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About Pineknot
Number of accommodations: 47
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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Pet friendly
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (453)
What Guests Are Saying
Pineknot Campground offers a beautiful, well-maintained setting with friendly hosts, making it an enjoyable experience for many campers. The sites are clean, spacious, and mostly shaded, with convenient access to nearby attractions and hiking trails. While there are minor concerns such as noise from neighboring sites and the absence of showers, overall, visitors appreciate the campground's cleanliness, management, and friendly atmosphere.
What Guests Are Saying
Pineknot Campground offers a beautiful, well-maintained setting with friendly hosts, making it an enjoyable experience for many campers. The sites are clean, spacious, and mostly shaded, with convenient access to nearby attractions and hiking trails. While there are minor concerns such as noise from neighboring sites and the absence of showers, overall, visitors appreciate the campground's cleanliness, management, and friendly atmosphere.
Review Summary
Zuzana S
VerifiedJuly 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: PINE
Great campsite with tons of trees and enough privacy between each site. We love coming up to Big Bear
paul b
VerifiedJuly 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: PINE
staff at pineknot was oustanding and very friendly!
Julie H
VerifiedJuly 22, 2024 • Stayed at: 047, Loop: PINE
7/15 AM @ Host site men's restroom out of toilet paper. 7/14-7/17 - Restroom lights flicker; 7/16 - 10AM - No toilet paper women's restroom @ campsite 10. Sites not clean & raked as they were previous few years.
Matthew C
VerifiedJuly 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: PINE
My family and I had a wonderful experience at Pineknot campground! From the moment we arrived, we were impressed by how welcoming the place felt. Two camp hosts rode up on their gold cart and greeted us. The guy was pretty funny and joked around with me a few times while still keeping it professional and friendly. Great service!! It was a very warm welcome from the staff. The campsite itself was very spacious and looked like it was maintained well. I loved being surrounded by nature and all the tall pines.
The restrooms were decent. Maybe, lol. It probably depends on quite a few factors such as when the last cleaning was and how much of a germiphobe you are. I thought they were okay. I’ve seen worse.. haha. But I’d recommend bringing your own toilet paper, soap, and cleaning products just in case! There are no showers at this campground, but Serrano is right across the lake only about 10 minutes away and I just went there to shower. It’s the sister site to Pineknot and no one seemed to mind. Also, if you like hiking, there are hiking trails that start right from the campground! That was pretty cool. And it’s some stunning views to see if you make the trek.
I absolutely loved this site and would highly recommend it to anybody who appreciates a great camping experience!!
Yulia S
VerifiedJuly 11, 2024 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: PINE
Fairly dusty place, more like vacationing in a park than in the woods. The camping is organized, everything is good on the territory, so 3 points
Joe B
VerifiedJuly 11, 2024 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: PINE
Bathroom was clean and no issues.
Sandy P
VerifiedJuly 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: PINE
Site 1 doesn’t have shade for much if the day. Sites were clean as were bathrooms. A good amount of dust was raised when maintenance was being done on other sites. As in raking the sites and stirring up the very fine dirt. Cute little campground but not what I’m generally looking for. One side is almost lined with condos and fencing.
Lauryn B
VerifiedJuly 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: PINE
Only downside is that there was limited space for a level area to place a tent. Bathrooms were stocked the whole time. Sites were fairly close with one another but overall it was a great camp ground with a great camp host.
Mary O
VerifiedJune 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: PINE
Loved this site. Super close to town and easy to get around. Site 30 was nice and flat. Was in the sun for about 2 hours around noon, but overall nice and shady. Bathrooms were clean and nice. Ranger Joe was super nice and helpful! If we went back again I think we would choose site 31, it felt a little bigger and had more shade but site 30 was perfect for my little family of 3.
Emilio V
VerifiedJune 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: PINE
Always a great time. Tons of toads around late spring
Location Pineknot
Address:
P O Box 365
Fawnskin, CA, 92333
United States
From I-10 in Redlands, take Highway 330 to Highway 18 in Running Springs. Continue east on Highway 18 at Big Bear Lake Dam, go straight at the dam and follow Highway 18. Turn onto Summit Boulevard and continue to a block wall. Turn left into the campground.
Pineknot is located near State Route 38, which provides access to the greater highway network. It is approximately 10 miles from Interstate 10 to the south.
Elevation: 2123 feet
6 mi drive to downtown Fawnskin (about 14 min)
Policies & Rules
General
- In accordance with standard industry practices, Mountain Top Recreation will be assessing a $8 additional vehicle fee on the second vehicle in each single family campsite, and on the third and fourth vehicles in any double family campsite, provided these vehicles are not joined to the first vehicle by a hitch and towed onto the site. In the case of motorcycles, the first two are considered to be one vehicle and the third and fourth are also considered to be one vehicle. No additional vehicle fees are collected for bicycles. The fee will be collected at the Campground.
- RV Length: Limited turnaround space restricts RVS longer than 25 feet.
- Click here for more information on the San Bernardino National Forest
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov.
- Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed
- Recent bear activity in this campground. You are rquired to put your food in the bear box we provide. Do not leave any food in your tent.
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Last updated: September 9, 2026
