This campsite cost $20 per night and has toilets that drop into the ground and a spigot for water…read more You'll need to bring everything else for your comfort and truck out your trash. It's about 45 minutes from the bottom of the hill off Sierra Madre Ave and San Gabriel Canyon rd. No cellphone service a mile from that intersection going north into the canyon. If you're going in two or more cars you should bring walkie talkies and that'll be useful when you look for a campsite if it's packed or all sites are taken. Drive around separately to locate a site for yourself. Some sites allow for single car usage and others allowed for three or more cars. The car that pays for the campsite doesn't need to buy the adventure pass but those additional cars do and it's $5 per day. As soon as you find a site. Park your vehicle there and trek over to the ranger station and tell them the Loop your on and the campsite # your at and pay the fee. They'll give you a piece of paper you attach to your site number so when the ranger comes by to verify they'll know you paid. They have trails to Crystal lake and around the campsite. Bring plenty of drinkable water especially during the summer months. Most campsites have shade but some do not. There are roughly 125 campsites in all. You can just go there for the day but you'll still need an adventure pass to park in the parking lot. The actual lake as of summer 2025 is low and not safe to swim in but you can fish and you'll need a fishing license to do that. You don't need a 4x4 vehicle to go up to the campsite as the roads are all paved. Come and check this campground out in your next adventure to your local mountains!

Crystal Lake campground bathrooms need help! Let me emphasize this...the bathrooms here need…read moreserious help. I love camping and I understand that the idea of maintaining a toilet may be difficult in a forest environment, but these facilities need either regular maintenance or should just be shut down. The smell is horrific, and the amount of flies in the bathroom feasting on the poop that is drenched along the rim and bowl of the toilets says to me that these spaces haven't been cleaned in months. I really enjoyed Crystal Lake itself and the grounds, but I highly recommend that people plan an alternative solution for bathroom needs. In my opinion it is required that you bring your own toiletries and I feel the best solution is to bring your own portable toilet tent. I noticed others had made this choice and if I had known, my 3 day trip would have been better. On one night, in the women's bathroom, someone decided to poop on the floor. I imagine pooping in the toilet was too gross for them. The level of abhorrence that person must have felt is truly undeniable.

Went on a Saturday and be sure to pre register and have a date set or no entry. Have not been here…read morein 20 years still a fun place We took our truck and had a blast but the fun is much smaller as the area is not as large due to clearing of dirt so the place is small but still fun. We took a lunch with us and parked right on the creek in the shade

Day of ridding in a little mud but mostly sandy dirt. Would come again. No services, camping…read moreavailable. Watch out for snakes.

It's raining sunshine It's raining sunshine…read moreAll over mankind... 5/5 Hiking Good family trail, not too steep or narrow for your little ones. Not too much sunshine raining down here but you have nice coverage by the trees. 3.5/5 Bare Necessities Bathrooms right by the amphitheater. There are also some benches for a meal. We came across some bear droppings, apparently Yogi didn't use the facilities. 5/5 Parking Parking is located along the Big Dalton Trail at the beginning middle or by the service road. There are a few hiking options, we kept it simple for our kids (so dad doesn't have to carry everyone else well). There are notices about posion ivy so just keep an eye out, we didn't run into any. Not much water but I'm sure it looks great when it rains. If you need a local escape and want to be under the cover of some trees from the raining sunshine, visit Big Dalton Canyon. God bless

Big Dalton Canyon Wilderness Park in Glendora is an excellent place for hiking. There are many…read moretrees and shades, so even on a hot day, hiking seems pleasant. Definitely an excellent hiking destination.

Really bad experience! Spots are too small and pricey, bathroom was bad, the store was closed, they…read moreopen too late and they closed at 6, every time that you need came in you need to go and tell somebody to open. We rent 2 spots and the hobbit house; one of the worst thing was the hobbit house where my sister and her family got bitten of bedbugs. The river was dirty, not of the pictures showed . The only good thing was the Lady of the front, she's so sweet and kind.

Very dirty, I had a emergency and no cell reception, because this place dose not want to install a…read moretower, even the phone booth dose not work lucky someone stopped and asked me if I needed help The cafe was dirty and wouldn't let me use the phone

The journey started a year ago in an attempt to plan a multi-family reunion. Bonelli was a…read moreperfectly, central location so we decided to go for it. From day 1, Shane V. And team were the biggest help and so supportive in what felt like a big undertaking. Shane helped coordinate our camp sites and location and throughout an ENTIRE YEAR of TIME stuck with us the whole way through. His time, effort, consistent communication and professionalism really kept this feeling organized from the beginning. I along with our entire family cannot thank Shane and team enough and to say it was a huge success is an understatement. Thank you again Shane V., we are very grateful for your hard work in allowing us to make forever memories. Bonelli is an extremely clean, well kept and centrally located campsite that allows you to feel like you're away from the hustle and bustle. If you want to have an easy and beautiful time we would highly recommend Bonelli.

Had another great visit Weather was perfect. Only…read moresurprising thing we were shocked to hear about, that we weren't aware of after all the years we've visited... our family ( grandkids) came to visit and we're told they had to pay $10 at the gate Well they were not prepared for this, had no money on them so it was charged to our site. Crazy thing is they did come late in the day, just for a Lil visit.. 2 hrs and still charged $10 That was alot to us. Hmmm don't like this new change honestly

Went camping with my family & we had a great time. The campground was clean & well kept. It was my…read moretoddlers first time camping and he had so much fun. Hot showers that were free, clean restrooms, big spacious campgrounds, nice camp hosts - would definitely be back! We did have an issue with some campers near by with loud music and the smoke that they were causing with their large fires but nothing too crazy.

Went camping with my friend & we had a cold time because wind & rain, But beautiful campground…read more Friendly staffs, clean and well maintained campground. We do the hiking trail twice a day. Camp area, restrooms were clean. I will definitely rebook again in the future.

Nice beginner destination for a backpacking trip…read more Likes: + Great view of Altadena/Pasadena and the LA county. Maybe you can spot Catalina or the Disney fireworks at night in the distance. + Pleasant getaway from town. Quiet, peaceful nature ambience. + A couple firepits for roasting your food with friends. + Great Mt Wilson with access to the giant 60-inch and the 100-inch Hooker telescopes. A hike you can do in a day. A camping/backpacking trip you can do in day & night. + Trails are wide and well defined. Non-likes: - The water spigot here runs extremely slow. I recommend packing your own extra water. - Restrooms running low on toilet paper. - Cosmic Cafe only open Apr-Sept 10am-5pm, and 10-4pm late Sept-Nov. If you walk farther uphill about 1-2 min, you'll find the white lavatory. Restroom stalls are more spacious than the auburn one. The water fountain and the water spigot there run fine and strong.

What goes up, must come down…read more This hike was a moderate 3 mile hike up and around the San Gabriel Mountains, but so much easier to trek back down. Although we did an extra mile after missing the turn and ended up hiking a total of 7 miles; it wasn't too bad. I only hike about once a month, so I took a few breaks along the way up so it took us about 3 hours roundtrip. The hike starts at the Eaton Canyon Nature Reserve after parking on the street along Altadena. There's parking in a lot as well but I find it easier to park on the street than finding a spot during peak hours. We started the hike by following the Eaton Canyon Falls trail, then veered onto the Walnut Canyon trail, and then followed the Old Mount Wilson Toll Road the rest of the way to the campground. There's some shade on the hike but not much so I wouldn't hike this during the Summer. We did this on 12/2/18 in 64 degree weather and it was perfect. We saw some people that did a one night backpacking trip so it's an ideal spot to practice for longer trips. There are bathrooms but they were locked when we were there and there is no water. There are also lots of tables available so pack a picnic and enjoy the view. Directions I used. If you see a white bridge on your way back, you missed the turn like I did and just did an extra mile. https://modernhiker.com/hike/henninger-flats/

The restroom's are nasty you can barely pee the smell is awful and for the price you pay the night…read more. I don't think so

I give this place two stars, just because the restrictions not being able to have a restroom and a…read moreshower tent up, or you will get a fine for having one. The restroom was dirty which I didn't like the trash containers were full. The days we were there they weren't being empty, also there was trash everywhere. The reason they don't let portable bathrooms tents is because people would throw their poop into the river which is disgusting people need to respect Gods nature, please don't leave trash when you leave. Besides all this place is beautiful slightly quiet but some noisy with cars and motorcycles racing on the Main Street going up or down hill. Be careful and stay safe have a wonderful time, oh also didn't see or hear any bears just foxes

The staff is always very polite and friendly to us. The pool and spa are always fun to relax at…read more Pools heated too. 99% of the people who are here are respectful. Overall it a nice place to stay.

We stayed over Easter weekend. It was a last minute trip so it was nice that we were able to get a…read morespot. Pros: All RV spots are pull through Hook ups are available on both sides so you can choose which way you face. Park itself of quiet Clean restrooms and showers Nice staff Cons: It was kind of tight getting in and out of the spot we had. Mostly because of our neighbors vehicles You can hear the traffic from the street Airplanes fly over all day (not really a big deal in my opinion, but another family I met there complained about it) Jacuzzi didn't get very hot, it was more like like warm bath water. There was a sign that said the jets were off until the 19th.. as of the 20th & 21st they still weren't working. Pool isn't heated, but that didn't stop our kids. Empty market. Also, their flyer advertises continental breakfast but it's actually only tea and coffee Would I stay here again? Maybe during the fair since it's conveniently located across the street..