Coon Creek Jumpoff (FR 1N02) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Coon Creek Jumpoff (FR 1N02) in CA
Road corridorSan Bernardino NF, Front Country Ranger District
6.4 mi from Big Bear City
14 mi off I-10 (straight line)
Maps 6,607 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 14.4–14.8 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
- 10.6 of this road’s 14.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 10.9 miles of it dirt.
- Near Aspen Grove Trailhead.
- Estimated climb: 3,300 ft over 14.7 miles through 18 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings at the start of the road and 4.9, 7.6, 8.5, 10.6, 11, 11.1, 11.2, 11.8 and 12 miles along it.
- Gates 0.1, 2.9, 3, 3.6 and 3.9 miles along the road.
- A locked gate 4.9 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 8.4 and mile 14.8: 7 mapped spots.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Grinnell Mountain stands 3,676 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles south.
- Cienaga Seca Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 34–65°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.