Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
California · National Monument
The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument offers stunning landscapes, diverse wildlife, and numerous hiking trails. It's a haven for nature enthusiasts and provides breathtaking views of the surrounding desert and mountains.
Top trails
- Bump and Grind Trail — 4.0 mi · 1,047 ft gain · 1h 51m · Loop
- San Jacinto Peak from The Tramway — 10.4 mi · Out & back
- Skyline Route: Cactus to Clouds — 19.6 mi · 50 ft gain · 6h 34m · Out & back
- Tahquitz Canyon Loop — 1.5 mi · 273 ft gain · 39m · Loop
- Hopalong Cassidy Trail — 8.1 mi one way · 2,388 ft gain · 3h 54m · Point to point
More trails here: trail from Valerie to Agua Alta Spring, Art Smith Trail, Live Oak Springs Trail, Boo Hoff Trail, Pinyon Trail, Skyline Trail, North Lykken Trail, South Lykken Trail, Wild Horse Trail, Caramba Trail, Hahn Buena Vista Trail, West Fork North Trail, Round Valley Trail, Bear Creek Trail, Dry Wash Trail, Maynard Mine Trail, Sawmill Trail, Palm Canyon Epic Trail, Martinez Mountain Trail, Victor Trail, Clara Burgess Trail, Fern Canyon Trail, Indian Potrero Trail, Peak Trail, Cactus Springs Trail, Vandeventer Trail, Willow Creek Trail, Murray Canyon Trail, Cathedral Trail, East Fork Trail, Sheep Mountain Trail, Garstin Trail, Herb Jeffries Trail, Wellman's Cienaga Trail, Carrizo Canyon, High Trail, Coffman Trail, Dead Indian Canyon, Earl Henderson Trail, Shannon Trail, Cedar Trail, Goat Trails Outlet, Thielman Trail (aka Bogert), Berns Trail (aka Creeping Bob Hope), Kings Trail, Mike Schuler Trail, Alexander Trail, Little Tahquitz Valley Trail, Desert View Trail, Andreas Canyon South Trail, Apache Spring Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail (ALT), West Fork Trail, Palm Canyon Trail, Cedar Springs Trail, Wild Horse Trail (Alternate), Canyon Loop.
Visiting
Parking: Overnight camping at Pinyon Flat Campground carries per-night fees ($8 per family site, $15 per group or equestrian site, first-come, first-served), but these are camping fees, not day-use parking fees.. Dogs allowed on leash. Phone: (760) 862-9984.
Coordinates: 33.6354, -116.4106. Official website.
Get the Explore app for offline maps, live conditions, and every spot in California. Data sources.