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Each group must have a camp shovel or a hand trowel to extinguish fires and/or burying human waste.No wood or charcoal fires are allowed due to the high fire danger in the San Diego County mountains. Additionally, a map of the boundaries can be seen under the Maps section of the Laguna Mountain Volunteers Association website. Camping is not permitted inside the recreation area so watch for signs that mark the boundaries. It starts a 1/4 mile south of the Sunrise Highway and ends in the Laguna Recreation Area. Below Morris Ranch Road, you can only camp on the east side of the road. Camping is only permitted on both sides of the road north of Morris Ranch Road. It begins 1/2 mile south of the Sunrise Highway. Next up is La Posta Road/Thing Valley Road. You can only camp for 14 out of every 30 days. A link to a printable version of the permit is available here.

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Besides the Adventure Pass, a free remote camping permit is required. Camping is not permitted at Borrow Pit or Filaree Meadow. There is a campground just west of the junction of Pine Creek Road and Laguna Meadow Road. It starts a mile west of the Sunrise Highway. It’s around an hour drive north and leads you to Lake Cuyamaca, the City of Julian and the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.įirst up is Pine Creek Road. The Sunrise Highway has spectacular views any time of day and many spots to stop and view the mountain region or the desert. Make a left off the freeway and head up the mountain. To get there, take the 8 east and get off at the Sunrise Highway exit.

Mount Laguna is located in Cleveland National Forest and is part of the USDA Forest Service.