San Gabriel Mountains
California · National Monument
The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument offers stunning landscapes and a variety of outdoor activities, including hiking and wildlife viewing.
Campgrounds
- Buckhorn Campground — April to October · $20 · 6,498 ft
- Chilao Campground — April to October · $20 · 5,304 ft
- Coldbrook Campground — first come, first served · April to October · $20 · 3,345 ft · reserve
- Crystal Lake Campground — Seasonal · $20 · 5,732 ft
- Horse Flats Campground — April to October · $20 · 5,688 ft
- Manker Flat Campground — April to October · $20 · 6,009 ft
- Monte Cristo Campground — April to October · $20 · 3,566 ft
- Mt. Pacifico Campground — Seasonal · $5–$30 · 7,102 ft
Top trails
- Mount San Antonio and Mount Baldy Notch Trail — 10.0 mi · Loop
- Bridge to Nowhere via East Fork Trail — 9.7 mi · 892 ft gain · 3h 41m · Out & back
- Sturtevant Falls Trail — 3.3 mi · Out & back
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall — 8.6 mi · Out & back
- Mount San Antonio via Baldy Bowl Trail — 8.1 mi · Out & back
More trails here: Mount Baldy via Devil's Backbone Trail, Josephine Peak Trail, Big Horn Mine Trail, Bear Creek Trail, Bear Canyon Trail, Chantry Flat to Hoagee's Camp Loop and Sturtevant Falls, Josephine Peak via Colby Canyon Trail, Mount Waterman Trail, South Fork Trail, Silver Moccasin Trail, Alimony ridge, Strawberry Peak Trail, Manzanita Trail, Idlehour Trail, Dagger Flat Trail, Colby Canyon Trail, Buck Canyon Trail, Alder Creek Trail, Sturtevant Trail, Mount Wilson Trail, East Fork Trail, Los Pinetos Trail, Pleasant View Ridge, Barley Flats Trail -UNMAINTAINED-, Islip Wawona Trail, Heaton Flat Trail, Lower Monroe Truck Trail, Devil's Chair Trail, Stone Canyon Trail, North Backbone Trail, Rim Trail, Fall Creek Road (UNMAINTAINED), Vincent Gulch Trail, Pigeon Ridge Firebreak, Allison Mine Trail, Devils Canyon Trail, Pack Trail, Kenyon-Devore Trail, Lower Sam Merrill Trail, Valley Forge Trail, Dark Canyon Trail, El Prieto Trail, Boy Scout Trail, Middle Sam Merrill Trail, Windy Gap Trail, Oak Spring Trail, Iron Mountain Trail, Mount Hillyer Trail, Ken Burton Trail, Winter Creek trail, Doc Larsen Trail, Hawkins Ridge Trail, Bailey Canyon Trail, Silver Fish Truck Trail, Burkhart Trail, Condor Peak Trail, Gabrielino Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Trail Canyon Trail, Gabrilieno Trail / Silver Moccasin Trail, Lower Monroe Trail, Fall Creek Trail, Firebreak, Upper Winter Creek Trail.
Visiting
Fees — Adventure Pass: $30, Adventure Pass (other): $5, America the Beautiful Pass: $80.
Parking: An Adventure Pass or Interagency Pass must be displayed at most developed trailheads and recreation sites; not all sites carry this requirement. High visitor use has made illegal parking a management concern — park only in designated or legal spots.. Dogs allowed on leash. Phone: (626) 335-1251.
Coordinates: 34.2880, -117.6516. Official website.
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