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From Dirtopia, The Off-Road Encyclopedia

The San Bernardino Mountains are a short transverse mountain range northeast of Los Angeles in southern California in the United States. The mountains run for approximately 60 mi (100 km) east-west on the southern edge of the Mojave Desert in southwestern San Bernardino County north of the city of San Bernardino. The range is separated from the San Gabriel Mountains to the west by Cajon Pass, and from the San Jacinto Mountains to the south/southeast by Banning Pass. The southern extent of the range is bounded by the San Andreas Fault.

Off-Road Areas in the San Bernardino Mountains

• Big Bear - Part of the San Bernardino National Forest, the Big Bear area has dozens of off-road trails.
  • Big Pine Flat Trail - 3N16, this trail follows a winding route from Green Valley to Big Bear City
  • Burns Canyon Trail - 3N03, From Yucca Valley to Big Bear City
  • Rattlesnake Canyon Trail - The second half of Burns Canyon
  • John Bull Trail - 3N10, the toughest trail in Holcomb Valley
  • Holcomb Creek Trail - 3N93, Travel up Holcomb Creek towards Holcomb Valley
  • Holcomb Creek Road - 3N08
  • Van Dusen Road - 3N09
  • Deep Creek - Near Dishpan Springs
  • Dishpan Springs Trail - 3N34, goes through Dishpan Springs from Lake Arrowhead to Big Bear
  • Green Valley - The starting point for several Big Bear trails.
  • City Creek Road- 1N09
  • Gold Fever Trail - 2N09, Follow the historic route.
  • Butler Peak Trail - 2N13C
  • Pioneer Town Trail - 2N02
  • Coxey Truck Trail - 3N14
  • Polique Canyon Road - 2N71
  • Delamar Mountain Road - 3N12
  • Skyline Drive - 2N10
  • Snow Slide Trail - 2N13
  • Wild Horse Trail - 2N93
  • Burnt Flats Trail - 3N02
  • Clarks Grade - 3N54
  • Jacoby Canyon - 3N61
  • Tip Top Mountain Trail - 2N90
  • Gold Mountain Trail - 3N69
  • White Mountain Trail - 3N17
  • Horsethief Flat Trail - 3N03A
  • Redonda Ridge Trail - 1W17
  • Cactus Flats - 3N03
  • Sand Canyon - 2N27
  • Clarks Grade - 1N54
  • Radford - 2N06
  • Knickerbocker - 2N08
• Lake Arrowhead
  • Pilot Rock - Trail 2N33 goes from Silverwood Lake to Pinnacles
  • 2N17X - Advanced trail forks from Pilot Rock
  • Dishpan Springs Trail - 3N34 goes through Dishpan Springs from Lake Arrowhead to Big Bear
  • Green Valley Lake
  • Willow Creek Trail - From Pinnacles to the east side of Lake Arrowhead.
  • Pinnacles - Off-road staging area at the start of the Willow Creek trail.
  • Devil's Hole - 3N34D, sandy beach near Pinnacles
• Cajon Pass
  • Cleghorn Ridge
  • Baldy Mesa
  • Silverwood Lake - A lake and recreation area near Cajon Pass.
  • Lytle Creek Ridge Trail
  • Sugarpine Mountain Trail
  • Mormon Rocks
  • Rincon Shortcut
  • 3N06
• Cucamonga Wilderness
  • Middle Fork Trail
  • Cucamonga Peak Trail
  • Cucamonga Big Tree Trail

Ranger Districts

Before planning an off-road outing, please contact one of the District Ranger Offices for more details.

Arrowhead Ranger Station
28104 Hwy. 18
Skyforest, California 92385
Telephone: (909) 382-2782

Big Bear Ranger Station
P.O. Box 290
Fawnskin, California 92333
Telephone: (909) 382-2790

Cajon Ranger Station
1209 Lytle Creek Rd.
Lytle Creek, California 92358
Telephone: (909) 382-2850

San Gorgonio Ranger Station
34701 Mill Creek Rd.
Mentone, California 92359
Telephone: (909) 382-2881

San Jacinto Ranger District
P.O. Box 518
Idyllwild, California 92549
Telephone: (909) 382-2921