U.S. Forest Service · National Monument · California

San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

Here, 28% take walk-ups.

29Campgrounds
8Take walk-ups
$12–$30A night, across 11
495Sites, from 14
2,100–8,270 ftElevation

Where they are

29 of 29 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

29 campgrounds
Appletree CampgroundReservableOpenSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CAfrom $208 hike-in sites1 with a tent pad8 sites6,190 ftdrinking watertoiletsCrystal LakeReservableSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CAfrom $201 hike-in site196 sitesrigs to 40 ft5,700 fthookupsdrinking waterTable Mountain (Angeles)ReservableSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CAfrom $3036 with a bear box1 pull-through site176 sitesrigs to 61 ft7,330 ftdrinking watertoiletsChilao Campground - Little Pines LoopReservableSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CAfrom $2044 sitesrigs to 41 ft5,310 ftdrinking watertoiletsMountain OakReservableSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CAfrom $3027 sitesrigs to 38 ft6,170 ftdrinking watertoiletsLake CampgroundReservableSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CAfrom $301 pull-through site8 sitesrigs to 48 ft6,230 ftdrinking watertoiletsLightning Point Group CampgroundReservableSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CA3 with a bear box3 pull-through sites6 sitesrigs to 40 ft6,140 fttoiletsBandido Group CampgroundReservableSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CASites from $245 with a bear box5 group sites5 sitesrigs to 40 ft5,850 fttoiletsJackson FlatsReservableSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CASites from $1805 hike-in sites5 group sites5 sites7,750 ftdrinking waterPeavine CampgroundReservableSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CAfrom $204 hike-in sites4 with a tent pad4 sites6,100 ftdrinking watertoiletsMeadow Group CampgroundReservableSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CASites from $362 group sites2 sitesrigs to 30 ft5,300 ftdrinking watertoiletsCoulter Group CampgroundReservableSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CASites from $1001 group site1 siterigs to 40 ft5,320 ftdrinking watertoiletsDeer Group CampReservableSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CASites from $1491 pull-through site1 group site1 siterigs to 30 ft6,310 fttoiletsBuckhorn CampgroundFirst-comeSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CA6,460 fttoiletsMessenger Flats CampgroundSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CA5,860 fttoiletsGlenn Camp Campground (Hike or bike in 7 miles)OpenSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CA2,100 ftMonte Cristo CampgroundOpenSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CAfrom $123,560 fttoiletsSpring Camp CampgroundFirst-comeOpenSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CA4,600 fttoiletsSycamore Flat CampgroundReservableSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CAfrom $2012 sitesrigs to 18 ft4,270 fttoiletsBig Rock CampgroundFirst-comeSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CA5,410 fttoiletsBlue Ridge CampgroundFirst-comeSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CA7,900 ftCabin Flat Campground (Hike-in Campground)San Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CA5,340 fttoiletsColdbrook CampgroundFirst-comeSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CAfrom $123,290 ftdrinking waterGuffy CampgroundFirst-comeSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument · CA8,270 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Sheep Mountain21,098 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Westfork4,407 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
West Fork1,169 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
San Gabriel Add2,527 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Strawberry Peak7,245 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Circle Mountain6,375 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Sep 30, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Lac-379818 fire · 7.9 mi from the nearest campground here
Wildfire
Lac-382490 fire · 11 mi from the nearest campground here
Wildfire
Lac-380312 fire · 12 mi from the nearest campground here
Wildfire
Lac-381453 fire · 13 mi from the nearest campground here
Wildfire
Lac-380413 fire · 14 mi from the nearest campground here
Wildfire
Lac-382377 fire · 15 mi from the nearest campground here
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 23, 2026

Who answers for this land

San Gabriel Mountains National Monument’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Judy Chu, official portrait
Judy Chu (D)CA 28th · 28 campgrounds · grade A
Laura Friedman, official portrait
Laura Friedman (D)CA 30th · 1 campground · grade A
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly