Table of Contents
Preface viii
Overview Map x
Introduction xi
About This Book xi
How to Use This Book xiii
Weather xiv
Safety xvi
Hiking Tips xix
Permits and Restrictions xx
The Hikes
Part I Campo Indian Reservation Area, Hauser Wilderness, and Laguna Mountains
1 CA 94 to Mexican Border (4.6 miles) 3
2 Hauser Canyon to CA 94 (23.8 miles) 7
3 Lake Morena to Hauser Canyon (14 miles) 11
4 Morena Butte (8 miles) 15
5 Buckman Springs to Lake Morena (8 miles) 19
6 Boulder Oaks to Buckman Springs (4 miles) 23
7 Boulder Oaks to Kitchen Creek Falls (4 miles) 27
8 Kitchen Creek Road to Cibbets Flat (5 miles) 31
9 Cottonwood Creek Falls (2 miles) 33
10 Burnt Rancheria to Cibbets Flat (20 miles) 37
11 Desert View Trail (1.3-mile loop) 41
12 Monument Peak (3 miles) 45
13 Foster Point (1.3 miles) 47
14 Oasis Spring (2 miles) 51
15 Big Laguna Trail Loop (10-mile loop) 55
16 Indian Creek Loop (8-mile loop)1 59
17 Garnet Peak (2.8 miles) 63
18 Kwaaymii Point to Pioneer Mail (1 mile) 67
19 Kwaaymii Point to Sunrise Highway (10 miles) 69
Part II Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, Anza-Borrego Desert, and San Felipe Wilderness Area
20 Sunrise Highway to Lake Cuyamaca (15 miles) 75
21 Mason Valley Truck Trail-PCT Loop (6.5-mile loop) 79
22 Oriflamme-Rodriguez Loop (12-mile loop) 83
23 Granite Mountain (3 miles) 87
24 Scissors Crossing to CA 78/Banner (24 miles/12 miles with shuttle) 91
25 Scissors Crossing to Barrel Springs (46 miles/23 miles with shuttle) 95
26 Barrel Springs to Warner Springs (16.86 miles/8.43 miles with shuttle) 99
27 Agua Caliente Creek (8 miles) 105
Part III San Jacinto Wilderness, San Gorgonio Wilderness, and San Bernardino Forest
28 Cedar Springs to Fobes Trail (12 miles/7.5 miles with shuttle) 111
29 Fobes Trail to Spitler Peak Trail (7 miles/8.5 miles with shuttle) 115
30 Spitler Peak Trail to Tahquitz Valley (24 miles/16.7 miles with shuttle) 119
31 South Ridge Trail to Little Tahquitz Valley (9.6 miles) 123
32 South Ridge Trail to Saddle Junction (10.8 miles/7.9 miles with shuttle) 127
33 Saddle Junction to Wellman Divide Junction (8.8 miles) 131
34 Humber Park to CA 243 (via Strawberry Jet/Deer Springs Trail) (10.8 miles) 135
35 Cottonwood Trailhead to Whitewater Canyon Preserve (16 miles/8 miles with shuttle) 139
36 Whitewater Canyon Preserve to Mission Creek Preserve (14 miles/7 miles with shuttle) 143
37 Cougar Crest Trail to Bertha Peak (6.5 miles) 147
38 Polique Canyon Road to Delamar Mountain (5 miles) 149
39 Splinters Cabin to Upper Deep Creek (6 miles) 153
Part IV San Gabriel Mountains and Angeles National Forest
40 Interstate 15 to Swarthout Canyon Road (10.28 miles) 159
41 Gobblers Knob (7 miles) 163
42 Grassy Hollow to Inspiration Point (2 miles) 165
43 Grassy Hollow to Vincent Gap (7 miles/3.5 miles with, shuttle) 169
44 Indian Canyon to North Fork Saddle (15 miles) 173
45 Vasquez Rocks (4-mile loop) 177
Appendixes
Appendix A Recommended Hikes 179
Appendix B Outdoors Shops in Southern California 180
Appendix C Purchasing Maps and Adventure Passes 182
Appendix D Hiking Clubs and Organizations 182
Appendix E Equipment Checklist 183
Appendix F Web Resources 184
Appendix G Conservation Organizations 184
Appendix H Agencies, National/State Park Districts, Ranger Stations 185
Appendix I Suggested Reading 186
