5S09 - San Jacinto Ridge - California Offroad Trail

Deadhead Dave

9100

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 08/27/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Great views and the spot with the river is beautiful. Hopefully the climate changes to more rain m so it flows again.

Jon Houchin

5000

Open

Visited: 08/06/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

I drove the first half of the trail (Bee Canyon to Indian Mountain) and saw no one. pretty easy trail with some great views. I'll go back and do the other half next time.

Scotty V

300

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 05/30/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Great trail, not a big fan of narrow shelf roads, but it wasn't too busy so not a big deal. Kids loved the waterhole - we all loved the transition as we climbed in elevation and the views!

Jason Nguyen

100

Temporary Closure

Rated 4/5

Visited: 01/22/2022

Was heading up here and the gate was closed. Had to take a different route up to Idylwild. I did do this previously up to Indian Mountain and it’s a fairly easy trail.

Bill Tisdale

100

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 01/02/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Been on this trail before but the snow and mud along with the ruts from others getting stuck made it more challenging and fun. Had to use 4 low with both lockers a couple of times. Some ruts are about 3’ deep. Beautiful day and plenty of snow on the second half of the trail

Albert

400

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 10/31/2021

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Easy trail with a creek crossing. This part of the trail is forested and very scenic. Took downhill route from Red Hill and ending at Bee Canyon. High clearance vehicle (no need for 4WD) make navigating route easier due to rutts.

Chris Lucero

3300

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 05/30/2021

Great trail with some nice views. Any 4x4 vehicle can make it. There was some traffic that caused some maneuvering around or waiting. I liked the higher elevation area that was shaded. We took this trail starting from the top of the mountain to bee canyon. Good trail for a beginner to test their 4x4. There was one area that was rutted which may cause some issues but nothing to be worried about.

Chad Manuel

200

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 05/29/2021

Traveled from Bee Canyon. Great scenic trail up the ridge into Pine Cove to the 243. Narrow at some spots and correct tire placement in rutted areas. Pinstriping is imminent. Traveling into Pine Cove, the truck trail at waypoint 10 turns into McGovern Rd. Which takes you to 243.

John Irwin

200

Open

Visited: 05/09/2021

Definitely new to this so perspective from newbie. Looks like this road is not regularly maintained so I suspect conditions can vary. Current conditions were pretty rutty, about 10" deep in parts. Needed 4L in a couple of areas to navigate some semi-washed out areas (although sure no problem for more experienced driver). Went on a Saturday and fair amount of ATV traffic so need to be careful around blind turns. However, beautiful drive with great views.

Ryan vadamae

100

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 04/26/2021

Very cool fun SEMI easy trail!! 4x4 wasnt needed for the most part, theirs a nice river we parked by about half ways in and had a bonfire and what not. The way home was during the night and was still fun just a little scary ahaha. All around good trail

Joe Banks

200

Open

Visited: 09/13/2020

This was a fun trail. It's mostly a beginner trail with some slight elevation changes and a few fun bumps and dips! The Creek bed with the huge rocks in the forest area was a nice highlight! We started in Hemet and the Bee canyon trail then intersected with the San Jacinto trail into Pine cove! The entire one way trip is about 2 hours going nice and slow. There's some nice views over looking the mountains and valleys! When we got to Idyllwild, there was a considerably large forest fire in the area, so things may be a bit sketchy so definitely check conditions online before you venture out!

Caine David Kleckner

400

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/11/2020

Loved this trail, 2WD all the way through. Some areas can be pretty bumpy from all the stones and ruts, so a bit of clearance is definitely needed. The scenery and views were amazing. It’s amazing how ascending higher will so drastically change the wildlife. Once you hit the water crossing you know you’re truly in the forest. A small bit of pinstriping may occur. But overall this trail is a great one that every off roader should do at some point!

Megan A

900

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/07/2020

This one is a fun trail. It can be a little scary for newb passengers (meee) in the beginning lol but once you hit the river, it’s super fun. Go early to avoid the crowd. Take chairs or a blanket and a change of clothes for the kids lol

Dennis Clark

Official Crew

19450

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/27/2020

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 7/27/20

Robert

Official Crew

37200

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/27/2020

This is a forest service rated Blue road and it indeed lives up to that. Perhaps not necessary but we kept it in 4wd as we just felt more comfortable that way. A stark contrast to the well groomed trail up to it from Bee Canyon. At first expansive views of neatly organized citrus orchards off to the west and eventually elevation and topography allows more water this trails is much more a forest road often surround by green tall pines. Passing over the creek even at this time of year the pond was full cold water and a small waterfall on the other side of the road. A great place to stop and have lunch but its popular and more then likely you wont have it to yourself. There were several vehicles on this trail going both directions, especially dirt bikes and ATVs sliding around corners, even on this Monday, so watch for dust as a warning and careful around blind corners. The yellow post camp site looked inviting with water running in the creek next to it and as least when we were there, no mosquitos.

David Tighe

1100

Open

Visited: 07/18/2020

Great trail. Some spots that that wheel placement is crucial. Great views for pictures. Great shaded area with a waterfall and wading pool.

Russell Augustine

500

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 05/20/2020

Took the 5S09 to the East from 4S10, it's not too bad, but we did air down for a better ride. Just a few sketchy spots with ruts at the end, and BTW, it's super narrow along the route, so watch ahead for others, drive slow, many blind and narrow spots, it sucked to have to back up along the cliff, but hey, it's wheelin'...Excellent views...Just go slow and be aware and drive courteously... Drive just an above average 4Runner, with a crew of two, no real problems. Very Pretty today with flowers, they won't last long...Have Fun...

Matt Mo

400

Open

Visited: 05/11/2020

Dusty this time of year but a fun trail, we got lucky getting Yellow Post #1 for the night My daughter did it in her stock 2011 Jeep Patriot with street tires just fine

Tj Sleboda

3800

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 05/03/2020

Great trail from Bee uphill to Pine Cove. Lots of people out enjoying the ice cold water forgetting about the Covid madness down at lower elevations! Dusty in sections with some nice technical sections

Matt

5950

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 02/27/2020

I only ran the eastern half and then turned back because I was running out of time. I planned to take Meller OHV road from 243 to East Indian creek road and take this down to the western trailhead of San Jacinto ridge and run this from west to east but a large boulder in the way made me turn back and take 243 South to the eastern trailhead of San Jacinto ridge instead. Sandy but easy trails made this a fun and scenic drive! The water crossing was beautiful but flies/bugs were everywhere so I didn’t stick around too long!

Clifford (Cliff) Bennett

Official Crew

2500

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 01/19/2019

A bunch of my friends with the local Inland Empire Overland Bound group (seventeen rigs), went up Bee Canyon to San Jacinto Ridge, on a Saturday after a week when it rained from Monday through Thursday. We were expecting to encounter much mud on the trails but, the trails were not muddy at all, just a few wet spots. And there was no dust. Along the way, we saw many other people that had the same idea. The trail was great and we enjoyed the trip. We were going to stop for a while where a creek crossed the trail, but, there were about a dozen other rigs stopped there already. So, we continued on to Yellow Post campsite #1 and stopped there. There was no one there so we had the place to ourselves and had plenty of room for parking off the trail. After about an hour of visiting with our friends, we continued up to Highway 247 at Pine Cove and turned right and drove three miles to Idyllwild for lunch before separating and going home.

Dennis Clark

Official Crew

19450

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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