Boulder Basin Campground

Banning, CA

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About this campground

The Boulder Basin Campground offers solitude and primitive camping in a scenic mountain landscape. The area provides ample recreational opportunities, including hiking, mountain biking, climbing and more. The campground offers multiple single-family campsites, available for tent and RV camping. Each site is equipped with tables and campfire rings with grills. Vault toilets are also provided. The campground provides access to a number of trailheads, including the Black Mountain Trail, a 3.6-mile, moderately strenuous hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding trail that travels through the forested slopes of Black Mountain. The trail provides excellent views of the Banning Pass and Mt. San Gorgonio. The trail provides access to the famed Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, which begins at the Mexico border in Southern California and leads to Washington border of Canada.

What campers say

Boulder Basin Campground sits up a rough 5-mile dirt/fire road and rewards visitors with spacious, well-separated sites, plentiful boulders for climbing and wide valley views with a nearby fire lookout hike. There is no potable water on site and only pit/vault toilets; facilities are generally maintained but can be odorous. High-clearance or 4WD is recommended, though some small cars have reached the campground. It can feel busy at times and insects and fallen pine sap may be a nuisance. Because the location is remote, secure valuables and gear, as a few visitors reported theft, and arrive prepared for self-sufficiency.

Our summary of 48 traveler reviews.