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About Pineknot
Number of accommodations: 47
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2026 Season availability
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Pet friendly
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- Potable Water
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- 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
Natalee P
VerifiedMay 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: PINE
Great place to camp, near a lot of fun things to do like kayak on big bear and visit the town. There's a cute ice cream and candy shop in the big bear town, it can get a bit packed but it's worth the wait. We went when they were having a Spartan race during the summer (right next to the camp grounds) on what would be the ski slopes, we were able to sign our kids up 10 mins before the kid Spartan race and they had a blast! Highly recommended pineknot.
Billy H
VerifiedMay 15, 2022 • Stayed at: 047, Loop: PINE
Very clean, the host was very professional, kept all the sights looking great. Easy to get to, fire pits we clean, bathrooms were tidy. Perfect location for trails and MTB
Jeffrey J
VerifiedMay 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: PINE
I liked the place...very quiet, accessible to other nearby places when I forgot or needed something. Shaun was very pleasing, he daily past by to check if there was anything I need. I would definitely come back knowing that restrooms where around the area and water faucets were a quick access, too. Most importantly, I felt safe day and night I spent there. Thanks Pineknot!
Erica M
VerifiedFebruary 13, 2022 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: PINE
Spotty reception but beautiful! Great location.
David M
VerifiedJanuary 18, 2022 • Stayed at: 043, Loop: PINE
Love it. Nice and quiet and close to the bike park.
David M
VerifiedJanuary 18, 2022 • Stayed at: 043, Loop: PINE
Love it. Nice and quiet and close to the bike park.
Jose F
VerifiedNovember 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: PINE
The location is beautiful and easy to get to. the Ranger is amazing... very knowledgeable, vigilant, friendly and patient.
Aurora L
VerifiedNovember 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: PINE
the campground is convenient close to the city.
Kevin J
VerifiedNovember 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: PINE
Nice location, within walking distance of Big Bear city.
Eric G
VerifiedNovember 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: PINE
Gave it 5 stars as a clean, peaceful, close-to-me location. It’s adjacent to snow summit resort so not really secluded outside of the campground but really pretty inside. I was there to camp and go to Oktoberfest at the convention center. Pretty cold for Halloween and they didn’t allow fires because of fire season but we had fun. It’s not backcountry but it’s fun for car camping.
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
