USDA Forest Service · California
Mt. Pacifico Campground
USDA Forest Service · California, United States · in San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,018 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- UPPER PACIFICO RD SYS (NFSR 3N17H) · native material · high clearance vehicles
About
US Forest Service campground. This site not regularly maintained. Located near the western boundary of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, the campground is accessed by driving the 3N17 FS road from Mill Creek Summit side. Both road 3N17, and the access road to Mt. Pacifico Campground, are open to street legal and off-highway vehicles, while road 3N90 (aka "Roundtop Road") is only open to street-legal vehicles. Campsites are first-come-first-served. Interagency Pass or Adventure Pass required for vehicles parked at this campground. The Pacific Crest Trail passes 1/2 mile north downslope of the campground. Not RV accessible. 7100 'elevation.10 tent-only sites. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Fees
Overnight Use:
Single Site: $5 per night
Day Use:
$5 per vehicle per day
Adventure Passes are Honored for Day Use:
$30 per annual
$5 per secondary annual
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 32° | 19° | 65° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 47° | 29° | 14° | 68° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 47° | 31° | 17° | 76° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 55° | 35° | 23° | 71° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 41° | 27° | 79° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 50° | 35° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 57° | 46° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 56° | 48° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 51° | 40° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 45° | 30° | 79° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 57° | 38° | 23° | 70° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 49° | 33° | 20° | 62° | 7 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.
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- Coulter Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 1 sites
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