Backpacking

Backpacking Areas

• Barton Flats - San Gorgonio Recreation Area

  Includes National Forest recreational activities along State Highway 38 in Mountain Home Village, Forest Falls, Angelus Oaks, Barton Flats, Seven Oaks, San Gorgonio Wilderness and the Sand to Snow National Monument.

• Aspen Grove Trail 2E05
• Columbine Springs Spur Trail 1W01
• Dollar Lake Spur Trail 1E03
• Dry Lake Trail 1E05.3
• Fish Creek Trail 1W07
• Forsee Basin / Johns Meadow Trail 1E16
• Forsee Creek Trail 1E06
• Halfway Trail 1E18
• Jack Straw Spur Trail 1E17
• Little San Gorgonio Trail 1E11.2
• Lodgepole Trail 1E14
• Lost Creek Trail 1E09
• Momyer Creek Trail 1E06
• North Fork Meadows (Big Tree) Trail 1E05.3A
• Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Whitewater to Onyx Peak
• Poopout Hill Trail 1E21
• San Bernardino Peak Trail 1W07
• San Gorgonio Mountain Trail 1E02
• Sand to Snow National Monument
• Sky High Trail 1W07.3
• South Fork Trail 1E04
• Vivian Creek Trail 1E08
• Big Bear Lake Recreation Area

  Includes: National Forest recreation activities in the Big Bear lake, Holcomb Valley, Lone Valley and Bighorn Mountains Wilderness

• Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Onyx Peak to Holcomb Ck
• Lake Arrowhead - Green Valley Lake Recreation Area

  Includes: Lake Arrowhead, Lake Silverwood, Crestline, Running Springs, Green Valley Lake and Keller Peak recreational activities

• Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Holcomb Ck to Silverwood
• Lytle Creek - Cajon Pass Recreation Area

  Includes the Lytle Creek, Cucamonga Canyon, Cajon Pass, and City Creek areas.  Also includes the Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas.

• Middle Fork Trail 6W01
• Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Silverwood to Wrightwood
• San Jacinto - Santa Rosa Mountains Recreation Area

  Includes Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Garner Valley and San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains.

• Devils Slide Trail 3E05
• Humber Park Trailhead Parking
• Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Garner Valley to I-10
• Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mtns. National Monument

  Rising abruptly from the desert floor, the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument reaches an elevation of 10,834 feet. Providing a picturesque backdrop to local communities, visitors can enjoy magnificent palm oases, snow-capped mountains, a national scenic trail, and wilderness areas. Its extensive backcountry can be accessed via trails from both the Coachella Valley and the alpine village of Idyllwild.

  Jointly managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service, the Monument’s boundary encompasses about 280,000 acres, including public lands within the BLM’s California Desert Conservation Area and the San Jacinto Ranger District of the San Bernardino National Forest. The Monument includes two Federal wilderness areas -- the Santa Rosa and the San Jacinto.

  The Monument was established by an Act of Congress on October 24, 2000, "in order to preserve the nationally significant biological, cultural, recreational, geological, educational, and scientific values found in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains" (Public Law 106-351). Establishment of the Monument reflects the vision of local citizens and national leaders to ensure this special landscape is protected for all time.

  Information about the Monument can be obtained at each agency office or at the link below. The Idyllwild Ranger Station is a good source for hiking information. The Idyllwild Nature Center offers natural and cultural history exhibits and the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 760-862-9984 south of Palm Desert on Highway 74, has interpretive displays, information about the Monument, and hosts many events and activities. Mt. San Jacinto State Park has a small visitor center at the top of the Palm Springs Aeriel Tram.

  • Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
• Carumba Trail 3E04
• Cedar (Laws) Trail 3E16
• Little Tahquitz Valley Trail 3E41
• Martinez Canyon Trail
• Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
• Skunk Cabbage Trail 3E42
• Tramway to San Jacinto Peak
• Willow Creek Trail 3E02