Coulter Group Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

Coulter Group Campground sits at 5,300 feet in the Angeles National Forest, less than a mile from the San Gabriel Wilderness. The facility features a group layout with four picnic tables, a campfire ring with benches, cooking stoves, and a vault toilet, accommodating RVs up to 40 feet. Surrounded by chaparral, pine, and fir, the site provides direct access to the Silver Moccasin Trail for hiking, biking, and horseback riding, which connects to the Pacific Crest Trail. The Chilao Visitor Center is 1.5 miles east off the nearby Angeles Crest Highway.

Getting there: From La Canada, CA, at the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway (State Rt. 2): Take Rt. 2 east for 25.6 miles to the Chilao Overnight campground sign. Turn left at the sign and go 0.1 miles to a "Y" intersection. Bear left at the "Y" into the Little Pines Loop. Proceed to campsite 18 and turn right on the road blocked by the white gate that goes to Coulter Group Campground. Use the combination you obtained when confirming your reservation to open the gate.

• Moderately separated here.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• A group campground, with most of them shaded.
• Waterman Mountain stands 2,709 ft above the map pin, 4.7 miles east.
• Chilao Creek runs 0.6 mi off.

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