult drive in. Recorded as maintained only for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 14%, 20% of it on a shelf. Flat ground is scarce -- under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
Crowded here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, an 80-site campground. Most of them shaded. Mount Pinos stands 1,579 ft above the site, 2.8 miles west. The nearest town, Pine Mountain Club, is 4.4 mi off.
September normals 49–74°F, 0.2″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov