The Corral Canyon Off Road Vehicle OPEN Area is located within the
southern-most third of Cleveland National Forest near Morena Reservoir.
Visitors should take I-8 to Buckman Springs Road,(watch for the SDORC
adopt-a-highway sign!), drive south 3.6 miles, turn right onto Corral Canyon Road
and drive 6.2 miles to the Four Corners Trailhead. At the trailhead there is
staging for over 12 miles of trails for all types of ORVs. Travel off
established trails is permitted within the designated area; however,
once outside of this region all vehicles must remain on established roads
and trails. This area offers challenges from everyone from expert to
beginner with over 1,800 acres to explore. ORVs are prohibited on Corral Canyon
Road between Buckman Springs and Four Corners.
Corral Canyon has two campgrounds with picnic fire rings and vault toilets.
Interior trails are very technical, and are frequently more difficult than
their rating. The entire area is surrounded by miles of easy fire roads for
the beginner. Elevation is about 4,000 ft and the area does receive snow
at times during winter, as well as reach temperatures in the upper 90s
at times during summer. Note that Corral is located in Cleveland National Forest,
so legally you need an Adventure Pass and a Green Sticker or license plate.
The majority of users are dirt bikes, but many people enjoy the rock-crawling
challenges Corral Canyon presents to the 4x4 crowd. This area is also becoming
increasingly popular with Mountain Bikers as well.
Contact: Cleveland National Forest, Descanso Ranger District (619) 445-6235
Corral Canyon News
5-28-98 SDORC has been informed that concrete picnic tables are going to be installed at Corral Canyon sometime this year. Also, recent trips to Corral (such as the trail grooming SDORC did in April) found that El Nino did a pretty good job on the roads and trails around Corral. All the water has resulted in some serious ruts and rough roads. Watch out and be careful out there!
8-1-98 The forestry service is looking for volunteers to help "police" the area. For more information, read the August newsletter.
