Coxey (FR 3N14) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Coxey (FR 3N14) in CA

Road corridorSan Bernardino NF, Mountaintop Ranger District

8.9 mi from Lake Arrowhead

14 mi off I-15 (straight line)

Maps 5,706 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.8–4.9 and 27.2–27.6 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Difficult
  • 9.3 of this road’s 30 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 28.5 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Hopi Spring.
  • Estimated climb: 2,300 ft over 30 miles through 39 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 28%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Gates 0.5, 1.8, 5.5, 21.9, 23.8, 26.3, 28.7, 29.5 and 29.6 miles along the road.
  • A water crossing 19.8 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road at mile 26.3: 1 mapped spot.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
  • Rattlesnake Spring lies 0.8 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
  • White Mountain stands 2,024 ft above the map pin, 4.6 miles east.

Rules

  • Camping within 1/4 mile of State Highways, developed campgrounds, picnic grounds, developed recreation sites, trailheads, and private property.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 43–70°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.