After four years of closure, Sturtevant Camp is accepting reservations starting November 1.
One of thelargest fire in LA Country historyravagedAngeles National Forestin 2020 , burn 115,997 acres of land in the San Gabriel Mountains over the course of intimately three month . Now , after four yr ofrestoration , the woodland ’s most belovedhiking spotand nearby lodging country are reopen .
Chantry Flat , a popularhikingarea in Angeles National Forest , formally reopened its gate on October 2 and is now open to the public from 6 am to 8 pm day by day . Sat on the rooftree of Big Santa Anita Canyon , Chantry Flat ’s picnic situation run to an raiment of trail range from two mil to a humongous 28.8 Roman mile . presently , only five of the trails are undetermined .
One of the area ’s fix ( and most trekked ) routes admit Gabrielino Trail , a 4.2 mile hike from the Chantry mat picnic website . The trail leads toSturtevant Camp , another cherished section of the forest that is officially reopening October 5 after the fire damaged its weewee system , bunkhouse , and trail . Sturtevant Camp , established in 1893 during the Great Hiking Era , consists of six cabin , a bathhouse , a kitchen , and a historic inn primed with a dining room and cozy hearth elbow room . Once cite to as a “ hotel in the mountains , ” Sturtevant Camp has long been an idyllic hideaway for traveller . The area does n’t have WiFi , make it the perfect place to unplug and bask in the area ’s massive crimson bark trees , wildflowers , and gurglingwaterfall .
Sturtevant Camp.|Photo courtesy of The Sturtevant Conservancy
Currently , the pack ’s historic lodge is only open for visits on weekends , but reservations will open up November 1 for stays beginning in January 2025 . Also note that thecampdoes not permit cars and is only approachable via trail .
As for Chantry Flat , the area ’s Zion Trail , Sturtevant Trail to Mount Wilson , and trail northerly of Sturtevant Camp to Newcomb Pass are still closed , with volunteers working to restore them as soon as possible . confabulate the US Forest Service’strail mapping of Chantry Flatfor updates .
Sturtevant Falls.|trekandshoot/Getty Images
