Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Joe Elliot Yellow Post Sites in CA
Overnight stays are allowed only at the designated sites here.
Our source here is thin -- confirm on the ground before you commit.Two remote yellow post sites in San Bernardino National Forest. No water, tables, restrooms, or trash containers—only a fire pit. Maximum 8 persons and 2 vehicles per site. 14-day camping limit. California campfire permit required. Road seasonally closed to vehicles March 1 through Labor Day; hiking and biking permitted.
Grounded in fs.usda.gov · read August 24, 2026Road difficulty 3 of 5 -- a rough drive in. Recorded as maintained only for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 10%, 40% of it on a shelf. Flat ground is scarce -- under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
Cucamonga Peak stands 3,078 ft above the site, 1.9 miles west. Secluded here -- the nearest through road is 3.4 miles off. Night skies measure Bortle 5 -- a rural sky with a glow on the horizon. The nearest town, Rancho Cucamonga, is 6.0 mi off.
September normals 58–78°F, 0.3″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.