Angeles National Forest · California
Mt. Waterman #2
3.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1310W05 · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike
Trailhead Buckhorn Day-Use Area Drive there
Buckhorn Day-Use Area the Forest Service's write-up
Adventure Pass or America the Beautiful Pass required. · reservation required
This site is located right off from Angeles Crest Highway (CA-2) with a view of the surrounding mountains to the north. It is popular with hikers due to its proximity to the Mt. Waterman Trail.
Amenities: 4 total picnic tables--including 3 regular picnic tables and 1 group picnic table. No FS provided fire appliances. 1 vault toilet. Trash receptacles. No drinking water available.
Hiking: Access to the Mt. Waterman Trail
This hike on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Angeles National Forest
About this trail's facts
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
