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About This Campground
Escape from the city to the remote and beautiful McGill Campground. The campground, bursting with views of mountains and valleys, is an ideal base for several biking and hiking trails.
A dense stand of Jeffrey pine and ponderosa pine shade the campground and each campsite is nicely…
About This Campground
Escape from the city to the remote and beautiful McGill Campground. The campground, bursting with views of mountains and valleys, is an ideal base for several biking and hiking trails.
A dense stand of Jeffrey pine and ponderosa pine shade the campground and each campsite is nicely spaced.
Recreation
Explore the area along the accessible Exploration Trail, Mount Pinos Trail and McGill Campground Trail. McGill is for hiking and biking and meanders along 3.7 miles of scenery.
Facilities
McGill has two group campsites, each having a central barbeque and gathering area. Group Camp 1 has parking for 13 vehicles, Group Camp 2 has parking for 10 vehicles. There are 73 individual campsites. Each individual campsite offers a picnic table and campfire ring.
Natural Features
McGill Campground sits in a mixed tall pine forest in the Pinos Mountains, at an altitude of 7,300 feet, just over an hour's drive from the campground. It is quiet and serene landscape with terrific views of the valleys below.
Nearby Attractions
Head out on the Jacinto Reyes National Scenic Byway, which travels past breathtaking cliffs, rock formations and lush riparian areas.
ADA Access: N
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
For Vehicles
- Water Hookups
- Max Length: 35 ft.
Features
For Campers
Add Camper Info- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
Add Vehicle Info- Water Hookups
- Max Length: 35 ft.
Access
- Drive InPark next to your campsite
- Walk InPark in a lot, walk to your campsite

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Smelly Beauty
Our journey to this campground started after a failed attempt to camp at Sequoia National Forest. On our way to the forest, the air was so thick from the SQF complex fire that we turned around and stopped at a parking lot near Taco Bell to plan our next move. After a lunch of packed sandwiches and…
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Beautiful and serene
We love camping at McGill we had a great time camping this Labor Day weekend !! We love the camp hosts Harry and Carey and we were even going to try to squeeze in one more weekend trip here and as we were leaving they shut down all the national forests in California because of the fire dangers…

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Location
McGill Campground and Group Campground is located in California
Directions
From Los Angeles: Take I-5 north past the Gorman exit to Frazier Mountain Park Road exit. Go west on Frazier Mountain Park Road for 7 miles to the intersection of Lockwood Valley Rd. Keep right and proceed on Cuddy Valley Road. Continue 5 miles to the "Y" in the road and veer left. Proceed 5 more miles past the first snow gate to the second snow gate. McGill Campground entrance is on the right side of the road.
Coordinates
34.81555508 N
119.09833367 W