Barton Flats Family Campground
Reviewed Jul. 4, 2021

Great Location, great timing!

On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, my boyfriend & I came here on our first moto-camping trip together where we serendipitously found a geocache from the year we started dating and got to see the comet Neowise from the top of the nearby mountain just a short hike away from our site, #23. From L.A., it was 80 highway miles out to CA-38, which was beautifully lined with orange trees until it began gently and majestically wrapping around mountainsides. We stopped first in Angeles Oaks for food and supplies and then again at Jenks Lake, just half-a-mile before the entrance to the campsite -- but be forewarned, they close the gates here early and they will lock you in!! We backed our bikes into the#23 spot of the Barton Flats Campgrounds around 4pm and swiftly began setting up the tent as the sun passed just below the tops of the trees. Luckily our host came by with some firewood which we happily purchased just before heading up the hill across from our site overlooking a gorgeous sunset. Overall, I wouldn't choose our particular site again, as it was close to the roads, mostly in the sand and in between the bathroom and the check in building, but we definitely had enough room, and were grateful for the running water, flush toilets and animal-proof metal boxes for our food, etc. If we come back, we'd likely choose a spot between #8-#14, which was deeper in the 'woods' and right at the base of the hill we took the short hike up to view the sunset over the valley and later, see Neowise.

SiteSite 23
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Barton Flats Family Campground by Kim , July 4, 2021
  • Review photo of Barton Flats Family Campground by Kim , July 4, 2021
  • Review photo of Barton Flats Family Campground by Kim , July 4, 2021
  • Review photo of Barton Flats Family Campground by Kim , July 4, 2021
  • Review photo of Barton Flats Family Campground by Kim , July 4, 2021
  • Review photo of Barton Flats Family Campground by Kim , July 4, 2021
  • Review photo of Barton Flats Family Campground by Kim , July 4, 2021
  • Review photo of Barton Flats Family Campground by Kim , July 4, 2021
  • Review photo of Barton Flats Family Campground by Kim , July 4, 2021
  • Review photo of Barton Flats Family Campground by Kim , July 4, 2021
  • Review photo of Barton Flats Family Campground by Kim , July 4, 2021
  • Review photo of Barton Flats Family Campground by Kim , July 4, 2021
  • Review photo of Barton Flats Family Campground by Kim , July 4, 2021