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475 reviews
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.
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June 27, 2022 Stayed at: 042, Loop: PINE
Very nice and well organized camping area.
Location is absolutely excellent right next to snow summit, a few minutes drive from downtown Big Bear but yet in the middle of the woods. Beautiful area! Totally worth it! Kids loved it! We will come back!
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June 25, 2022 Stayed at: 007, Loop: PINE
Campsite and bathrooms were very clean.
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June 23, 2022 Stayed at: 018, Loop: PINE
All the joys of camping next to the convenience of town! The campground is beautiful—full of big trees, with a view of the opposite ridge of mountains. And yet you can walk to restaurants, convenience stores, etc. in 15 minutes or so. We enjoyed exploring the town of Big Bear Lake and going fishing and hiking. We even drove a few minutes to a nearby water slide park and spent a few hours there. This campground is good if you have kids and/or feel iffy about being too far away from things like cell reception, urgent care, or stores.
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June 21, 2022 Stayed at: 016, Loop: PINE
Awesome camping spot definitely will be one of my regular spots to camp.
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June 14, 2022 Stayed at: 039, Loop: PINE
Fantastic campground! The campground was spotless & well maintained. We had site 39 and it was exactly what we needed, shady, somewhat secluded (further from the road than most sites) close enough to the restrooms etc. Also worth noting that the camp host was SO helpful and friendly, we would really like to thank him for his willingness to go above and beyond any time we had questions! We will be back.
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June 11, 2022 Stayed at: 021, Loop: PINE
Very clean, campers respect 10pm quiet time, the camp host nice guy. Our site #73 huge but no privacy. Over all it was a great experience.
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June 6, 2022 Stayed at: 029, Loop: PINE
Nice campground, close to downtown, right on the side of big bear submit
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May 31, 2022 Stayed at: 046, Loop: PINE
I wish this campground had a bit more privacy. However, the bathrooms were relatively clean with running water. Plenty of places to get water for dishes and whatnot. Everyone seemed to abide by the quiet time. The campground itself is nearby hiking spots. We went to Castle Peak which was pretty tough! Walked upwards for about a mile until my teens grumbled too much and we turned around. But the kids had fun going on nature walks up near the ski area. Lots of bugs and birds to look at. When we stayed in mid/late May it was still COLD at night. During the day though, we were in shorts and t-shirts.
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May 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.
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May 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
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P O Box 365, Fawnskin, CA 92333 United States
Elevation: 2,123 ft
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 c...
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.
The closest entrance is: West Entrance Station
Approximate drive: 45.4 mi · over 1 hr (78 min)
Last updated: November 3, 2026
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Nearby city: Yucaipa, CA
Approx. 17 mi away (straight-line distance)
Elevation: 6,808 ft
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