Green Valley Campground

This is the highest spot to camp in Southern CA, at an elevation of 7,200 feet. The campground atmosphere is clean, serene, and rustic. The sites are level, maintained, and uncrowded. A few are more secluded, and would be good for birding. Roads inside the campground need maintenance, but are passable. Some turns looked challenging for larger RVs. No hook-ups. Restrooms available. A Camp Host was on-site. The four season weather at this elevation is generally dry. It rains approx. ten days annually. It's a short drive to the tiny resort village. There's a private, non-motorized lake (pay for access), General Store, The Malt Shop, The Black Dog Social Club, museum, fishing, watercraft rentals, playground, swim beach, and the Fire Department. From Hwy. 18, the campground is at the end of the only paved road leading into Green Valley Lake. Enjoy the five mile scenic route of wooded, winding road. It slowly takes you back in time to discover the unspoiled nature and simple pleasures of camping in the San Bernardino Mountains.

Absolutely loved this campground! Just spent last weekend there. Our campsites were great. As a group of 7 we easily split 2 sites next to each other. But I will say it is hard to tell from the website how big each is. So if you have an opportunity scope out the different sites I highly recommend doing that. The bathrooms were kept very clean and well lit. The camp hosts are super nice and do an amazing job keeping an eye on things and keeping the sites tidy and ready for guests. Each site seems to be equipped with a fire pit and a bear box - which you definitely should use! We saw a bear while we were there. I would highly recommend this as a great place that feels far away and quiet but is honestly not too far of a drive from most of Southern California!

Tucked away between Big Bear and Arrowhead is the nice, quiet campground at Green Valley Lake. I've been twice now and found the camp hosts to be kind and welcoming, the bathrooms to be excellently maintained, and the setting pretty perfect. Most sites are sized well enough for a few tents, however there are a few with uneven, sloped terrain that might make a tent difficult: so van campers and RTT-users can claim those. Be sure to look at the available sites on something like campsitephotos, in addition to the ones on the reservation site, in order to gauge whether a site is good for your group. Some sites are tucked away and offer extreme privacy, and some ... well, don't. Some are expansive but lack a lot of level ground, most have at least some tree cover. The family camp site (or double site) is all +++. Tucked away, expansive, level. You even get a little bridge and babbling brook. There is a short 3ish mile hike available that starts above the campsites and loops around and ends nearer the town that has great views of the surrounding mountains and valleys. And a longer hike available as well.

My kids and I went for a single night. We were looking forward to swimming and hiking. The night sky was brilliant and there were a few trails from the camp site. Unfortunately, the weather was not as warm as we were hoping. The lake was a lot smaller than what we were expecting also. Overall we had a great camping experience.

My family and I have come to This campground for the last four years in a row typically twice a summer we absolutely love it. Everyone’s always nice. It’s always clean. The bathrooms are Immaculate and the campground is just gorgeous. I have been trying to get in touch with a host for a few weeks now I have a tent only site but I would like to use my small 12 foot teardrop trailer. I cannot get in touch with a host to see if this is acceptable or not.??????? The total length of the site driveway is 20 feet which would fit my set up. I would love to know if this is acceptable or not. Thank you in advance.