Silverwood Lake
San Bernardino Mountains · near Hesperia / Crestline · Los Angeles / SoCal
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 3350
- Campsites
- ~130 sites
- Season
- Year-round (peak summer)
- Fee
- ~$35/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia (6 months ahead). A mountain reservoir in the San Bernardino range, cooler than the LA basin, with swimming beaches, boating, and fishing. Showers, RV sites. Family-friendly.
What is here
- Setting
- lake-river
- Amenities
- Cool mountain-lake swimming · Boating & fishing · Swimming beaches · Showers
- Best for
- Cool lake escape from the LA basin
- Features
- Cooler mountain reservoir · Swimming beaches & boating · Trout & bass fishing · Escape from the LA heat
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv
- Intl tip
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia 6 months ahead. A cooler mountain-lake escape from the LA/Inland Empire heat — swimming beaches, boating, fishing (stocked trout/bass). Pine-shaded sites; showers. Family-friendly. On the way to Big Bear/Lake Arrowhead. Peak summer books out. An accessible, refreshing SoCal lake camp.
The guide
Silverwood Lake, a reservoir in the San Bernardino Mountains at 3,350 feet, offers a cool, watery escape from the Southern Cali…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Silverwood Lake — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.287, -117.33