Stonehouse
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Quick Stats
Mileage
1 mile to campsite; ~2 miles roundtrip
Elevation Gain
+700'
Location
Cucamonga Wilderness, San Bernardino National Forest
Permit Requirements
Overnight camping permit is required from the San Gorgonio Wilderness Association (swga.org).
Map Information
Paper Maps
Mt. Baldy & Cucamonga Wilderness (Tom Harrison maps)
AllTrails.com Link
Caltopo.com Link
Trek Description
Great, easy hike for brand new and young backpackers. Trek is approximately 1 mile from trailhead to campground. Once there you'll rock hop across Lytle Creek and make camp on the southern side of the bank. Plenty of trees for shade. Water is usually flowing through the creek "near" year round, but best to always check first at the Lytle Creek ranger station for current condtions. Young scouts typically love playing in the creek for the afternoon, exploring up the creek to find where it originates as a natural spring, and generally goofing off in camp. More adventurous scouts can continue on up the trail as a day hike (without packs) and return to Stonehouse ... or instead camp at Third Stream Crossing campground some 2-3 miles further west.
Since the distance from trailhead to the camp location is so short, this is a great hike to truly be "boy lead".
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