California Trails

5S07 - Bee Canyon

3.5/5 (19 reviews)

Hemet, California (Riverside County)

Last Updated: 05/09/2023

Trail Information

Status

Temporary Closure

Distance

3.03 mi

Nearest Town

Hemet

Management Agency

San Bernardino National Forest

District

San Jacinto Ranger District

Highlights

10 miles east of Hemet, Bee Canyon is in the San Bernardino National Forest and one of two access points off Hwy 74 for the many trails of the western Idyllwild area. This area is great for the local target shooters with the many side canyons. To the 4 wheelers, the short 3-mile drive connects you to East Indian Creek and San Jacinto Ridge truck trails. These connector trails will take you to Hwy 243 and Idyllwild.

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Starting Point

Hemet

From Hemet, continue east on Hwy 74 (Florida Ave). When the Hwy starts to curve a bit you'll pass the Cranston Ranger Station on your right. You'll travel 0.8 mile past that point and after crossing a narrow bridge turn left onto a dirt road. There is a "Victory Out Reach" sign at the road and you'll go 1 more mile to the trailhead.

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3.5/5 (19)

Todd

Official Crew

111450

Temporary Closure

Visited: 05/09/2023

Closed due to a washout from storm damage.

Chad Phillips

200

Temporary Closure

Visited: 04/23/2023

Still closed for public safety until trail repairs are completed.

Yury

400

Temporary Closure

Visited: 01/29/2023

There are signs that the canyon is closed.

Stephen Stewart

100

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/28/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

Great trail for beginners to the trail experience.

Jon Houchin

5000

Open

Visited: 08/06/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Ran the trail in the Jeep for access from pavement to San Jacinto Ridge and Indian Mountain trail. Went past one group of target shooters in the first mile but saw no other vehicles. pretty easy trail, it could be done in 2WD, I used 4WD HI so I could disconnect the sway bar.

Scotty V

300

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 05/29/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Trail is open, lots of folks out enjoying themselves this weekend in vehicles, OHV and in the canyons target shooting. Overall, short trail was super easy, there was some litter that was disheartening to see, but otherwise nice warm up before moving onto San Jacinto Ridge trail (5S09).

Christion Chavez

200

Temporary Closure

Visited: 02/06/2022

5s09 to pine cove road Closed at the 4s10 split due to “bad road conditions”

Albert

400

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 10/31/2021

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Graded route that can be done in 2WD. Some overlooks, but more as a route to connect to other trails. Not a scenic trail.

Chris Lucero

3300

Open

Rated 2/5

Visited: 05/30/2021

Steep easy trail. Any vehicle can make it up. Lots people shooting and ATV traffic. Nothing too exciting to see.

Dennis Clark

Official Crew

19500

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 07/26/2020

My friend Robert was my trail backup when I lived in California. I’m now mapping trails in Idaho. Robert is doing an excellent job of running the trails and providing much needed Trail Reviews, check out this review from 7/26/20

Robert Kruze

Official Crew

37400

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 07/26/2020

I saw mixed reports from the forest service site that this trail was closed for repairs. But indeed it was open. It looked recently groomed perhaps from the repairs. A flat, dry, dusty road surrounded by dried up foliage that leads to more interesting trails. Any passenger vehicle can drive it. Along the way there are perhaps 15 shooting spots just off the road full of debris and obliterated targets needing a serious cleanup.

David Tighe

1100

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 07/18/2020

Lots of traffic. Many vehicles that are trying to have to much fun on a narrow road. Was almost hit twice on blind corners from people trying to drift corners. The trail itself was easy for most vehicles.

John Lazo

1800

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/03/2020

Did this trail with my small hatchback AWD on a stock rims and suspension with All terrain tires. Went up to do some recreational shooting with some friends. Saw a few ATVs and dirtbikes out there. Mostly flat and sand with a few deep holes that are easily to avoid.

Tj Sleboda

3800

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 05/02/2020

Road is recently graded and sink hole gone as previously shown. Lots of great shooting areas but all occupied on sunday afternoon around lunch. Used it to connect to San Jacinto Rodge

Joe Albrecht

300

Partially Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 03/22/2020

Sign said road closed. About half mile in you encounter a sink hole about 15ft deep. There is a make shift path to the right but it's tricky. The entire trail has lots of washed out ruts. Few more hairy washouts. This is clearly a moderate difficulty at this time. Not recommend for beginners. Would avoid till road repaired.

Amanda Stoddard

200

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 06/08/2019

After descending found out the hard way the trail and surrounding trails (East Indian Canyon) are closed. Water crossing was full and a nice place to take a break.

Marco A Paez Jr

100

Temporary Closure

Visited: 05/12/2019

A little disappointed to find out this way..Bee Canyon will be close for about a year. Was told by a Ranger.

Clifford (Cliff) Bennett

Official Crew

2500

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 01/19/2019

Went for a trail ride with my local Inland Empire Overland Bound group. Had quite a few folks, with seventeen rigs. We saw lots of others on the trail including lots of shooters in the small canyons along the trail. We were expecting to encounter lots of mud on the trail because it rained pretty good that Monday through Thursday, however, the trail was not muddy at all, just a few wet spots. This was great because there also was no dust. It was a beautiful trip up to San Jacinto Ridge trail which led us all the way to Pine Cove and Idyllwild.

Dennis Clark

Official Crew

19500

Temporary Closure

Visited: 07/28/2018

All trails in the San Jacinto Ranger District are under a fire closure until 08/31/18

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Dennis Clark

Mapping Crew - California and Idaho

Dennis Clark was born in Los Angeles in 1942 and after 76 years of living in So Cal he moved to Emmett, Idaho with his wife Patricia, has four adult children with many grand and great grandchildren. He has loved the outdoors since his Cub Scout and Boy Scout days while camping with the family. He's an archer, hunter and fisherman but no longer wishes to harm animals. He has been involved with photography since the 1960's. He became more of a serious hiker in 2010 when he started Geocaching and has hiked the three tallest peaks in So Cal, Mt San Jacinto, Mt San Gorgonio and Mt Baldy, along with most of the lesser peaks in search of caches. Geocaching started his love for the USFS Trail system as he used the trails frequently to get to certain trailheads. He had a 2002 Ford Ranger 2wd and its amazing where that little pickup took him. In 5 years of weekly geocaching he was only stuck once in some Palm Springs sand. His 2016 Wrangler Sport Unlimited was purchased in 2015. He has become quite lazy in the hiking department as he can now drive to most locations. He's looking forward to posting some trails and don't hesitate to ask him for any help you might need.

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