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Ribbonwood Equestrian Campground Horse Trail
Ribbonwood Equestrian Campground Scenic BackgroundRIBBONWOOD EQUESTRIAN CG
USFSSan Bernardino National Forest · California

Ribbonwood Equestrian Cg

Overview Ribbonwood is an ideal mountain escape for equestrian campers.
Sites98 reservable
Elev.4,081ft
Comf.n/a
Max rigtents9 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From San Diego2h05real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

Sits at 4,081 ft. 9 sites total: 8 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 9 pull-through. Within about 4 miles: 4 peaks.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on reservability and shade. Softest on roomy sites.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
San Diego
94 mi
2h05
02
Los Angeles
140 mi
3h07
03
Fresno
375 mi
8h20
04
San Francisco
576 mi
12h48
05
Sacramento
579 mi
12h52
By drive time
San Diego · 2h05Los Angeles · 3h07Fresno · 8h20San Francisco · 12h48Sacramento · 12h52Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.5 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 9 SITES
Color byShow only

8 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

9
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
9
Sites

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
27
Peaks
4
Viewpoints
3

Water & Access

To nearest major road
0.5 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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