Just wanted to share some pictures of Chilao camp ground, I went this week Monday night to Tuesday morning, it's a first come first serve campground in los Angeles national forest: $20 a night, cannot reserve in advance, on a Monday day I went @ 1130am and I was the first one there, so many empty sites (not sure how the weekend is). It's about a 1 hour and 10 minute drive from DTLA. The weather was high 81, lows 64. Also went to vetter mountain fire lookout which was just a 5 min drive from the campground and had a beautiful fire lookout with a panoramic view of the forest. They allow fires, and each campsite has a pit area for fires, but they don't have bear boxes so keep that in mind. Restrooms have no running water.
by Zestyclose-Archer-41
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Thanks for the info. Always wanted to check out the campsite.
Very nice. Thanks for sharing and also have a wonderful evening
Awesome.
How close are the other campsites?
Super close?
I’ve driven in and checked it out several times over the years. I’ve been up there to pack snow in a cooler for my kids but for one reason or another I still haven’t camped at chilao. Buckhorn, Guffy and lupine were my go to’s. I wonder if we’ll ever get to see buckhorn open again? Does anyone know of lupine and Guffy survived the fires last year?
Cool and so close