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Monte Cristo Campground

US Forest Service · California

Monte Cristo Campground in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.

3600 ' elevation19 campsites are first-come-first-served. $20 per site per night. No reserving or holding of campsites allowed. Check-in/Check-out is at 11 am RV 's allowed up to 30 ' - No Hookups Vault Toilets What to Expect Monte Cristo Campground is located towards the backside of the San Gabriel Mountains in a high-desert climate making the epic views seem endless. It is one of Angeles National Forest 's lesser used spots to pitch a tent.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Fee
$20/night
Booking
first-come, first-served
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Number of sites
105
Coordinates
34.34278, -118.10972

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Source: US Forest Service, dated 2026-08-06, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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