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Barton Flats Campground

San Bernardino National Forest · Big Bear City, CA

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We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this campground using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Jul 10, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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About

Located thirty-six miles northeast of San Bernardino, this hosted campground has 51 reservable sites (7 of them are accessible). There are showers, an RV dump station and firewood for sale on site. Bear boxes are available at each campsite for food storage. Box dimension 48"x 29"x 26". The Rio Monte hiking trail starts here and leads uphill to Jenks Lake and Santa Ana River. This campground is within twenty-five miles of Big Bear Lake and at an elevation of 6,500 feet.

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Amenities

Showers
Potable Water
Dump Station
Firewood
Accessible
Trash Service
Cell Service

Cell reception

Camper reports · checked Sep 29, 2026

Good Coverage

Average 3.1 of 4 bars · 396 reports across 3 carriers

Uninterrupted voice connection; consistent but possibly weak/slow data service; rare and/or very small drop-outs at site/facility. Signal may not show as full-strength across site/facility. Slower social media photo/video upload speeds.

  • Verizon

    Good Coverage

    3.4/4

    195 reports

  • AT&T

    Good Coverage

    3.1/4

    84 reports

  • T-Mobile

    Some Coverage

    2.5/4

    117 reports

Reported by campers on Recreation.gov, not measured by us. Reception varies by handset, weather, and where you stand in the campground. Recreation.gov

Campground Rules

  • No campfires allowed

Reservations

This campground accepts reservations. Book early for popular dates.

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Individual Sites (53)

001

001

Loop BARTON FLATS

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002

002

Loop BARTON FLATS

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003

003

Loop BARTON FLATS

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004

004

Loop BARTON FLATS

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005

005

Loop BARTON FLATS

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006

006

Loop BARTON FLATS

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Within ~30 miles

Trails near Barton Flats Campground

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Santa Ana River Trail C Spur

California

1.1 mi56 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Poplevko Shortcut

California

0.5 mi59 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Santa Ana River Trail

California

0.7 mi89 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Santa Ana River Trail D Spur

California

0.5 mi
Trail

Rio Monte

California

2.0 mi384 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Santa Ana River Trail B Spur

California

1.1 mi
Trail

Hunt context

Hunting units around this campground

During hunting seasons, wear blaze orange and check regulations — see the California hunting page

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