Place closure
No recurring date-based closure of Dripping Springs Trailhead is published. Permit-specific Pine Creek or Agua Tibia entry and temporary emergency orders still control access.
Trailhead
Dripping Springs Trailhead
Agua Tibia Wilderness, Cleveland National Forest, California
About this place
Dripping Springs Trailhead begins on Forest Service Trail 1W03; Dripping Springs Trail connects with Wildhorse Peak and the Agua Tibia interior
Obtain the Palomar district remote-camping permit, carry water, and check seasonal fire and raptor notices.
Seasonal access
Closures & seasonal access
Pine Creek and Agua Tibia remote camping has no recurring closure season, but extreme heat, wildfire, flash floods, washouts, and district orders can remove accessSeasonal access
Permit-specific Pine Creek or Agua Tibia entry: Use the signed Dripping Springs Trailhead access in Agua Tibia Wilderness, Cleveland National Forest, California. Use the signed Bear Valley/Pine Creek or Dripping Springs/Wildhorse approach named by the permit and verify parking, road, gate, and closure status. Pine Creek and Agua Tibia remote camping has no recurring closure season, but extreme heat, wildfire, flash floods, washouts, and district orders can remove access. San Mateo Canyon remains under the Airport Fire closure.
Before driving
Confirm the district permit, exact entry, road and gate, and Cleveland alerts. A remote-camping permit never overrides a fire-area closure.
Map
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- Latitude
- 33.432792° N
- Longitude
- 116.974605° W