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Chimney Creek Campground

9 mi west of Pearsonville, CA · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
Jun–Sepbest months

About Chimney Creek Campground

Chimney Creek Campground is located within Chimney Peak Recreation Area and is cherry stemmed out of Owens Peak Wilderness. The campground contains 36 sites and is nestled among beautiful pinyon pines, grey pines, and oaks along Chimney Creek at 5,700 feet in elevation. Each site in the campground has a picnic table and fire ring. Potable water is available during the summer months near the very end of the campground loop at site 36. During the summer, days can be warm and dry. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail crosses Canebrake Road just south of the campground. Chimney Creek Trail, a primitive route along Chimney Creek, starts at the cattle guard a half mile from the start of the campground road.

  • Managed by: Bureau of Land Management, BLM
  • Where: 9 mi west of Pearsonville, CA · 35.83917, -118.0423

Things to do:

HikingHorseback ridingWildlife & birding

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

Weather by month

45°
29°Jan
45°
28°Feb
50°
31°Mar
55°
34°Apr
64°
41°May
74°
50°Jun
81°
58°Jul
80°
57°Aug
74°
51°Sep
63°
41°Oct
52°
34°Nov
44°
28°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Mar.

See Chimney Creek Campground from above

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Pacific Crest Nat Scenic TrailHorse0.1 mi171.5 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

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

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 22 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.