About Pineknot
Number of accommodations: 47
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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Pet friendly
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- Potable Water
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (394)
What Guests Are Saying
Pineknot Campground offers a beautiful and peaceful experience with spacious sites, ample shade from trees, and well-maintained facilities, including clean restrooms. The friendly camp hosts enhance the atmosphere, making guests feel welcome and attended to. While some sites may feel cramped and the access road can be difficult to find, the campground's proximity to local attractions and outdoor activities makes it a favored choice for many campers.
What Guests Are Saying
Pineknot Campground offers a beautiful and peaceful experience with spacious sites, ample shade from trees, and well-maintained facilities, including clean restrooms. The friendly camp hosts enhance the atmosphere, making guests feel welcome and attended to. While some sites may feel cramped and the access road can be difficult to find, the campground's proximity to local attractions and outdoor activities makes it a favored choice for many campers.
Review Summary
Victoria S
VerifiedMay 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 045, Loop: PINE
Clean, short walk to bathroom, trash, and water. Lots of hikes nearby
Susan K
VerifiedApril 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: PINE
PEOPLE WERE BREAKING INTO CARS AT NIGHT WHILE THE CAMPGROUND WAS ASLEEP!
We stayed at pineknot the first weekend it opened for the season. At 2am we heard our car door beep open. My fiance got up to look and saw two people by our car. One was looking directly at our tent (as a lookout) and the other was trying to open our car door. My fiance quickly locked the door with his keys but the person beeped it back open! They must of had some kind of fob to open car doors. We set off the car alarm to scare them off but they left for a moment and came back. We called 911 from our tent and the cops drove around the entire campground with search lights. We knocked on the camp host's door but he wasn't there.
The campground was fully booked and all afternoon and early evening we noticed car alarms were going off. I'm unsure if the thieves were campers or not but when we purposely set off our car alarm, to scare away the thieves, I bet most people probably chalked it up to another accidental car alarm.
Be careful. They were very quiet and were able to unlock our car door. I don't know if people are getting more desperate with the pandemic but these people were bold considering we were sleeping 50ft away in our tent in a fully booked campsite. If they were successful in breaking into cars and stealing, on the first weekend of the camping season, I have no doubt they will do it again.
Manuel F
VerifiedNovember 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: PINE
Daniel N
VerifiedNovember 9, 2020 • Stayed at: 038, Loop: PINE
Small spots ( 22” camper) but very nice and clean.
Kirsten M
VerifiedNovember 8, 2020 • Stayed at: 046, Loop: PINE
Quaint camp ground just off the main road. Enough of an escape. Shawn was the host during Halloween weekend, that dude is rad. Super warm guy and keeps the ground looking perfectly woodsy.
Sandi M
VerifiedNovember 6, 2020 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: PINE
The campground, although basically in town, is beautiful!!! Bathrooms were spotless. On the down side, sites are on top of each other and people were very noisy and partying until 2 am. During the week was amazing! Weekends, not so much.
Michael C
VerifiedOctober 30, 2020 • Stayed at: 039, Loop: PINE
Love this campground. Each site is situated far enough away from each other to feel like you're actually in the woods. Sometimes you just want a bit of seclusion and privacy when camping. The on site staff person was also really friendly and helpful. Bathrooms could use a bit of cleaning. Keep in mind, there are no showers.
Walter G
VerifiedOctober 25, 2020 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: PINE
Nice little campground within Big Bear town and close to Big Bear Lake. Lots of fun activities for all ages. Clean restrooms and water spigots not far from campsites.
Anna J
VerifiedOctober 25, 2020 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: PINE
Great campsite, right on the outskirts of town so it's not very remote but it still feels like you're in the wilderness for the most part. Most sites are well-spaced. Space 22 is near a water spigot and the bathrooms, but not too near, and far enough away from adjacent campgrounds. However, there wasn't anywhere with kevel ground for the tent so I had to sleep on a bit of an angle, no biggie though.
melaney a
VerifiedOctober 24, 2020 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: PINE
We didn’t get to the campground till late. The camp host was very nice. We wanted to stay an extra night but no room. Host was able to find to give us a cancelation.
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 34.2359 / -116.886
Elevation: 2123 feet
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: June 13, 2026
