California · Camping · Near Lucerne Valley

Yellow Post #28

Is Yellow Post #28 open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name Yellow Post #28, so check the source for the area it covers.

Radford Fire Closure Area
Agency closure covering Mountaintop Ranger District · Order 05-12-52-24-06 · USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District
Safety Alert - Falling Rocks at Bonita Falls
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · Order 05-12-00-26-05 · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest

As of Nov 12, 5:40 PM PST · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Yellow Post #28 is a campground in California at about 7,728 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Add any of these when you start a trip

Sleep close
Yellow Post #28
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Eat after
Blanca and Pierre's
Restaurant
On your way back · 3 mi
If it rainsBeyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Deep Creek Hot Springs
Hot spring
Hot spring · 14 mi from Lucerne Valley
Natural hot springs located in San Bernardino National Forest, California, United States

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Also worth it near here
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- Forest Road 2N86Rock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: Clinton Steeds, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Castle RockMountain biking · ~3 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Yellow Post #28
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
1. Jan
  46° / 24°
  6 wet
2. Feb
  46° / 24°
  6 wet
3. Mar
  51° / 27°
  6 wet
4. Apr
  57° / 31°
  4 wet
5. May
  66° / 37°
  2 wet
6. Jun
  75° / 43°
  1 wet
7. Jul
  80° / 50°
  2 wet
8. Aug
  79° / 49°
  3 wet
9. Sep
  73° / 44°
  2 wet
10. Oct
  63° / 35°
  2 wet
11. Nov
  53° / 28°
  3 wet
12. Dec
  46° / 24°
  6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Bear Lake, CA, 4.1 mi away at 6,753 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.