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Falcon Group
5 mi west of Lakeland Village, CA · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 4G
About Falcon Group
Falcon Group Campground has three individual group campsites just off the scenic Ortega Highway in Southern California, which connects San Juan Capistrano and Temecula Valley Highway. The pleasant climate, scenery, trail system and convenient location, make this a popular destination for groups from Los Angeles and San Diego. Hiking is especially popular among campers. Hikers of any level can find trails that challenge and accommodate their recreational goals around the campground. Among them are the Falcon Trail, a 1.4-mile easy trail that connects to the campground, and Trabuco Canyon Trail, which provides scenic 6.8-mile hike into the backcountry. The San Juan Trial, which is popular with mountain bikers, has a trailhead at Blue Jay campground, adjacent from Falcon Group Campground. The trail climbs a very steep set of stacked switchbacks from the floor of Hot Springs Canyon and…
- Managed by: Cleveland National Forest, US Forest Service
- Where: 5 mi west of Lakeland Village, CA · 33.65583, -117.46028
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Jun & Sep–Nov (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon | Hiking | 0.4 mi | 0.4 mi |
| San Juan | Hiking | 0.5 mi | 7.7 mi |
| Los Pinos | Hiking | 0.8 mi | 8.1 mi |
| Chiquito | Horse | 0.8 mi | 6.2 mi |
| Viejo Tie | Hiking | 0.9 mi | 2.0 mi |
| Trabuco Canyon | Horse | 1.1 mi | 4.5 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows only on the best nights, if at all.
Class 6 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 8 mi
Water fill-up: 18.5 mi
Propane: 12.7 mi
Camps nearby
- Blue Jay Campground 0.6 mi
- El Cariso Campground 2.6 mi
- Upper San Juan Campground 3.7 mi
- Ortega Highway Area 3.8 mi
- Lazy-W-Ranch Camp 4.5 mi
- Campsite · 1 mi NW of Lakeland Village 4.6 mi