California · Hiking · San Jacinto Wilderness · Near Desert Hot Springs

Caramba

CarambaPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
8.7 mi
round trip
1,533 ft
climb
8,091 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Alert in the area

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Caramba is a hard hike in the San Jacinto Wilderness, part of the San Jacinto Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California. The route is an out-and-back that climbs from about 6,647 feet to about 8,091 feet, with a total elevation gain of 1,533 feet over a distance of about 8.7 miles. The trail is natural-surfaced, and the Forest Service manages the land. The hike starts close to the Willow Creek trail and climbing area, about 0.1 mile away, and the Skunk Cabbage hike and Satellite Boulders climbing area are each about half a mile off. For an overnight stay, Fern Basin campground sits about 3.9 miles away, and Black Mountain (San Bernardino) campground is about 5.6 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Upper Chinquapin

    Campground

    Campground · 2.2 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Lumber Mill

    Restaurant

    Open after 6
  • If it rainsVisitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Frey House II

    Museum

    On your way back · 8 mi

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