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3.9 (7 reviews)

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Mostly groomed path from one camp to another 14 total sites
Miss T.

Easy drive if you stay on path a few bumps in road, the entrance is a little washboard and 5 mp does it ok. I recommend that you arrive prior to sundown if possible. Heads up as an RVer, this camp ground is popular with climber and they think nothing of walking through your camp area so they can make a climb. It was odd but happen several times during my stay here. Large groups would pile in a single campsite and of course the noice level goes up...I'm just saying. If you can camp here during week, incredible little desert paradise

Chi T.

Sawtooth Canyon Campground is in New Jack City. To get here, take the I-15 North and exit on Barstow Rd (Hwy 247). Go south for about 15 miles and turn right onto a dirt road at mile marker 63. Drive until you reach a fork, turn left here. There is no designated spot for all the sites. Rather, they're sprawled throughout the park. If there is a table with benches under an awning, bbq pit and fire pit, then it's a site. You might want to be watchful because there is glass all over the ground. My bf and I camped for MLK weekend. We got there past midnight on Friday and found one spot open. Unfortunately, it was next to an RV that had its generator running. All. Night. Long. Needless to say, it was annoying. The following morning, we were able to find another site, so we moved. On Saturday night, we basically had that part of the park to ourselves. There was no one at the sites next to us, so it was perfect. So, basically, Sawtooth is a dry campground, which means there is no water anywhere, so you'll need to bring enough for your stay. There are only vault toilets, but there might not be one near your site, so you might have to do a little walking to get to one, OR, you can just go anywhere else. After all, the whole park is your bathroom. The toilets are clean though. It's a first come, first serve so no reservations are taken. Each site has a table for your camp stove, a fire pit and a bbq pit in case you want to have a family reunion there, in the desert. And the best part? It's FREE! I would recommend this campground if you're just looking for a place to rest your weary for the night.

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Great, clean and wide open camping. Great climbing all around. A great place to camp, and super easy to get to.

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Serrano Campground - Site #87

Serrano Campground

4.3(258 reviews)
28.4 mi

Stay Dates: 9/4 to 9/6 (Labor Day weekend) Group size: 4…read moreadults, 2 kids Sites: 105 & 108 We booked this campsite 6 months in advance due to its popularity. Since we wanted to stay here on Labor Day weekend, we were excited to score two sites for the long weekend. Upon arriving to the campground (after driving up the winding roads up to Big Bear), we checked in at the booth and then proceeded to our sites. After backing into the parkin space, we got out of our truck and wanted to scout the area before unloading our gear. The first thing we noticed was that the area was HUGE. There was seemingly enough space to pitch at least 4 large tents at one site! It was also pretty well-maintained and clean, too. Our stay was brief, but pleasant. We enjoy the mostly quiet nighttime hours. The other highlight of this campground were the clean hot water showers. It's nice that you don't have to pay extra to use the showers (unlike some other campgrounds). The only downside was the struggle to push the silver button for the shower because the water doesn't stay on long enough if you just press it once. We didn't do any hiking this time around, but we did make a visit to the Big Bear Village and the Alpine Coaster during out weekend stay. Overall, this is an excellent campground in Big Bear Lake and it's worth the 6-month lead time for booking since its location and cleanliness are top-notch!

We loved the clean restrooms and the hot showers…read more We also loved having hosts in the campground, which helped keep the campground quiet at night. This campground has a lot of tall trees that provide plenty of shade, especially in the Evening Star Loop. We chose Site #111 in the Lake View Loop because the map described it as shaded. We found that it is actually only partially shaded. If you bring a canopy, it would be perfect. Note: Site #111 is located near the sewage container. I would definitely camp here again, but next time I will choose Site #114 instead. All of the sites are very clean, and the hosts drive around the campground from time to time to check on things, which made me feel very safe.

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4.2(68 reviews)
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This was our second time camping at Green Valley Lake Campground. Site 037 is small compared to the…read moreother sites but it was perfect for our little group of 4. There were surrounding trees so there's varying levels of shade throughout the day. There's a dumpster and recycling bin next to the campsite where you can throw trash and recyclable beverage containers. Bathrooms and grounds were kept clean by the nice camp host. Despite recent reviews, we decided we would chance it and stick with our reservations even with the mean lady camp host but she seems to have left the campground altogether and now it is only Jason camphosting. He was very nice and a funny guy to chat with! Craft's Peak Trail is a little less than 1 mile on the other side of the campground which is a nice moderate hike. The only downside were the yellowjackets! They would always come after us when food was out during the day. Our friends pup got stung by one. Cell service is very spotty. Perfect place to unplug from the grind!

Rasist lady! We had first asked a park Ranger by the name of Joseph if we could have music, he…read moretold us "yes you can, and the level you have it at is perfect but not any louder" Moments later while chopping wood for the fire pit, a white woman near our campsite (#26) comes towards us with a nasty attitude. She says that it's her day off and that the music on the campsite is not allowed. She was literally yelling at us and this was our first time speaking to this woman. Understandable to be mad if you this was our second warning but it was not. We did nothing wrong we just did not know. She came at us with intentions to fight and did not try to communicate with us. We told her that the other ranger told us that the music was fine. THEN she calls Joseph on speaker and starts getting mad at him and legit arguing with him in front of us. We literally tuned off the music and gave her what she wanted but she would not leave our spot. She said that she was gonna call the cops. But we were not fighting or arguing.... We gave her what she wanted. She said "if you get difficult I will have to start recording for my protection" CLASIC Karen move. The literal next day, our camp neighbors had music (in English) and she had not problem with it. We heard that music the whole day. But let it not be music in Spanish cause they she feels the need to record.... After this embarrassing interaction, both rangers actively avoided us.... We reserved the week and only spent 1 night. The spot was great, the staff not so much.

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