Best Dispersed Camping near Pine Mountain Club, CA

Recent Dispersed Reviews near Pine Mountain Club, California

5 Reviews of 7 Pine Mountain Club Campgrounds

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  robherr

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 14, 2018

  Chorma Camp in Matilija Wilderness

  Windy and high, Chorma Camp is a quick stop

  Chorma Camp is the first spot you will encounter on the hike south through Cherry Creek. Situated high on a bluff it gets lots of wind, and with very little shelter around to break it, if you camp here you will get the brunt of it.

  There are no amenities at any of the campsites in this area, they are all primitive dispersed camp areas.

  Continuing on past Chorma if you can make it to Maple it is better campsite down in the valley.

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  Paul O.

  Guide

  

  Mar. 28, 2022

  Los Padres NF - Dispersed Camp

  No disperse camping allowed along the 33.

  There is a nice hike-in campsite about 1.5 miles up the Chorro Grande trail called Oak Camp. I think the other review here might be unintentionally implying that camping along the 33 is allowed. It isn't. This is from the district web page:

  "Disperse camping is NOT allowed on Hwy 33, the Rose Valley Recreation Area or the Pine Mountain Recreation Area or Matilija Canyon Rd. These are Restricted Use Zones."

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  Natalie T.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 23, 2024

  Carrizzo Plain National Monument Dispersed

  Rolling Hills & Plains

  ☆ No target shooting allowed ☆ Arrived on a drizzly day & tried going further down the road to other more secluded camping spots. However the dirt road was slick & minivan, loaded down, was slipping & sliding. Backtracked to a nice spot, camaflouged by a small hill, it'll protect my gear tent. This is open castle range.

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  Jessica P.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 12, 2021

  Los Padres NF - Dispersed Camp

  Good place after a long hike

  This site is next to chorro grande trail which is about a 9 mile hike. After your long hike of you want to rest go up the mountain site across and it’s an awesome place to camp out. This is dispersed campsite. You will also come across many people parked on the side for those who hike the trails so if you go up the little hill mountain you can camp out peacefully with awesome sunrise and sunsets.

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  robherr

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 12, 2018

  Big Cone Camp - Santa Paula Canyon

  Local easy hike to great waterfalls

  This is a fairly easy hike through what would not be considered a typical hike. It starts off going through Thomas Aquinas College, winding through horse property and oil fields, before finally opening up into Santa Paula Canyon. The trail has changed many times over the years because of the nature of flooding through the canyon, but follow the signs through the middle of the canyon and the main trail will head up the mountain to the right.

  Atop the hill on the saddle, nestled among the trees is the primitive Big Cone campsite. It is one of my favorite spots simply because it is close and when my kids were young it was a fairly easy hike to get to, and there's a nice reward when you get there.

  From Big Cone Camp you can easily reach the waterfalls and pools that make this area known as the "punch bowls". Depending on weather and water conditions there are some nice water rock slides, and a few pools you can jump from the cliffs into.

  Please pack out your trash. Because this hike is local and easy, there are many party people that frequent the area and leave their trash.