Trails in the San Bernardino NF or Nearby for Spring Break (Dad and Daughter trip)

Gdeyarmond

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April 2nd - April 4th, I want to go on a camping trip with my 7-year-old daughter. Anyone have any recommendations for places that are interesting, off the beaten path (no tweakers), and somewhat close to the San Bernardino NF or that general area?
 
Check this out. Not sure if you're a fan of Trail Recon on YouTube, but they went from Pioneertown up to Burns Canyon via Burns Canyon Rd. Basically a mild trail that takes you through a mountain range that ends in between Big Bear and Johnson Valley. Definitely interested in doing this some day. Very Overlandish, but his videos are great quality and he always has some useful info about the trails he does. Get past the corniness and enjoy lol.

https://youtu.be/_tawu09jqRw?si=8JZURM9RR4Ds1_pn
 
WW_RANGER_X said:
Check this out. Not sure if you're a fan of Trail Recon on YouTube, but they went from Pioneertown up to Burns Canyon via Burns Canyon Rd. Basically a mild trail that takes you through a mountain range that ends in between Big Bear and Johnson Valley. Definitely interested in doing this some day. Very Overlandish, but his videos are great quality and he always has some useful info about the trails he does. Get past the corniness and enjoy lol.

https://youtu.be/_tawu09jqRw?si=8JZURM9RR4Ds1_pn
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Burns Canyon is a good, scenic and pretty much easy trail. Anyone with AWD or 4wd can do it and probably anyone with a 2wd and some momentum can do it. Last time I did it (about a year ago) there was one really rutted out spot going uphill (probably from 2wd vehicles) that I could see being the only issue for anyone running a 2wd rig.

I watch a lot of his videos, although, he does less trail "recon" and more 2 week long adventures at this point in his Youtube/Retirement career.

If you ever want to "overland" it, let me know. It's not that long of a trail unfortunately, so we are looking at like 4-5 hours max to make it from Pappy and Harriets in Pioneertown to the Baldwin Lake area of Big Bear....I'd be down though.
 
So he basicly makes the trail look longer than it really is by camping over night? lol. I'd like to do it. Definitly want to try Pappy and Harriets.
 
WW_RANGER_X said:
So he basicly makes the trail look longer than it really is by camping over night? lol. I'd like to do it. Definitly want to try Pappy and Harriets.
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Yeah, lol. He camped like right as he gained altitude into the pine forest. So maybe 2 hours from when you get to the trailhead lol. "OVERLAND"
 
I've done the Pappy & Harriets via Burns to lake Baldwin. Then drove to Transfer Station. Then dirt through Holcomb Valley all the way via dirt to Apple Valley. Was in my Sequoia with bilstein shocks. Basically a smooth dirt road with good scenery and much cooler than my house during the summer time too.
 
85Yota said:
I've done the Pappy & Harriets via Burns to lake Baldwin. Then drove to Transfer Station. Then dirt through Holcomb Valley all the way via dirt to Apple Valley. Was in my Sequoia with bilstein shocks. Basically a smooth dirt road with good scenery and much cooler than my house during the summer time too.
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Down to try this as well!
 
Yeah I mean with @Giant Geoff and another guy at like 9am and we were done by 3pm back at my house and we stopped to eat lunch for a little while as well. Would be cool to do that run after the lasertown event since it'll take way longer to drive down than the trail will take you
 
85Yota said:
Yeah I mean with @Giant Geoff and another guy at like 9am and we were done by 3pm back at my house and we stopped to eat lunch for a little while as well. Would be cool to do that run after the lasertown event since it'll take way longer to drive down than the trail will take you
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What is lasertown's event?
 
I decided to do Joshua Tree over this weekend.....if DOGE doesn't throw a wrench in our plans, we will be at Ryan Campground...
 
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