Big Tree Cucamonga (FR 1N34) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Big Tree Cucamonga (FR 1N34) in CA
Road corridorSan Bernardino NF, Front Country Ranger District
6.6 mi from Muscoy
1.3 mi off I-15 (straight line)
Maps 2,246 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
San Bernardino National Forest ↗
Motor-vehicle season 9/1–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 4.3 of this road’s 11.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 11.8 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 4,200 ft over 11.9 miles through 33 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 21%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~190 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate at the start of the road.
- A gate 11.9 miles along the road, signed private.
Known camping along this road at mile 11.3: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
- Penstock Ridge stands 845 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles north.
- Lytle Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 6, a suburban sky.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 55–81°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.