California · Federal campground

Laguna

2 mi northwest of Mount Laguna, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype

Reservablebooking

May–Octbest months

About Laguna

Laguna Campground is a great mountain getaway just one hour east of San Diego, California in the Laguna Mountain Recreation Area. Campers can enjoy cooler temperatures, unique natural areas and an extensive trail system at this mountain facility from summer through early fall. The Laguna Mountain Recreation Area is known for great horseback riding, mountain biking and hiking trails. Visitors can get their boots dusty on the Laguna Meadow Trail system or access a segment of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, which runs from California to the State of Washington. Wildflowers are usually abundant in April and May on the Big Laguna Trail, which takes visitors past Big Laguna Lake. In wet years there is water in Big Laguna Lake by December or January and ducks and other birds can be found. The trail presents a number of options to the user. A return to the trailhead parking can be made by…

Fees: - Campsites $35/Night for single unit (one vehicle included) - Extra vehicle $10 (over 2 allowed with each campsite/night) - Parking at Day…
Managed by: Cleveland National Forest, FS
Where: 2 mi northwest of Mount Laguna, CA · 32.88722, -116.44639

Things to do:

HikingHorseback ridingBikingWildlife & birding

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

Weather by month

53°

32°Jan

52°

31°Feb

56°

33°Mar

61°

35°Apr

69°

41°May

79°

47°Jun

85°

54°Jul

85°

54°Aug

80°

49°Sep

69°

41°Oct

60°

35°Nov

52°

31°Dec

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

See Laguna from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Lightning Ridge	Hiking	at camp	1.0 mi
Laguna Campground Spur	Horse	0.2 mi	0.5 mi
Flathead Flats - Pct Access	Hiking	0.3 mi	0.4 mi
El Prado Spur	Horse	0.5 mi	1.0 mi
Pacific Crest Trail-Thing Vall	Horse	0.5 mi	12.9 mi
Big Laguna	Horse	0.6 mi	5.8 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Rural edge

The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.

Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Mount Laguna Observatory (University observatory), 2 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 7.9 mi
Water fill-up: 25 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Horse Heaven Group 0.3 mi
El Prado Group 0.5 mi
Burnt Rancheria 2.4 mi
BurntRanchCG PCT 2.6 mi
Wooded Hill Group 2.6 mi
Dispersed spot · 4 mi S of Mount Laguna 5.1 mi