Holcomb Creek (4WD) (FR 3N08) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Holcomb Creek (4WD) (FR 3N08) in CA
Road corridorSan Bernardino NF, Mountaintop Ranger District
5.9 mi from Big Bear Lake
20 mi off I-10 (straight line)
Maps 7,121 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
San Bernardino National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- All 4.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Hitchcock Spring.
- Estimated climb: 330 ft over 4.6 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 30%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 2 miles along the road.
- Water crossings 2.7 and 2.9 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 2.2: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Hitchcock Spring lies 0.2 mi off.
- Delamar Mountain stands 1,242 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles southeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 37–66°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.