Arrastre Creek (FR 2N02) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Arrastre Creek (FR 2N02) in CA
Road corridorSan Bernardino NF, Mountaintop Ranger District
1.8 mi from Big Bear City
Maps 6,763 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.3 and 11.2–11.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
San Bernardino National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 18.8 of this road’s 27.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 3,800 ft over 27.3 miles through 33 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 25%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-ends 2.8 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.2 miles off.
- Lake Baldwin lies 0.3 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Gold Mountain stands 1,469 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles west.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 35–65°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.