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Established Camping

Boulder Basin

7 Reviews

About

National Forest

San Bernardino National Forest

Overview

Black Mountain Road is is poor condition at this time. 4 Wheel Drive is recommended. The road is currently a high-priority for maintenance, which should be occuring in June, 2023. The San Bernardino National Forest is submitting a proposal to increase fees at various sites across the…

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Access

  • Drive-In
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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)

Features

For Campers

  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Phone Service
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Water Hookups

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7 Reviews

Krystle L.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Jun. 26, 2023

Perfect solitude

Another fabulous time at a wonderful campground! We prefer ones that little harder to get to that offer more solitude. The views from this campground are spectacular. Campground itself doesn’t offer to much other than basic which is fine with us. So much to do and explore here that we will be back…

Month of VisitJuly
Erika V.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Jun. 14, 2022

Love it!

Love camping here via both tent camping and van life. Beautiful surroundings and nature all around. Tricky to get to and recommend 4WD/AWD vehicles. Trailers would be tough on the dirt switch backs. Bathrooms are gnarly but tolerable if you’re in and out quickly. But they are clean and stocked,…

Month of VisitJuly
Leslie R.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2018

Popular campground with easy access to bouldering

This campground fills up quickly with families, hikers, and boulderers. Pretty affordable at only $10 a night. You can also camp at nearby yellow post sites for free. There is bouldering available right in the campground - doesn't get much more convenient than that! Hiking the trails a few minutes…

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Location

Boulder Basin is located in California

Detail location of campground

Directions

From Idyllwild, travel north for about 8 miles on State Route 243. Turn right onto Black Mountain Road/Forest Route 4S01 and continue about 5 miles to the campground. Black Mountain Road is an unpaved forest road, not recommended for low clearance vehicles or trailers.

Address

PO Box 518
Idyllwild, CA 92549

Coordinates

33.8263889 N
116.7538889 W

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