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Blue Jay Campground

5 mi west of Lakeland Village, CA · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype

51sites

First comebooking

Apr–Jun & Oct–Novbest months

About Blue Jay Campground

Cal Trans continues to perform highway-widening work on [SR-74 Ortega Highway with periodic nightly closures](https://sr-74-ortega-highway-widening.constantcontactsites.com/). Located approximately 4 miles off Hwy 74 (Ortega) on the North Main Divide Road, this campsite has 50 available sites with a varying distance apart for a true "wilderness" feel. Amenities include trash cans, fire pits, grills, vaulted toilets, and plenty of local trails for hiking, biking and equestrian. For information regarding local and connecting trails, please see our **[ Trail Guide ](http://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/cleveland/recreation/?cid=stelprd3844629&width=full)** under the Trabuco District.

Fees: $20/Night for single unit and $5/Night for extra vehicle
Managed by: USFS - Cleveland National Forest
Where: 5 mi west of Lakeland Village, CA · 33.65278, -117.44973

Things to do:

HikingHorseback ridingBiking

Amenities:

Drinking water

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

Weather by month

62°

43°Jan

61°

42°Feb

64°

43°Mar

68°

44°Apr

73°

48°May

81°

54°Jun

88°

60°Jul

90°

61°Aug

86°

59°Sep

77°

53°Oct

69°

47°Nov

62°

43°Dec

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

See Blue Jay Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
San Juan	Hiking	0.1 mi	7.7 mi
Falcon	Hiking	0.1 mi	0.4 mi
Chiquito	Horse	0.7 mi	6.2 mi
Viejo Tie	Hiking	0.9 mi	2.0 mi
Los Pinos	Hiking	1.3 mi	8.1 mi
Trabuco Canyon	Horse	1.4 mi	4.5 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.

RV essentials

Dump station: 8.6 mi
Water fill-up: 18.8 mi
Propane: 13.3 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Falcon Group 0.6 mi
El Cariso Campground 2 mi
Ortega Highway Area 3.2 mi
Upper San Juan Campground 3.3 mi
Campsite · 1 mi NW of Lakeland Village 4 mi
Campsite · 2 mi NW of Lakeland Village 4.2 mi