Smarts Ranch (OHV) (FR 3N03) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Smarts Ranch (OHV) (FR 3N03) in CA
Road corridorSan Bernardino NF, Mountaintop Ranger District
4.4 mi from Big Bear City
23 mi off I-10 (straight line)
Maps 6,035 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
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 12.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Cactus Spring.
- Estimated climb: 2,000 ft over 12.4 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 34%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 10 and 10.1 miles along the road.
- A water crossing 10.1 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- Cactus Spring lies 0.1 mi off.
- Gold Mountain stands 2,197 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles southwest.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 41–69°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.