McDonald Cabin Campsite
(Trail Camp)

 

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.

 


 

 

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