California · Hiking · Near Lucerne Valley

Hawes Ranch

9.7 mi
round trip
964 ft
climb
5,916 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Apr–Oct
best months

Is Hawes Ranch open right now?

Closure in the area

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

As of · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Hawes Ranch is a 9.7-mile out-and-back hike on natural trail in the Mountaintop Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California. The route climbs from a low point of about 5,116 feet to a high point of about 5,916 feet, and the Forest Service lists it as accessible. The most comfortable time to go is late spring or early fall, when typical averages from the nearby Lake Arrowhead weather station run around 67°F highs in May and 74°F in September. That station sits a few hundred feet below the trail, so temperatures on the high part of the climb run cooler. Muddy Springs is about 1.5 miles away, and Clark's Ranch Trail Yellow Post Site and Big Pine Equestrian Group Campground are both about 2.6 miles off. Climbers can find Butt Rock Outcrop roughly 3.5 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Horse Springs Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 2.1 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsBeyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Deep Creek Hot Springs

    Hot spring

    Hot spring · 6.9 mi from Lucerne Valley

    Natural hot springs located in San Bernardino National Forest, California, United States

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