Bristlecone (FR 2N99) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Bristlecone (FR 2N99) in CA
Road corridorSan Bernardino NF, Mountaintop Ranger District
0.7 mi from Big Bear Lake
19 mi off I-10 (straight line)
Maps 6,952 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.3 are inside the City of Big Bear Lake, whose rules apply there.
San Bernardino National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonSTRONG
AT&TNONE
T-MobileSTRONG
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Moderate
- 0.6 of this road’s 1.6 miles are maintained for passenger cars, mostly paved with 0.6 miles of dirt.
- Near Snow Summit.
- Gates 0.9 and 1 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 7, a suburban sky.
- Snow Summit stands 1,230 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles south.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 34–64°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.