San Bernardino National Forest · California

Pct Section 13

6.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 2000.13 · trail class 3 · typical grade 5-8%

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 34.2754, -117.0507 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Splinters Cabin Day Use Area the Forest Service's write-up

Located adjacent to Deep Creek in the Lake Arrowhead area.

Splinters Cabin is an excellent starting point to visit Deep Creek in the Lake Arrowhead area. The world renown Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is a short walk from the parking lot, and the PCT traveling north from Splinter's follows Deep Creek for 14 miles.

Deep Creek is a popular native trout fishery and swimming is another favorite visitor activity in the area.

Splinters Cabin was built in 1922 by Le Roy Raymond. Le Roy and his brother had visited the area in 1918 and applied for permits to build the cabin, completing it in 1922. Ley Roy dedicated the cabin "Splinters", since his wife always stated everything he built seemed to be full of splinters.

Restrictions <div><img alt="Pacific Crest Trail Logo" src="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/FSEPRD957438.svg" style=" height: 55px;" /></div><strong>Note: </strong>Bicycles and motorized vehicles are not permitted on the Pacific Crest Trail.

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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.