USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
Location: San Bernardino County, about 4 miles west-southwest of Fawnskin, 105 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity, San Bernardino Mountain Area |
| Forest Service | San Bernardino National Forest |
| USGS Topo | Butler Peak 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps |
TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| | Viewable PDF file - Approximately 2.2 megs |
| | GPX file or Google Earth KML file to
download to GPS units and other map software (How to use GPX and KML files) |
| | Routes as shown on
CalTopo using the above files (How to use CalTopo) |
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)
- Distance: 9 miles on dirt road
- Gain: 1500'
- Time: 3½ hours round trip
- Navigation: Easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- Drive east on I-10 to SR 210.
- Drive north on SR 210 (signed "West") to SR 330.
- Drive north on SR 330 to SR 18 at the town of Running Springs.
- Drive east on SR 18 to the dam at Big Bear Lake. Turn left on SR 38.
- Drive on SR 38 to Fawnskin. Turn left (northwest) on 3N14.
- Note your odometer and go as follows:
- At 1.3 miles, fork with 2N13 to the left and 3N14 to the right with a locked gate.
Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- Pass through the gate and continue on 2N13.
At 1.2 miles continue past the intersection with 2N70.
This is the trailhead for
Grays Peak.
- At 2.6 miles, turn left at the fork onto
2N13C.
- Continue a parking lot and climb to the fire lookout.
Note: The gate to 2N13 is subject to seasonal closures. If open, one can drive
all the way to the lookout with a high clearance vehicle.