Heart Rock
Photo: bdearth — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.1 mi
- round trip
- 217 ft
- climb
- 4,377 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Is Heart Rock open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name Heart Rock, 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 · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Heart Rock is an easy, out-and-back hike of about 1.1 miles in the Mountaintop Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California. The trail rises about 217 feet from a low point of 4,142 feet to a high point of 4,377 feet, and it is accessible, with a natural surface. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the Lake Arrowhead weather station, about 6.8 miles away, show May highs around 67°F and September highs around 74°F, with only a day or two of rain each month. Winter brings highs in the low 40s and a few snow days a month. The Lake Arrowhead Area climbing area is about 0.4 miles away, and the Sawpit Canyon Trail is about 1.5 miles off. Lake Gregory County Regional Park, about 2 miles away, offers fishing, and the Lake Gregory Trail is about 2.1 miles away.
- Lake Arrowhead AreaRock climbingPhoto: bdearth, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.4 mi
- Sawpit Canyon TrailHiking1.5 mi
- Lake Gregory County Regional ParkLake fishing2 mi
Lake Gregory TrailHikingPhoto: bdearth, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2.1 mi- Temple RockRock climbing3.6 mi
DogwoodCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain5.5 mi- Cajon WashCanoeing6.4 mi
- North Shore (ca)Camping7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lake Gregory TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: bdearth, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Cleghorn TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Pilot Rock TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: GSEC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Cloudland Truck TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
MetateHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: USFWS Pacific Southwest Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)- Toll RoadHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: USFWS Pacific Southwest Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
Cleghorn Ridge TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: strib1946, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cleghorn Ridge TrailHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: GSEC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
DogwoodHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Bradford Ridge PathHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: Rainhead, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Heart Rock
Best months: April–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.
Jan
44° / 29°
6 wet · 1 snow
Feb
45° / 30°
6 wet · 1 snow
Mar
52° / 32°
6 wet · 1 snow
Apr
60° / 36°
4 wet · 1 snow
May
67° / 41°
2 wet
Jun
76° / 49°
1 wet
Jul
81° / 57°
1 wet
Aug
82° / 57°
1 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
1 wet
Oct
63° / 43°
2 wet
Nov
52° / 34°
3 wet
Dec
43° / 29°
5 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Arrowhead, CA, 6.8 mi away at 5,205 ft. The station sits about 800 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
