Availability
Unnamed mapped stream or river is mapped within 0.5 mile of the camp-area marker. This is map evidence, not a real-time flow report.
Backpacking camp
Comanche Camp Area camp area
Cucamonga Wilderness, California
About this place
Comanche is the named remote overnight area on the eastern Cucamonga Wilderness trail system.
Verify water before departure, choose an existing durable site, and carry the wilderness permit.
Water planning
Water at this camp
Seasonal natural water nearbyDrinking safety
Natural water is not verified potable. Filter and disinfect it or boil it according to the linked land-manager guidance before drinking.
Seasonality
Unnamed mapped stream or river is classified as intermittent and may be dry.
- Unnamed mapped stream or riverRiver or stream · 0.4 mi awaySeasonal/intermittent — may be dry · Treat before drinkingOfficial source
Fire planning
Campfire & stove rules
No wilderness campfiresCampfires
Do not use wood, charcoal, or a twig stove at Cucamonga Wilderness camp areas; an existing ring is not authorization.
Backpacking stoves
Controlled-fuel stove with permit. Use only a gas, LPG, jellied-petroleum, or pressurized-liquid-fuel stove with a shutoff valve when San Bernardino restrictions allow it.
Permit
Carry the free wilderness permit and a valid California Campfire Permit for stove use; neither overrides an emergency order.
Current restrictions
Check San Bernardino alerts and the trailhead posting on the departure day because current orders can suspend stove use.
Seasonal access
Closures & seasonal access
Cucamonga Wilderness has no single annual closure, but snow and ice, summer heat, wildfire, washouts, and emergency orders can close Icehouse or Middle Fork accessPlace closure
No recurring date-based closure of Comanche Camp Area is published. The source-connected approach conditions below and temporary emergency orders still control access.
Seasonal access
Source-connected approaches: Icehouse Canyon Trailhead, Middle Fork Lytle Creek Trailhead. Cucamonga Wilderness has no single annual closure, but snow and ice, summer heat, wildfire, washouts, and emergency orders can close Icehouse or Middle Fork access.
Before driving
Check San Bernardino alerts, the exact trail page, road gate, parking rules, and wilderness permit instructions before departure.
Mapped approaches
Choose a trailhead for Comanche Camp Area camp area
Each option has a sourced trail route to this camp area. Choose one to open its itinerary builder with this destination in context.
- Icehouse Canyon Trailhead7.5 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Middle Fork Lytle Creek Trailhead7.6 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
Map
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- Latitude
- 34.229437° N
- Longitude
- 117.554907° W