Big Bear Camping

[Mitch]

For an extra bit of drive time, I prefer to camp in the forest of Kern county. Far less people (if ANY ) in the "yellow post" camp sites. Then I think that if I can drive to Kern, why not go Inyo county???? I love the Sequoia & Sierra Nat'l Forests. San Berdo is just too over populated.

Put on a backpack and move up a trail a few miles to get away from the people. The San Gorgonio Wilderness is the best kept secret in SoCal.

[ripcurlksm]

Put on a backpack and move up a trail a few miles to get away from the people. The San Gorgonio Wilderness is the best kept secret in SoCal.

Shhh.... no its not

[TrailerparkTrash]

shhhhh kern river camping sucks.

Yeah, I confess that I NEVER ever camp on the Kern River or anywhere around Lake Isabella. The Kern river is like a "sticky fly trap" for people. That being said, up in the vast and isolated areas of the "Paiutes" and "Greenhorn" mountains, camping with peace & quiet is awesome. It's pretty much isolated to yourself up there, year round. D

[Jimi Jah]

All the shooting areas in Big Bear are closed from the 'drought'. Just another reason to head further north.

[Mitch]

Having said that about backpacking, it kind of sucks this year because the 'drought' is really a drought, and most of the high country springs have dried up. Carrying your water is a *****.

The spring at Kelly's Camp in the Cucamonga Wilderness, 2009 vs 2014:

[ar15robert]

Yeah, I confess that I NEVER ever camp on the Kern River or anywhere around Lake Isabella. The Kern river is like a "sticky fly trap" for people. That being said, up in the vast and isolated areas of the "Paiutes" and "Greenhorn" mountains, camping with peace & quiet is awesome. It's pretty much isolated to yourself up there, year round. D

i go about 45 min north of kernville some great fishing and isolated.holiday weekends use to be empty but last couple times there there were a few people where i go to but not really that bad and still only a fraction of whats down in lil mexico.

[Oceanbob]

Put on a backpack and move up a trail a few miles to get away from the people. The San Gorgonio Wilderness is the best kept secret in SoCal.

Mitch.....you've taken some excellent photos of your adventures!

Very enjoyable.

[Mitch]

Mitch.....you've taken some excellent photos of your adventures!

Very enjoyable.

You are very welcome.

It's too easy now. When I was younger every time you clicked a shutter it cost you money (back when I didn't have much money to spare); and you had to conserve those clicks anyway because you never knew what dazzling sights would appear later on the trail and you didn't want to run out of film. Consequently it was actually rather a hassle to carry a camera on a hike and I rarely did so back in the day.

Now I carry a digital camera and take literally hundreds of photos every few months. That's probably a lot more than necessary, but it does mean I capture a few gems in all that.