Little Jimmy
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Quick Stats
Mileage
2 miles to campsite; ~4 miles roundtrip
Elevation Gain
+800'
Location
Angeles National Forest
Permit Requirements
No permit required other than an Adventure pass tag for your vehicle.
Map Information
Paper Maps
Angeles High Country (Tom Harrison maps)
AllTrails.com Link
Caltopo.com Link
Trek Description
Classic 2 mile beginner backpacking trek for Los Angeles based scouts in the San Gabriel mountains. It's practically considered a right of passage for most Southern California scouts.
Initial hike out of the trailhead is steep, and often makes a brand new scout (and some brand new backpacking parents) huff quite a bit, but once up the ridge the trek is generally flat to the campground. As with all things in the San Gabriels, it's first come first serve, so it's recommended to get to the campground early. Little Jimmy is a pretty big location, so can accommodate a lot of scouts. Vault toilets (i.e.: pit toilets) included. Water can be filtered from the Little Jimmy spring (generally year round) about a quarter mile down the trail from camp. Elevation gain from the trailhead to camp is about 800'.
From here, scouts can hang out and play around, take a short hike to Windy Gap for an awesome view of the LA range to the south, and westward to Mt. Islip to bag a peak if they like.
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