Green Valley Campground — Hotel in Running Springs

Nice quite place to camp. Not to far from civilization. It's green with many pine trees and clean air. Plenty of hiking trails throughout. You are allowed to have a camp fire. The locals do sell firewood. $5 for 1/2 wheel barrow. Nice small lake which has a swimming for kids and adults and separate designated area for dogs to swim. There is a fee to swim $5/ adult $3 for kids because they have life guards on staff which are very helpful and friendly. Kids must take a swim test In order to enter the deep area. Verizon has excellent cell reception by the lake but once you drive to camp site depending on where you located cell reception cuts in and out. Restrooms are clean with plenty Toilet paper flushable toilets but no toilet seat covers. There is sink to wash hands but no soap. Take your pump soap! there is one electrical outlet in restroom. Campsites have water spigots with no sinks. Campsites are very clean. If your planning on camping I recommend copying and pasting these GPS coordinates into your google maps browser in order to find the camp location( 34°14'41.4"N 117°03'49.8"W ) because Google does not recognize the camp address. Note remember to map yourself in before entering the mountain area as you will lose reception. Also fill up on gasoline because gas is 50 cents per gallon more expensive by the camp site. There is small stores but pretty pricey!! There is wild animals although I did not come across any. Just remember be respectful and collect all your trash and place it in the trash dumpster. Anyhow hope that helps as always enjoy the outdoors and...

2025 update: Still awesome.

Tucked away between Big Bear and Arrowhead is the nice, quiet campground at Green Valley Lake. I've been twice now and found the camp hosts to be kind and welcoming, the bathrooms to be excellently maintained, and the setting pretty perfect.

Most sites are sized well enough for a few tents, however there are a few with uneven, sloped terrain that might make a tent difficult: so van campers and RTT-users can claim those. Be sure to look at the available sites on something like campsitephotos, in addition to the ones on the reservation site, in order to gauge whether a site is good for your group.

Some sites are tucked away and offer extreme privacy, and some ... well, don't. Some are expansive but lack a lot of level ground, most have at least some tree cover. The family camp site (or double site) is all +++. Tucked away, expansive, level. You even get a little bridge and babbling brook.

There is a short 3ish mile hike available that starts above the campsites and loops around and ends nearer the town that has great views of the surrounding mountains and valleys. And a longer hike...

This is the highest spot to camp in Southern CA, at an elevation of 7,200 feet.

The campground atmosphere is clean, serene, and rustic.

The sites are level, maintained, and uncrowded. A few are more secluded, and would be good for birding.

Roads inside the campground need maintenance, but are passable. Some turns looked challenging for larger RVs. No hook-ups. Restrooms available. A Camp Host was on-site.

The four season weather at this elevation is generally dry. It rains approx. ten days annually.

It's a short drive to the tiny resort village. There's a private, non-motorized lake (pay for access), General Store, The Malt Shop, The Black Dog Social Club, museum, fishing, watercraft rentals, playground, swim beach, and the Fire Department.

From Hwy. 18, the campground is at the end of the only paved road leading into Green Valley Lake.

Enjoy the five mile scenic route of wooded, winding road. It slowly takes you back in time to discover the unspoiled nature and simple pleasures of camping in the San...