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Shady Cove Group Campground
6 mi south of Big Bear City, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G
About Shady Cove Group Campground
This group campground is located near the National Children's Forest Visitor Center and the Keller Peak Fire Lookout. The campground is easily accessible, just off a paved road, Forest Service Road 1N96. It has forested tent campsites. It is situated in the mountains of Southern California at an elevation of about 6,000 feet. The campground offers three group sites, one of which is accessible, for tent. Each site can accommodate up to 30 people and eight vehicles. There is drinking water at each group site. Amenities include picnic tables, vault restrooms, grills, trash containers, group fire-ring, and tent pads. Activities include biking, bird watching and photography. Within 10 miles rock climbing, hiking, interpretive programs, nature trails, sightseeing and recycling and visitor centers. Group Site A is accessible.
- Fees: - Group Site $114 - Holiday $126
- Season: 05/02/2025 – 10/11/2025
- Managed by: USFS - San Bernardino National Forest
- Where: 6 mi south of Big Bear City, CA · 34.16964, -116.82743
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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: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
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Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is faint and only shows overhead.
Class 5 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 2.7 mi
Water fill-up: 5.9 mi
Propane: 19 mi
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