Mt. Pacifico Campground

This is a small campground with fire pits, picnic tables, and a vault toilet. High clearance vehicles are a must to drive into this area. There’s no fee for camping but every vehicle will need an adventure pass. There are excellent views but do not expect blackout conditions at night as Palmdale is easily visible. It does get pretty windy. It was very quiet during our stay, but the camp caretaker said there can be groups that like to party through the night. No water so bring your own!

Upper Pacifico camp is in need of some maintenance this year. The road is closed due to a number of washouts, however, the campground remains open for walk-ins. the garbage hasn’t been removed and there are a number of trees down in the area. Additionally, it looks like a meteor fell through the roof of the outhouse though the road is closed, I’m quite surprised that the forest service hasn’t done anything g to maintain this site especially as it’s directly behind mill creek summit station. If you’re riding your bike up, there’s a ton of sand on the road. Totally passable but a bit treacherous if you’re on skinny tires. The views are epic, temps are lower than the valley below and when we went there was no one else up there. Bring plenty of water- more than you think you’ll need. There’s water at mill creek station in the parking area if you need to fill up before heading up.

Great place, but it's better to use a high clearance car

Insane. Definitely don’t advise taking a rear wheel drive Passat up the road to the top... but we made it. Sunset and views are spectacular. Quiet and small campground. We’re coming back.

They were grading the road on our way up so a real pain on the one hand, but it also means that they maintain the road, so... But the campsite is nice, there are several areas with good tent sites. Some good-sized pines and rock outcrops for wind cover.