Meadow Group Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Meadow Group Campground in CA
CampgroundUSFS
11 mi from Sierra Madre
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, dirt, pitching to 10%, 10% of it on a shelf.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 30 ft.
Campground details
Setting
Meadow Group Campground sits at 5,300 feet amid Coulter pines, scrub oaks, and grasslands off Highway 2, 26 miles north of La Cañada in Angeles National Forest. Two separate areas: Area 1 (24 people) has three picnic tables, three fire rings, one water spigot, dumpster; Area 2 (80 people) has ten picnic tables, ten fire rings, dumpster. Both share vault toilets; flush toilets unavailable. Maximum RV length is 30 feet. Located 1.5 miles from San Gabriel Wilderness with hiking, biking, and equestrian trails available.
Getting there: From the Los Angeles basin side of the San Gabriel Mountains: drive to La Canada via the I-210 (Foothill Freeway) to the State Highway 2 (Angeles Crest Highway) exit. Turn north towards the mountains. Stay on State Highway 2 for 25.6 miles to the lower Chilao Road (Forest Service Road 3N21); turn left onto lower Chilao Road. Proceed west 1.5 miles to the entrance gate on your left. Use the combination you obtained when confirming your reservation to open the gate.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 2-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- 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 2,731 ft above the map pin, 4.7 miles east.
- Chilao Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 49–70°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 94 of 100.