Campo Alto Campground

Cool campground with some great views. When we went 7/7-7/10 many of the sites were closed due to hazardous trees (which is why the closures seem a little random). When we saw the camp hosts a couple days in they mentioned they had just been notified the Friday of 4th of July weekend that the sites would have to be closed. Sites are very big a spread out. Our last night we were the only people in our part of the campground. There’s only two bathrooms and they are spread far from each other but pretty clean. No water, no bear boxes, so be prepared for that—though we didn’t see any bears and the general store is about a 15 minute drive away. For whatever reason maps makes it seem like it will take 50 minutes to get there, but it’s much shorter. Some of the road is pretty rough as you get deeper into the campground. Best views are if you walk through the group sites—really spectacular sunset watching there. Weather really varied for us. First night was very cold and quite windy and I wish I had thought ahead to bring a heavier jacket. Wind calmed the next day and the rest of our time there it wasn’t really present in the evening. Day time temps were nice—sweatshirts in the morning, but then easily could be in tanks and shorts during the day—never too warm. We stayed at site 16.

Situated at the top of a mountain this place has become a favorite. Though only a few hours away from Los Angeles it feels secluded. Both times I've been here it was sparsely occupied and with plenty of distance between campsites. The bathrooms are in good order and rangers drive by every now and then to check on people. The stars can be seen past the canopies and the sunsets are otherworldly, if you're an Angelino at least. It's an easy drive to a general store as well, in case you forget any ingredients for a stew or the buns for your hotdogs.