Kitchen Creek (FR 15S17) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Kitchen Creek (FR 15S17) in CA

Road corridorCleveland NF, Descanso Ranger District

3.6 mi from Pine Valley

Maps 5,861 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–2.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Cleveland National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · 14 days total per calendar year
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Road Access

Rough
  • 0.1 of this road’s 2.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 0.1 miles of dirt.
  • Near Wooded Hill.
  • A gate 2.3 miles along the road, signed private.

Known camping along this road between mile 0.6 and mile 1.1: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Laguna Mountains rises 2.8 miles east.

Rules

  • A free permit must be obtained from the Descanso District Office or the Mount Laguna Visitor Center prior to camping. … Dispersed camping is not permitted anywhere within the boundaries of the Laguna Recreation Area or within 300 feet of the centerline of any city, county, or state road.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 42–67°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.