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Messenger Flats Campground

8 mi south of Acton, CA · Verizon 5G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
May–Jul & Sep–Octbest months

About Messenger Flats Campground

This campground is hike-in only. [**General Camping Info**](https://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/angeles/recreation/camping-cabins): Find helpful guidance and tips for an enjoyable trip to the forest! [**Know Fire & Other Restrictions Before You Go!**](https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/angeles/alerts-notices): These conditions can affect your entire trip. For example, Extreme and Critical fire use restrictions mean no campfires and no portable cooking systems/stoves. Bring cold food and no S'mores. [**Be Bear Aware!**](https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit/know-before-you-go/bears): Bear safety is critical, for the safety of your group and/or you, as well as our bears. Help keep bears wild by following these tips. **Elevation:**5,500-foot elevation **Amenities:**10 campsites with picnic tables and campfire rings, vault toilets. There is no water available. Please bring enough water for cooking…

  • Fees: Adventure Pass or America the Beautiful Pass required.
  • Managed by: USFS - Angeles National Forest
  • Where: 8 mi south of Acton, CA · 34.37987, -118.18979

Things to do:

HikingHorseback riding

Amenities:

Dump stationPicnic tablesTents allowed

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

Weather by month

54°
37°Jan
53°
36°Feb
58°
38°Mar
63°
41°Apr
70°
47°May
79°
56°Jun
85°
63°Jul
86°
62°Aug
81°
57°Sep
70°
49°Oct
61°
42°Nov
53°
37°Dec

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

See Messenger Flats Campground from above

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Pct Mt GleasonHiking0.1 mi16.6 mi
Pct Pacifico MountainHiking1.8 mi15.0 mi
Upper Pacoima Canyon TrailHiking2.3 mi13.8 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), 28 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 0 mi
Water fill-up: 13.1 mi
Propane: 13.5 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

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