Heart Bar Campground
Big Bear City, California · 6,864 ft · In San Bernardino National Forest
Photos: Silvana Friedman
At a glance
6 of 8 facts known · recreation.gov, checked Sep 24, 2026
- Elevation
- 6,864 ft (2,092 m)6,864 ft2,092 m
Loops3
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From recreation.gov's site list, Oct 10, 2026. Loop names are trimmed and merged.
Amenities
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- ADA accessible
- Campfires allowed
- Drinking water (untreated)
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Overview
The Heart Bar Campground provides access to some of southern California's greatest backcountry hiking, biking and horseback riding trails, as well as a nice play to experience nature. A variety of recreation opportunities are available in the surrounding area as well, leaving little more to be desired from a campsite.Recreation
A variety of backcountry hiking, biking and horseback riding trails can be found near the campground, including the famed Santa Ana River Trail, which provides miles of scenic mountain views and points of exploration.
From OpenStreetMap, Overture Maps Foundation — Places, Recreation.gov, Recreation.gov — campground rate cards, USDA Forest Service — Recreation Opportunities, and USFS INFRA Recreation Sites · · Edit
Cell service
Report signal- Verizon4G LTE
- AT&T5G · 4G LTE
- T-MobileNo coverage on FCC map
Cell service at Heart Bar Campground: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- WedSunny56°38°
- ThuSunny, 1% chance of rain57°40°
- FriSunny, 4% chance of rain58°40°
- SatSunny, 1% chance of rain58°36°
- SunSunny57°37°
Nearby camping
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Heart Bar Equestrian
Public Land · under 100 ft · Big Bear City
Wild Horse Equestrian Campground
Public Land · 0.2 mi · Big Bear City
Wild Horse Equestrian Family
Public Land · 0.4 mi · Big Bear City
3 more within 25 mi
4 OpenStreetMap entries in Big Bear City share one park. They may be individual sites of a single campground. Suggest a merge
Dispersed camping nearby
Free dispersed camping within 19 mi, on public land.
- 1.1 mi
Coon Creek Yellow Post #1
Big Bear City, CA · On U.S. Forest Service land · San Bernardino National Forest
- 2.4 mi
Camp site
Big Bear City, CA · On U.S. Forest Service land · San Bernardino National Forest
- 3.5 mi
Dry Lake Lodgepole Camp
Oak Glen, CA · On U.S. Forest Service land · San Bernardino National Forest
- 3.6 mi
Dry Lake Lodgepole Camp
Oak Glen, CA · On U.S. Forest Service land · San Bernardino National Forest
- 3.9 mi
Mineshaft Flat Camp
Oak Glen, CA · On U.S. Forest Service land · San Bernardino National Forest
- 4.1 mi
Big Tree Flat
Banning, CA · On U.S. Forest Service land · San Bernardino National Forest
Location and contact
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