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Chimney Creek Campground

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About

Bureau of Land Management

Chimney Creek Campground is located within Chimney Peak Recreation Area and is cherry stemmed out of Owens Peak Wilderness. The campground contains 36 sites and is nestled among beautiful pinyon pines, grey pines, and oaks along Chimney Creek at 5,700 feet in elevation. Each site in the campground has a picnic table and fire ring. Potable water is available during the summer months near the very end of the campground loop at site 36. During the summer, days can be warm and dry. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail crosses Canebrake Road just south of the campground. Chimney Creek Trail, a primitive route along Chimney Creek, starts at the cattle guard a half mile from the start of the campground road.

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Kevin M.

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Reviewed Jun. 1, 2021

Remote and quiet

If you like to stay off the beaten path and away from crowds. The this is a spot to check out. Stayed memorial weekend. We were one out of about 5 campers in the area.

. They have primitive bathrooms . No potable water. So bring water. It is buggy. Ants, nats, mosquitos. Look for spots with shade cause it gets hot. . Sites from 19 to 36 are pretty nice.

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Tommy B.

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Reviewed Apr. 9, 2021

We will be back

This is a good, secluded, peaceful place to unwind. The dirt road to get there was totally doable in our Transit Van. We will be back.

paul B.

Guide

Reviewed Dec. 5, 2020

glass is half full or half empty depending on how you camp

remote camping site that most sites are overgrown. on other hand this leaves about 6-8 sites randomly placed among the original 30. so all sites are pretty far apart. some pit toliets that are open (at least 1, maybe 2) water appears to have been turned off. on plus side many sites have nice shade, but bugs are a problem in summer because of small creek. overall a great place to get away from crowd at the foot of the sierra moutains.

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Location

Chimney Creek Campground is located in California

Directions

Follow highway CA-178 approximately 30 miles east of the town of Lake Isabella and turn north onto Canebreak Road. Follow this graded dirt road approximately 9 miles to the prominent junction of Canebrake and Long Valley/ Chimney Basin Roads and continue straight (right fork). The campground will be on the right in an additional 2 miles. The campground road includes spurs to numerous sites. Potable water during the summer months is located at the very end of the campground road (1 mile).