Serrano
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- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:08 UTC
- A night
- $44–$87Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 116109 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 9 notices
In the agency’s own words
Serrano Campground is a beautiful place for campers to come to enjoy beautiful Big Bear Lake. It is a scenic and fairly modern campground that provides access to a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities. Keep reading
Recreation
Visitors enjoy access to a number of hiking and mountain biking trails found within a short distance of the campground. The Alpine Pedal Path and the Cougar Crest Trail are nearby and provide access to the Pacific Crest Trail. The Big Bear Ranger Station is within a mile of the campground. Rangers can provide maps of the area and answer any questions about trails. Fishing and boating at Big Bear Lake are popular activities. The campground does not provide direct access to the lake, but a boat ramp is available about a mile away. Anglers can look forward to a possible catch of trout, bass, catfish, carp, bluegill and crappie, among others.
Facilities
The campground offers more than a hundred sites for tent and RV camping. A couple dozen sites provide full utility hookups for RVs and a dump station, with a $10 fee, is located within the campground. Each site is equipped with tables and campfire rings with grills. Firewood is available for purchase. Accessible flush toilets, showers and drinking water are provided. There is street parking available outside of the campground.
Natural Features
The campground is located in the San Bernardino Mountains, within walking distance of the lake. Accessed by the Rim of the World Scenic Byway, the campground is situated in a mountainous, pine forest setting. Sagebrush grows alongside the paved roads.
Nearby Attractions
The Big Bear Discovery Center is located across the street from the entrance of the campground. A visitor center, interpretive trails and educational programs are available, as well as accessible flush restroom facilities. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (909) 866-8550.
Charges & Cancellations
Rules & Reservation Policies As you make travel plans that include reservations on Recreation.gov, there are standard policies that apply to most locations of which you should be aware. Do keep in mind, however, that there are many exceptions, so it is best to review reservation information listed on individual facility pages for those policies and procedures that pertain to your specific locations. Any location or activity requiring a permit or lottery will have unique requirements and policies. Please check individual facility pages for pertinent information for those sites. Booking Window For most locations, you can reserve six months in advance of your stay for individual sites and 12 months in advance for group sites. There are some exceptions, so it is best to check with each facility. Change and Cancellation Policies and Fees Overnight and Day Use Facilities: To ensure fairness, reservation arrival or departure dates may not be changed beyond the booking window until 18 days after booking the reservation. Camping / Day Use: A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation (including campsites, cabins, lookouts, group facilities, etc.). The $10.00 service fee will be deducted from the refund amount. You can cancel or change reservations through Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777. Tours & Tickets: You may request changes to tour dates at no cost before the arrival date. If you cancel before your tour date, you may be eligible for a refund. Cancellation fees apply. Please check the tour facility description details page for cancellation policies. Permits: Varies by location. Please check the permit details for the permit location. Late Cancellations Overnight and Day Use Facilities: Late cancellations are those cancelled between 12:01 a.m. (Eastern) on the day before arrival and check out time on the day after arrival. Individual Campsites: If a customer cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival they will be charged a $10.00 service fee and will also forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a single night's reservation will forfeit the entire use fee but no cancellation fee will apply. Cabins / Lookouts: Customers will be charged a $10.00 cancellation fee and forfeit the first night's use fee if a cabin or lookout reservation is cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee. Group Facility: If a customer cancels a group overnight facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date they will be charged the $10.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's use fee. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee. Group Day Use Area: If a customer cancels a group day use facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date, they will forfeit the total day use fee with no service fee charge. No-Shows Camping / Day Use: A camping no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Reserved campsites and group overnight facilities will be held until check-out time on the day following your scheduled arrival. Group day-use facilities will be held until check-in time on your scheduled arrival date. If a customer does not arrive at the campground or group facility by check-out time the day after arrival or does not cancel the reservation by the times listed under "Late Cancellations" above, the customer may be assessed a $20.00 service fee and forfeit use fees. Tours: A tour or ticket no-show is one who does not cancel a ticket before arrival and does not arrive for the tour. Tour no-shows are not entitled to a refund. Refunds Customers must request refunds no later than 14 days after the scheduled departure date. Recreation.gov will not grant refund requests after 14 days of departure. Reservation Fee: For some facilities, tours or permits an additional reservation fee is charged. For some overnight and day-use facilities, an additional non-refundable reservation fee may apply. The non-refundable reservation fee for tours and tickets is $1.00. The non-refundable reservation fee for permits varies by location. Refunds for Bankcard Purchases: Refunds for bank card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank card. Refunds for Check or Cash Purchases: Refunds for Recreation.gov payments made by check or money order, and cash payments at selected campgrounds will be issued a check refund. A refund will be processed within 30 days of receipt and approval. Please Note: Refund requests made during or after departure can only be processed when approved by the facility management staff based upon local policy. Refunds for Emergency Closures: In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team will attempt to notify users and offer alternate dates (as appropriate). If this is not possible, reservations will be cancelled and all fees paid will be refunded. Reservation fees for free tickets are non-refundable in the event of an emergency closure. Recreation.gov Billing Information Reservation transaction will appear on customer's credit card statements as "Recreation.gov 877-444-6777." Changes to Policies and Procedures Recreation.gov reserves the right, when necessary, to modify reservation policies. These policies were last updated July
What the agency tells you
Check-in 2:00 pm and/or after. Late arrivals must occupy their reserved site no later than 4:00pm the following day. Check out time is at 12 noon.
Maximum 8 people on a single site, at this time 16 max on a double site.
In accordance with standard industry practices, Mountain Top Recreation will be assessing a $8 additional vehicle fee per night on the second vehicle in each single family campsite, and on the third and fourth vehicles in any double family campsite, provided these vehicles are not joined to the first vehicle by a hitch and towed onto the site. In the case of motorcycles, the first two are considered to be one vehicle and the third and fourth are also considered to be one vehicle. No additional vehicle fees are collected for bicycles. The fee will be collected at the campground if you did not pay for the Extra Vehicle Add On. Extra vehicles must fit on the parking spur at your site.
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Snowberry RV Loop is for RV camping. Electricity can be limited during high capacity usage.
No more than one rv per single campsite, two per double site. Two vehicles maximum on a single site, four on a double site.
Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed
We do not have 50 amp electrical for electric cars. Do not book an RV electric for this usage.
Quiet time is from 10pm till 6 am. Industrial generators are not permitted at anytime.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 116
- Hookups
- 27 electric, 32 water, 30 sewer
- Longest rig
- 40 ft
- Paved pads
- All
- Accessible sites
- 8
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- 71 of 73 sites
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- FLUSH TOILETS on 73 of 116 campsite records, ACCESSIBLE FLUSH TOILETS on 5 of 116 campsite records
- Showers
- Accessible Showers
- ACCESSIBLE SHOWERS on 3 of 116 campsite records
- Drinking water
- Yes
- DRINKING WATER on 74 of 116 campsite records, DRINKING WATER (HAND PUMP) on 3 of 116 campsite records, ACCESSIBLE DRINKING WATER on 5 of 116 campsite records
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Firewood
- Sold here
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake
- Backpacking
- Biking
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Information Site
- Ranger programs
- Paddle Boating
- Ranger Station
- Stargazing
- Visitor center
- Water sports
- Night sky · 1114th darkest of 1,201 in CA
- Bortle 4
Full this Saturdayread 16:08 UTC
How full the weekend is nationally.
1 campground has sites open within 30 miles, read 16:08 UTC. See them
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Every one of the 108 sites on offer is taken this Friday and Saturday. 67 are free on Wed, Oct 21. read 16:08 UTC Why the weekend fills and the week doesn’t
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What you actually pay
“In accordance with standard industry practices, Mountain Top Recreation will be assessing a $8 additional vehicle fee per night on the second vehicle in each single family campsite, and on the third and fourth vehicle…” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own agency notice
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $44–$87 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“Camping / Day Use: A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation (including campsites, cabins, lookouts, group facilities, etc.). The $10.00 service fee will be deducted from the refund amount.” · this campground’s own no-show terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 7
Open within 30 miles this weekend · 1
Sites the agency is offering this Friday and Saturday that nobody has taken, nearest first. read 16:08 UTC
- PineknotSan Bernardino National Forest · 2.4 mi · 2 of 94 site-nights open
recreation.gov availability, read 16:08 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
116 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 106 mapped sitesAll 116 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 109 of the 116 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 116 of the 116 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| EVENING STAR DBL | 069/70 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 86 ft | 1,335 ft | 262 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR DBL | 073/74 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 71 ft | 1,341 ft | 320 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR DBL | 076/77 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 72 ft | 1,233 ft | 288 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR DBL | 081/82 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 63 ft | 1,189 ft | 514 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR DBL | 084/85 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 71 ft | 1,079 ft | 615 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR DBL | 092/93 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 68 ft | 903 ft | 438 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR DBL | FS2NNN | standard nonelectric | $44–$87 | ||||||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 065 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | yes | 107 ft | 1,157 ft | 93 ft | $44–$87 | |
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 066 | type not stated | 40 ft | 30 amp | $79 | ||||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 067 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 86 ft | 1,249 ft | 179 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 068 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | yes | 88 ft | 1,277 ft | 205 ft | $44–$87 | |
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 071 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 93 ft | 1,376 ft | 303 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 072 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 75 ft | 1,306 ft | 257 ft | $44–$87 | |
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 075 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 71 ft | 1,270 ft | 259 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 078 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 72 ft | 1,281 ft | 360 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 079 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 62 ft | 1,246 ft | 412 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 080 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 62 ft | 1,184 ft | 385 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 083 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 63 ft | 1,126 ft | 499 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 086 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 62 ft | 1,012 ft | 619 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 087 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 62 ft | 985 ft | 578 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 088 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 54 ft | 1,022 ft | 483 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 089 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 54 ft | 998 ft | 441 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 090 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 76 ft | 930 ft | 494 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 091 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 60 ft | 968 ft | 398 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 094 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 51 ft | 931 ft | 305 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 095 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 51 ft | 881 ft | 338 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 096 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 113 ft | 873 ft | 248 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 097 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 65 ft | 924 ft | 151 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 098 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 65 ft | 973 ft | 134 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 099 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 85 ft | 1,010 ft | 59 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 100 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 85 ft | 1,051 ft | 61 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| EVENING STAR SNGL | 101 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 89 ft | 1,091 ft | 56 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 102 | type not stated | 40 ft | 30 amp | $79 | ||||
| LAKE VIEW | 103 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 90 ft | 902 ft | 328 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 104 | type not stated | 40 ft | Flush Toilets listed | $79 | ||||
| LAKE VIEW | 105 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 74 ft | 833 ft | 175 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 106 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 58 ft | 828 ft | 242 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 107 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 58 ft | 786 ft | 185 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 108 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 74 ft | 772 ft | 89 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 109/110 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 74 ft | 737 ft | 113 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 111 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | yes | 62 ft | 683 ft | 76 ft | $44–$87 | |
| LAKE VIEW | 112/113 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 62 ft | 624 ft | 89 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 114 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 118 ft | 585 ft | 200 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 115/116 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 64 ft | 581 ft | 374 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 117 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 40 ft | 606 ft | 422 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 118 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 39 ft | 638 ft | 434 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 119 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 39 ft | 668 ft | 401 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 120 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 44 ft | 712 ft | 351 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 121 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 44 ft | 756 ft | 344 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 122 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 44 ft | 712 ft | 358 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 123 | type not stated | 35 ft | yes | 816 ft | 303 ft | $79 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 124 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 56 ft | 767 ft | 304 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 125/126 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 110 ft | 867 ft | 223 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 127/128 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 74 ft | 899 ft | 291 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 129 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 85 ft | 972 ft | 205 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 130 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 74 ft | 951 ft | 303 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 131 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 112 ft | 1,013 ft | 341 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| LAKE VIEW | 132 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 83 ft | 1,024 ft | 240 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 035 | rv electric | 30 ft | 30/30 amp | 92 ft | 1,009 ft | 473 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 036 | rv electric | 35 ft | 30/30 amp | 61 ft | 1,018 ft | 540 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 037 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 61 ft | 1,075 ft | 526 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 039 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 69 ft | 1,133 ft | 480 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 040 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 41 ft | 1,224 ft | 443 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 041 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 41 ft | 1,260 ft | 441 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 042 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 45 ft | 1,300 ft | 480 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 043 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 50 ft | 1,314 ft | 559 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 044 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 50 ft | 1,264 ft | 560 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 045 | rv electric | 35 ft | 30/30 amp | 45 ft | 1,252 ft | 649 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 046 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 45 ft | 1,296 ft | 642 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 047 | rv electric | 35 ft | 30/30 amp | 47 ft | 1,244 ft | 619 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 048 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 47 ft | 1,291 ft | 662 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 049 | rv electric | 35 ft | 30/30 amp | 64 ft | 1,256 ft | 600 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 050 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 46 ft | 1,312 ft | 663 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 051 | rv electric | 35 ft | 30 amp | 48 ft | 1,290 ft | 616 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 052 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 46 ft | 1,347 ft | 686 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 053 | rv electric | 35 ft | 30/30 amp | 48 ft | 1,322 ft | 640 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 054 | rv electric | 35 ft | 30/30 amp | 61 ft | 1,389 ft | 716 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 055 | rv electric | 35 ft | 30/30 amp | 39 ft | 1,351 ft | 624 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 056 | rv electric | 35 ft | 30/30 amp | 39 ft | 1,386 ft | 626 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 057 | type not stated | 35 ft | 30 amp | 1,503 ft | 665 ft | $79 | ||
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 058 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 68 ft | 1,458 ft | 520 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 059 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 64 ft | 1,405 ft | 453 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 060 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 84 ft | 1,381 ft | 511 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 061 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 64 ft | 1,350 ft | 392 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 062 | rv electric | 40 ft | 30/30 amp | 84 ft | 1,301 ft | 443 ft | $56 | |
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 063 | type not stated | 40 ft | 30 amp | 1,288 ft | 333 ft | $79 | ||
| SNOWBERRY RV HK | 064 | rv electric | 38 ft | 30/30 amp | yes | 101 ft | 1,204 ft | 374 ft | $56 |
| SUMMER WIND DBL | 008/09 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 85 ft | 1,311 ft | 316 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND DBL | 014/15 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 60 ft | 1,381 ft | 265 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND DBL | 019/20 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 99 ft | 1,329 ft | 278 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND DBL | 025/26 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 84 ft | 1,163 ft | 221 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND DBL | 032/33 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 95 ft | 1,066 ft | 171 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 001 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | $44–$87 | |||||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 002 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Flush Toilets listed | $44–$87 | ||||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 003 | type not stated | 40 ft | 30 amp | $79 | ||||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 004 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 148 ft | 1,223 ft | 435 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 005 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 89 ft | 1,154 ft | 304 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 006 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 96 ft | 1,164 ft | 211 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 007 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 85 ft | 1,235 ft | 299 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 010 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 95 ft | 1,258 ft | 207 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 011 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 56 ft | 1,314 ft | 213 ft | $44–$87 | |
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 012 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 56 ft | 1,369 ft | 270 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 013 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 60 ft | 1,327 ft | 218 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 016 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 101 ft | 1,347 ft | 350 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 017 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 55 ft | 1,287 ft | 328 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 018 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 55 ft | 1,341 ft | 360 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 021 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 99 ft | 1,265 ft | 188 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 022 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 99 ft | 1,301 ft | 210 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 023 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 81 ft | 1,206 ft | 126 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 024 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 81 ft | 1,254 ft | 200 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 027 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 84 ft | 1,106 ft | 148 ft | $44–$87 | |
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 028 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 123 ft | 1,058 ft | 273 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 029 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 101 ft | 1,261 ft | 261 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 030 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 86 ft | 1,188 ft | 267 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 031 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 86 ft | 1,153 ft | 311 ft | $44–$87 | ||
| SUMMER WIND SNGL | 034 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 95 ft | 1,043 ft | 265 ft | $44–$87 |
25 of 116 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Serrano Family CampgroundSan Bernardino National Forest · 0.2 mi
PineknotSan Bernardino National Forest · 2.4 miPineknot Family CampgroundSan Bernardino National Forest · 2.5 mi
Buttercup Group CampSan Bernardino National Forest · 2.6 mi
Holcomb Valley CampgroundSan Bernardino National Forest · 2.9 mi
Deer Group CampgroundSan Bernardino National Forest · 2.9 miFrom I-10 in Redlands, take Highway 330 to Highway 18 in Running Springs. Continue east on Highway 18 at Big Bear Lake Dam, but do not cross the dam. Turn left onto highway 38 Continue on Highway 38 to North Shore Lane. Campground is 1/2 mile on left side of road across from Meadows Edge Day Use.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Big Bear Lake, CA
Typical weather
Typical October night 35°F, day 63°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 24°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it · a letter you can send
What threatens this place
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Serrano is in California’s 23rd congressional district. Its representative, Jay Obernolte (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →
Who can change it · 3
Two offices, two different asks. The draft to the agency asks it to set aside a published share of the sites here for whoever drives up. The draft to Congress asks why that share is zero and presses for a published minimum at the campgrounds it funds.
- The member who votes the moneyJay ObernolteU.S. Representative · California’s 23rd district
- Your senator, on the same appropriationAdam B. SchiffU.S. Senator · California
- Your senator, on the same appropriationAlex PadillaU.S. Senator · California
Read the draft, or change the wording
For the camper who turned up, or tried to book, and couldn’t get in. Every draft is written from this campground’s own record (its agency, its unit, its site count and its own weekend) and the buttons above copy whichever wording is selected here.
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Serrano, San Bernardino National Forest, California
Dear Jay Obernolte, I’m a constituent in California’s 23rd district. I tried to camp at Serrano, San Bernardino National Forest, California, and couldn’t. recreation.gov lists 109 of the 116 campsites the agency files at Serrano, and every one of them is booked ahead, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 108 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,639 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Serrano keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Serrano. I’m asking you to put it to the U.S. Forest Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Serrano (San Bernardino National Forest, California) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Serrano, San Bernardino National Forest, California
Dear Adam B. Schiff, I’m a constituent in California. I tried to camp at Serrano, San Bernardino National Forest, California, and couldn’t. recreation.gov lists 109 of the 116 campsites the agency files at Serrano, and every one of them is booked ahead, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 108 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,639 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Serrano keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Serrano. I’m asking you to put it to the U.S. Forest Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Serrano (San Bernardino National Forest, California) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Serrano, San Bernardino National Forest, California
Dear Alex Padilla, I’m a constituent in California. I tried to camp at Serrano, San Bernardino National Forest, California, and couldn’t. recreation.gov lists 109 of the 116 campsites the agency files at Serrano, and every one of them is booked ahead, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 108 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,639 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Serrano keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Serrano. I’m asking you to put it to the U.S. Forest Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Serrano (San Bernardino National Forest, California) via campanac.com