California · Hiking · San Gorgonio Wilderness · Near Lucerne Valley

Lost Creek

9.4 mi
round trip
1,677 ft
climb
8,116 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Oct
best months

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Lost Creek is a hard hike in California's San Gorgonio Wilderness, within the Front Country Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest. The trail is an out-and-back route of about 9.4 miles, with a one-way elevation gain of 1,677 feet, taking you from a low point of about 6,500 feet to a high of about 8,100 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is accessible. The most comfortable stretch for a visit runs from late spring through early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Big Bear Lake show June highs around 75°F and September highs around 73°F, with only a couple of wet days a month. That station sits roughly 1,300 feet below the trail's high point, so temperatures on the summit run cooler. The Santa Ana River Trail and its spur lie about a mile away, and the Lobo Group campground and the Oso Group fishing spot are both about 1.8 miles off. Barton Flats campground is about 2.2 miles away.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    East Flats

    Campground

    Campground · 0.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Geronimo's Outpost

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 4 mi
  • If it rainsBeyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Deep Creek Hot Springs

    Hot spring

    Hot spring · 23 mi from Lucerne Valley

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

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

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