What an awesome campground near Mt. High Resort and Angeles Crest Hwy. The campground is situated…read moreacross from Jackson Lake, where people can be seen fishing and riding paddle boards. We reserved Campground No. 12, a spacious corner lot that offers one of the BEST VIEWS of the sunset. During summer hours, the sun doesn't set fully until close to 9 pm, and from a distance, I could see the city lights, which was Lancaster. The campground provides bear lockers to store food, as bears are commonly seen in the area. It's essential to keep food properly in the evening. The campground also has flush toilets and toilet paper, though they may not be the cleanest. There's a fire pit for burning wood and a table for dining. If you forget to bring your wood, the campground host sells a bundle for $10. Overall, I had a great time hanging out with friends, and the distance is tolerable for many Angelenos.

What an awesome little spot!…read more Emphasis on little. The campsites are very close to one another with very tight parking for your vehicles. However, if you come in with more of a community mindset than seeking isolation in nature, it'll be just fine. We went camping with our teen and our toddler (sorry neighbors), but there were lots of other children around so it felt pretty family-friendly. The camp host was super friendly and they had local firewood for sale onsite. Facilities were pretty clean, even when they were a little bit more on the trashed side during a 5am bathroom run (was it children or critters, idk but the toilet paper was everywhere haha). Every campsite had a bear box, picnic bench, and fire pit; trash disposal was conveniently placed and walking distance from most campsites. Since it was July, it was on the warmer side but still fresh and beautiful. My toddler had a blast chasing all the lizards. And while we were a little nervous about the bear warnings with a hyperactive toddler in our party, we didn't see anything bigger than a squirrel. We will definitely be back!

Beautiful campground . Good weather around June. Really relaxing. There are some store and supply…read morenearby at the town.

I love this campground. The sites are extremely huge (most of them). The bathrooms, particularly in…read morethe zuni loop, are cleaner. There are great views depending on the site.There are fire rings in every site, at least to my knowledge. Very few sites have bear boxes. The reason I downgraded the review to stars was because of the camp host. My family and I stayed there in september last year. We came in late because we came from work We thought the fire restrictions were moderate last time we checked. We stay at table mountains several times and did not have any extreme or critical fire restrictions. My husband with fire and the Campos rushed over within 10 minutes and immediately scolded us. We understand it's our fault and my husband started putting out the fire. However, he and his sidekick started throwing water at the fire and got ash all over our 4- year old. My son inhaled so much ash that he had a hard time breathing all weekend.We had to get medication in order to clear his airways. The host did not apologize. And when we yelled at him for being so negligent and harming our son, they did nothing. We understand it's our fault, but there was no need to go as far as he did to harm our son with no apologies or any remedial measures. We stayed in June and July and we loved the camphosts near zuni loop. The ones that hosted in september near sites 30-45 are giant d********.

Beautiful campground about 1.5 hours from L.A. The drive to the campground is a little rocky but…read moredo-able in a regular car. There are about 9 first come, first serve spots (Adventure Pass required), pit toilets which are super gross (going in nature is recommended), lots of hiking trails close by and dogs are allowed. I loved this campground for a mini getaway.

Camped: Friday July 24-25, 2015…read more After hiking Mt Baden-Powell 2 months ago, my friends and I wanted to camp out in Wrightwood and hike Big Horn Mine next time we went out there. So after discussing dates, we settled on this past weekend. I looked up campsites around the area, checked the Forest Service website for more info, and settled on Blue Ridge Campground. Our back up campground was Guffy Campground, which is also nearby. Directions: You take the 2 Hwy past the city of Wrightwood, keep going past Mountain High Ski, and the next turn after the ski lifts is Blue Ridge Rd (I think there's an East or West added to the street sign). You make a left turn onto the street, with Wrightwood behind you. It is a dirt road, and road conditions are a little rough. We took 2 SUVs out there and they did perfectly fine. My Mazda 6 would not have made the trek up. It's about 3 miles from the turn to the campground, which is at the top of the Mountain High Ski lifts. The road takes you directly there. Campground: It says there are 8 spots. First come first serve, I think I only saw 7. You only need an Adventure Pass to camp here (you can pick one up at the ranger station, sport chalet, rei day use is $5, yearly $30), meaning the campground itself is free. There are 4 vault toilets. Decent and they had toilet paper. Each site had a campfire ring and a picnic table. The views are amazing up here. Since the campground is perched on top of a mountain, you can see city lights on both sides of the mountain. I tried to catch the sunset, but it's obscured by trees and mountains. It's still so beautiful though! I saw a glimpse of the sunrise and it lit the sky up! Tips: HIgh clearance vehicles or 4 wheel drive. Adventure pass. Call to check fire restrictions, when we went we were allowed a campfire. Bring your own water, there is no water up here.

This is only my second time at Guffy and I love this camp ground! It is very small, only 7 spots,…read morefirst come first serve and you can't reserve or hold spots. If you do make it though, it is a very cute and well maintained little camp ground with access to the PCT. Few trail angels stopped by here to set up stations during the summer. But during this season/month, it is super super windy. If you're not into it, you might want to find another campground somewhere else. We were prepared coming for the wind but, oh boy, at night it was like 80-90mph wind, very hard to sleep if you're light sleeper like me. But you can always sleep inside the car if you have one big enough. Overall, I highly recommend. Restrooms are clean! They are planting many many trees so please watch your steps and be careful walking around the campground!

My favorite camping spot ever!! Far from highways, a few PCT hikers coming and going, very quiet,…read morewildlife, beautiful views especially when it's clear. The road in is so cool. Lots of different things too look at.

Well maintained trail with lots of shade and high elevation. Some parking available in a small lot…read morenear the beginning of the trailhead. The map had me go through the ski resort next door to safely get to the off road to park. I was confused at first but realized that Google Maps would not break any traffic laws therefore I couldn't cross the double yellow lines and make a left into the lot. The trail was peaceful with birds chirping, the sound of water flowing from a stream and beautiful views. I didn't see a bridge as I had in a couple pictures online, not sure if they removed it? I hiked the trail on the AllTrails app and noticed there was a fork near the bench (about the half-way). It's possible that the bridge was on one of those offshoot trails. The trail leads up to a campground area and also the Discovery ski lift connected with the ski resort nextdoor. A little beyond the trail you will find the PCT. I met five people and two dogs on the trail. It was a beautiful day and a good hike. Oh, I placed my annual pass signature side up on my dashboard of my car for the hike but I'm not sure if anyone checked. I went to what appeared to be a ranger station after my hike and it was closed, no one was there. It said it was open to the public on Saturday I think. Either way it's better safe than sorry. You never know when someone will check for the adventure pass (or interagency pass) so yes, I believe a pass is still recommended.

This has become one of my fave local trails - a great workout, gorgeous views, peace & quiet, small…read morewaterfall, snow in season!! Everything you could want in a trail! I say local but, well, sorta "local" I guess - it's about an hour from the greater LA area near Wrightwood but well worth the drive! Google maps takes you right to the trailhead parking lot - it's small but we've always found parking. There are bathrooms too but sometimes they're locked so plan ahead. AllTrails has the trail right at 4 miles and 1,079 feet elevation gain. But the trail also links up with the PCT so you can go further and I highly recommend it if you can - you'll be rewarded with some pretty incredible sweeping mountain vistas! Last time we went, we did around 7 1/2 miles and just over 1500 feet - I was whooped but it was 100% worth it! And there are no bathrooms along the trail or at the end either. The trail is moderate when there's no snow and mostly shaded - a true mountain pine forest habitat. But when there's snow, I'd bump it up to moderate-hard. The snow can last all the way into late April sometimes - it gets deep and the trail is very narrow in lots of places. With snow on the trail, you'll definitely need micro spikes and poles - and a good trail map bc the snow is deceiving regarding trail width and you'll fall if you misstep. To find the part that links up with the PCT, just keep going at the end of the AllTrails map towards the ski lift to the left and you'll see the signs - about another mile and a half and you'll reach the top and there's all the gorgeous views!! It also shows all the area trails that link up inside the AllTrails app so I highly recommend downloading it before you go bc the signal is very spotty out there. And I would recommend snacks and bear spray too.

Big Horn Mine is a nice escape from the city, without having to travel too far…read more All trails will have you thinking it's a difficult hike, when the main thing to keep in mind is that you need to dress appropriately. Wear hiking boots/shoes and this will be a breeze. The recent fires still show some burn scars and lack of shade, so ideally get in/out before early afternoon. Other than that it's lovely.

Did a little exploring, no signs or maps and we still found it. Such an amazing view!read more

Beautiful spot in nature with many campgrounds nearby…read more The largest pinecones I've seen in southern ca. were here-cool! In the summer they do kayak and paddle board rentals here. Plenty of picnic tables. Great spot for some day use to get out in nature.

I enjoyed this lake a lot. Came here on a Saturday and got here around 3pm. It was super busy and…read morewhen we arrived the parking lot was full. I was directed to go across the street and walk down. Parking was $10 per car and across the street it was free. However, it's a walk from the parking across the street. They also have a yearly pass which is $30. They also have bathrooms close by. We fortunately found parking and unpacked and went down to the lake. There's plenty of space for a lot of people. You can fish, swim and even kayak. There is also a spot to rent out equipment to do all that. We brought our own boats for kayaking. The lake isn't too big, you can go down the whole thing within 10min or less. Very small but it's very calm and beautiful. My family loved it. It's a great spot to hang out and relax. We'll come back again if we're ever in the area.

Nice facilities and the people that work there are wonderful. Very nice place for a group around…read more50-100 people.

would highly recommend for church camps! it is def easy to miss if you're driving at night. I…read moremissed the entrance twice. (also its VERY easy to miss the freeway entrance for this place but because I go to mt high often, I didn't miss it, but a lot of people from my group did miss the freeway exit) I'm not sure how many cabins they have in total but our church used 3 cabins (it was a family retreat so one for women/girls, boys/men, and families with infants. we had 35 people in our party and there were a couple of empty beds in each cabin so not sure how many the limit is. chapel is night and small but yet big enough for a small group. theres a game room downstairs for the kids with pool, ping pong, etc. theres also a basketball court, volleyball court, "swimming pool" (they brought out a slide for us since we had a good amount of kids), outdoor chapel, and campfire. the place is very secluded for retreats but not too far from the city. if you have verizon, you will have service here! cabins are clean, 2 showers, 2 bathrooms in each cabin. food is so good for retreat food! staff is so helpful and so friendly.

We had a lot of fun. The campsites are big. We had 4 tents comfortably on our site. There isn't a…read morelot of level ground though. The toilets were surprisingly clean. The biggest downside was that the highway that runs right by the campsite is really noisy. There are motorcycles constantly. Even all through the night. They woke us up several times. The lake area by the campsite isn't easily accessible so it's better to drive a mile down the road to the main lake parking. We brought kayaks but the lake is narrow and a lot of people are fishing so it wasn't practical to kayak. We were worried about fishing lines. The kids caught a lot of little fish and a few small catfish. The weather in July was beautiful and a nice break from the summer heat. Overall we enjoyed it and would definitely come back again.

Really quite a great campground. There are only about 5 sites, so it's very cozy. Each site has a…read moremoderate amount of privacy, though you can still see other sites from your own. Vault toilets and running water provided. Nearby is Jackson lake and the mescal picnic area. Opportunities for fishing, swimming, and canoeing. I reserved this site on recreation.gov, so I didn't talk to the campground host during my stay (the site had my name on it when I pulled in). I drove to their site to let them know when I was leaving, and the host was super nice! She said that Jackson lake is a water source for a lot of animals, but a clean campsite will discourage unwanted guests. Speaking of.. Please throw away your trash before you go to bed! We had a large animal visitor that went through some trash at a neighboring campsite and then started shaking my truck looking for more! I thought it was hilarious (and a bit terrifying), but I could easily see it being super terrifying if I were tent camping on the ground!