Santa Rosa Yellow Post 5 in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Santa Rosa Yellow Post 5 in CA
Overnight stays are allowed only at the designated sites here.
Our source here is thin -- confirm on the ground before you commit.Remote dispersed camping area within San Bernardino National Forest featuring 14 sites. Each site has a fire ring and picnic table. Water available only at sites 3 and 4 (Santa Rosa Spring). Restroom facility located near sites 10-14. All sites first-come, first-served with 14-day limit. Campfire permits required. Open year-round.
Grounded in fs.usda.gov · read August 24, 2026Road difficulty 4 of 5 -- a difficult drive in. Recorded as maintained only for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 16%, 90% of it on a shelf. Flat ground is scarce -- under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
Secluded here -- the nearest through road is 2.6 miles off. Santa Rosa Spring lies 0.4 mi off. Night skies measure Bortle 3 -- a dark rural sky. The nearest town, La Quinta, is 13 mi off.
September normals 44–72°F, 0.7″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.