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Baldy Mesa (Trestles) OHV Staging Area

6 mi southwest of Oak Hills, CA · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
Mar–May & Oct–Novbest months

About Baldy Mesa (Trestles) OHV Staging Area

This staging area has ample parking, vault toilets, trash cans, and a few unshaded picnic tables. Forest Road 3N21 north of the staging area is for Red/Green sticker OHV`s and High-clearance 4WD vehicles with license plates. 3N21 connects to the Baldy Mesa Road 3N24. OHV maps available at Lytle Creek Ranger Station

  • Fees: A Recreation Pass is required, passed honored are the local Adventure Passes (Daily or Annual) and the America the Beautiful Interagency…
  • Season: Open year-round
  • Managed by: USFS - San Bernardino National Forest
  • Where: 6 mi southwest of Oak Hills, CA · 34.33195, -117.47723

Things to do:

Off-road (OHV)

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

59°
38°Jan
60°
39°Feb
65°
42°Mar
70°
45°Apr
77°
50°May
86°
57°Jun
92°
64°Jul
92°
64°Aug
87°
60°Sep
77°
51°Oct
66°
43°Nov
58°
37°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Mar–May & Oct–Nov (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.

See Baldy Mesa (Trestles) OHV Staging Area from above

Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.

Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Baldy MesaATV road0.1 mi2.4 mi
Desert Front (OHV)ATV road1.9 mi7.9 mi
Baldy Mesa Ridge TrailATV / OHV, Dirt bike1.9 mi5.1 mi
Manzanita Wash LoopATV / OHV, Dirt bike2.3 mi4.5 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Bright suburban

The Milky Way shows only on the best nights, if at all.

Class 6 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Griffith Observatory (Observatory), 58 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 7.8 mi
Water fill-up: 12.2 mi
Propane: 11.6 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.