Administration:
Los Padres National Forest, Mt. Pinos District
Access:
South of Frazier Park via Lake of the Woods, the Lockwood-Ozena Rd.(9N03) and Grade Valley (7N03), the east of Mutau Flat on the Little Mutau (20W10) and Alder Creek (20W11) trails.
USFS Map Coordinates: Q-18
Topo Maps: McDonald Peak
Elevation: 4,140 feet
Terrain: Canyon Laurel
Vegetation: Big Cone Douglas Fir
and California Laurel
Water: Laurel Creek (seasonal)
Fees: None
Permits: None
|
Toilets: None
Picnic Tables: None
Stoves: 1 (double ice can)
Firewood: Yes
Reservations: No
Time Limits: 14 days
|
Dates Open: All Year (Although access roads to trailheads sometimes closed by landslides in winter) |
Special features:
This camp is in a scenic canyon.
Historical Highlights:
The ruins of a stone cabin here mark the site of an old homestead built by a miner named McDonald in the 1900's.
|