Keller Peak (FR 1N96) in CA

Road corridorSan Bernardino NF, Mountaintop Ranger District

1.5 mi from Running Springs

11 mi off I-10 (straight line)

Maps 6,001 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days

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Difficult

0.3 of this road’s 6.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 0.3 miles of dirt.
Estimated climb: 2,000 ft over 6.7 miles through 20 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 28%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Gates at the start of the road and 0.3, 4.9, 5.2 and 6.2 miles along it.
A gate 0.3 miles along the road, signed private.

Known camping along this road between mile 1.4 and mile 4.9: 8 mapped spots.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Keller Peak stands 1,877 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles east.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Dry Creek runs 0.6 mi off.

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

October normals 41–65°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Keller Peak (FR 1N96) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access