Backpacking camp

Islip Ridge Legal Camping Corridor camp area

Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness, California

About this place

This marker represents legal dispersed-camping terrain on Islip Ridge rather than a developed campground or tent pad.

Stay outside closed or developed areas, carry water, use durable ground, and follow current Angeles fire restrictions.

Water planning

Water at this camp

Carry all water

Availability

No dependable developed water is documented at this exposed Pleasant View Ridge corridor marker. Carry the complete supply from a separately verified current source and do not treat a mapped drainage as evidence of flow.

Drinking safety

Do not plan to collect drinking water at this camp area.

Seasonality

No dependable seasonal source is identified for itinerary planning.

Fire planning

Campfire & stove rules

No backcountry wood or charcoal fires

Campfires

Pleasant View Ridge camp areas are not designated developed fire sites; do not use wood, charcoal, twig stoves, or old rings.

Backpacking stoves

Gas or petroleum-jelly stove with permit. Use only an allowed gas or petroleum-jelly stove with a valid California Campfire Permit when the current Angeles fire-danger level permits it.

Permit

Carry a California Campfire Permit; it does not override a forest closure or extreme-fire-danger prohibition.

Current restrictions

The prior Angeles order expired October 1, 2026. Check for a replacement order and the current fire-danger level immediately before departure.

Seasonal access

Closures & seasonal access

Pleasant View Ridge can be affected by winter snow and ice, summer heat, strong wind, wildfire, and post-fire recovery orders without a fixed annual closure date

Place closure

No recurring date-based closure of Islip Ridge Legal Camping Corridor is published. The source-connected approach conditions below and temporary emergency orders still control access.

Seasonal access

Source-connected approaches: Burkhart Trailhead, Islip Saddle Trailhead, Windy Gap Trailhead, and 1 more. Pleasant View Ridge can be affected by winter snow and ice, summer heat, strong wind, wildfire, and post-fire recovery orders without a fixed annual closure date.

Before driving

Check Angeles alerts and the exact Islip Saddle, Burkhart, or PCT approach; an expired order does not prove every route is open.

Mapped approaches

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Each option has a sourced trail route to this camp area. Choose one to open its itinerary builder with this destination in context.

Map

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Latitude
34.363690° N
Longitude
117.849737° W

Sources

Official overnight record NFS Islip Ridge Trail 239W08; mapped to the nearest reachable agency trail pointAngeles National Forest no-overnight-permit policyPleasant View Ridge Wilderness overnight regulationsPleasant View Ridge Wilderness current conditionsOpenTopoData public API — SRTM 90 mAngeles National Forest — current alertsAngeles National Forest — fire danger and restrictionsCalifornia — California Campfire PermitAngeles National Forest — recreation and alerts