Black Mountain Backpack Camp

Joan Marshall

The outhouse is the best! Lighted. Fan inside the toilet. Unpotable water - sign should say ok to boil.

Rick Avra

Well maintained campsites with non-potable water available via a spigot. There are 4 small sites and one large. The small sites are pretty close to each other. Each site has a small concrete block for a table surrounded by logs for seating. No fires but camp stoves are ok. It was hot the night we stayed (July) and we were annoyed by mosquitoes and flies; it would have been better if we could have hunkered down in sleeping bags but it never cooled down. If you hike up from Rancho San Antonio on a hot day you will likely run out of water so bring a filter for the abundant non-potable water at the camp (and an extra container since you need one to hold the non-potable water to pump from). There are no views directly at the campsites but just a short walk will get you expansive views of the Bay and a sunset at the right time of year.

Greg Klein

Good camp, though you're not supposed to leave the campground at night which is strange. There's a toilet and food storage lockers. All water must be filtered/boiled.

g m

Great in hike and out hike. Easy for our first backpacking experience with water (bring a filter or boil), and chemical toilet. Great campsites but you won't be able to build a fire. Stoves only.