Sawmill Campground
5200-foot elevation. 8 sites. No water. Vault toilets. RV's to 16'. Must access this campground from Pine Canyon Road due to washout on 7N23. Can not access from Old Ridge Route.
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Season & status
| Status | Closed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date. |
| Forest | Angeles National Forest |
| Booking | No reserving or holding of campsites allowed. |
| Rules | See current fire restrictions. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 34.7010° N, 118.5718° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- WildfireBryson
45 mi from the campground · 200 acres · 0% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 19.1 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Camping World of Valencia ↗ | 22.1 mi |
| RV sales & service | El Monte RV ↗ | 36.1 mi |
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No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 9.4 miLake Elizabeth Picnic Site ↗Day use
- 11.1 miSerrano Picnic Site ↗Day use
Trails nearby
- 1.2 miPCT Lk Hughes - Liebre Sawmill ↗10.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike · national_scenic_or_historic
- 1.2 miBurnt Peak Trail ↗5.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.2 miPCT Liebre Rd to Pine Cyn Rd ↗14.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike · national_scenic_or_historic
- 1.6 miUpper Shake Trail1.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 2.1 miAtmore Meadows1.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 2.1 miGillette Mine ↗10.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Angeles National Forest begins about 11.9 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 11.9 miAngeles National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 706,719 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Sawmill Campground?
No. Sawmill Campground is first-come, first-served. No reserving or holding of campsites allowed. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
Is Sawmill Campground open right now?
Closed for the season as of Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
Is there cell service at Sawmill Campground?
FCC coverage maps show AT&T 4G LTE and T-Mobile 4G LTE at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
What if Sawmill Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Upper Shake Campground (2.5 mi, first-come), Bear Campground (3.5 mi, first-come), and Oak Flat Campground (11 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby