Buttercup Group Camp in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Buttercup Group Camp in CA
CampgroundUSFS
1.0 mi from Big Bear Lake
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, dirt, pitching to 10%.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 25 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 25 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 25 ft.
Campground details
Setting
Buttercup Group Camp sits at 7,000 feet in a pine forest two miles from Big Bear Lake, accessed by a dirt road. The facility features a single accessible group site that accommodates up to 40 people and eight vehicles for tent or RV camping. Amenities include picnic tables, grills, a campfire circle, vault toilets, and drinking water. The surrounding area offers local trail access for hiking, mountain biking, and rock climbing, with trout, bass, and catfish fishing available nearby on Big Bear Lake.
Getting there: From San Bernardino, take I-10 east to Running Springs. Turn onto State Highway 18 and continue to Big Bear Lake Dam. Continue about 6 miles on State Highway 18 and turn right on Summit Boulevard. Turn left at the end of road and go about a half-mile to the second gate on the right.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a single-site campground with the nearest through road 0.3 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 7, a suburban sky.
- Snow Summit stands 1,218 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles southwest.
- A group campground, with most of them shaded.
- Simmons Trout Lake lies 0.6 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 34–64°F, 0.9″ 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 75 of 100.