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Turkey Flat OHV Campground/Staging Area/Trailhead
15 mi east of Santa Margarita, CA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G
About Turkey Flat OHV Campground/Staging Area/Trailhead
The site is located on Navajo Road, one quarter of a mile off Parkhill Road. The trailhead parking serves Motorcycles ATV’s. Open daily and year-round, Turkey Flat Campground has an open area of campsites that include picnic tables and two vault toilets. You should plan to be completely self-sustainable for the duration of your trip. There is no potable water (drinking water) onsite. There is no dump station. Near the fee/information boards is a staging area to offload gear. There is a vault toilet and several picnic tables in a flat area under large oak trees for shade. Powerline and La Canada trails leave from the northwest edge of the area and split beyond the wide sandy stretch of trail. There is a small warm-up/kids track that can be entered from just beyond the vault toilet. The trailhead and day use area is open all year. However, this area could be closed at times during rainy…
- Fees: Concession-managed by the Parks Management Company for the Forest Service. $10 day use fee at staging area per vehicle. $30/night for…
- Managed by: USFS - Los Padres National Forest
- Where: 15 mi east of Santa Margarita, CA · 35.34869, -120.35099
Things to do:
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 & Oct–Nov (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powerline OHV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | at camp | 1.9 mi |
| Tower OHV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.2 mi | 2.2 mi |
| La Canada OHV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Howards Bypass OHV | Dirt bike | 1.1 mi | 2.9 mi |
| Las Chiches OHV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.7 mi | 3.0 mi |
| Friis OHV | ATV road | 1.9 mi | 1.6 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 is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: CalStar (Star party), 44 mi.
Dump station: 21.5 mi
Propane: 9.4 mi
Camps nearby
- Campsite · 17 mi SE of Creston 2.4 mi
- Navajo Campground 2.5 mi
- Friis Campground 2.6 mi
- Navajo Flat OHV Staging Area and campsites 4.2 mi
- Campsite · 18 mi SE of Creston 4.3 mi
- La Panza Campground 5 mi