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California · Dispersed / primitive
Idlehour Trail Camp
3 mi east of Altadena, CA · Verizon 5G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G
Dispersed / primitivetype
Freeto camp
Oct–Junbest months
About Idlehour Trail Camp
- Managed by: USDA Forest Service
- Where: 3 mi east of Altadena, CA · 34.20776, -118.08395
Weather by month
66°46°Jan
67°46°Feb
70°48°Mar
73°50°Apr
77°54°May
83°59°Jun
89°63°Jul
91°64°Aug
88°63°Sep
80°57°Oct
72°50°Nov
65°44°Dec
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Oct–Jun (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idlehour Trail | Horse | 0.5 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Mt. Wilson | Horse | 1.4 mi | 1.0 mi |
| Castle Canyon | Horse | 1.6 mi | 1.8 mi |
| Winter Creek | Horse | 1.6 mi | 1.9 mi |
| Rim Trail | Hiking | 1.7 mi | 3.4 mi |
| Sam Merrill (Middle) | Horse | 1.8 mi | 2.5 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Cell signal
Verizon 5G · AT&T 4G · 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), 23 mi.
RV essentials
Dump station: 13.3 mi
Water fill-up: 7.1 mi
Propane: 4.6 mi
Camps nearby
- Henninger Flats 1.1 mi
- Mt. Lowe Trail Camp 2 mi
- Hoegee's camp 2.7 mi
- Spruce Grove Trail Camp 3.1 mi
- Valley Forge Trail Camp 3.2 mi
- West Fork Trail Camp 3.3 mi