USDA Forest Service · California
Dark Canyon Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- No
- Elevation
- 5,856 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- DARK CANYON CAMPGROUND (NFSR 4S02A) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- San Bernardino National Forest
- Nearest town
- Pine Wood
- Phone
- N/A
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.
If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 34° | 20° | 68° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 51° | 32° | 17° | 70° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 54° | 34° | 22° | 82° | 8 of 11 |
| April | 62° | 39° | 28° | 77° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 71° | 45° | 32° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 83° | 54° | 41° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 61° | 50° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 59° | 50° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 54° | 43° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 70° | 46° | 32° | 83° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 62° | 39° | 24° | 72° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 55° | 35° | 21° | 68° | 8 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Marion Mountain · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 27 sites
- Fern Basin · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 23 sites
- Boulder Basin · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 37 sites
- Black Mountain (San Bernardino) · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 1 sites
- Idyllwild Regional Park · City, County & Regional Parks · 4 mi
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