Leaving Sat  Nov 5  and Returning Sunday Nov. 6

Cost for the trip is $20.00 per person.

* Troop Leaders and parents need to go and drive, please RSVP.

Bring lunch, we will eat on the trail up.

Meet at ONC Church at 9:00am 

Return at Church Sunday at  1pm

Scout RSVP to Mr. Deveau no later than Thursday morning before by 7am.

Jimmy Campground:
 Hikers are rewarded with a splendid panoramic view in all directions
The Little Jimmy campground is often used by the Scouts for overnight camping expeditions and shake-down hikes.
This is a nice campground with a spring and a pit toilet and,  16 hike-in table campsites, A few old USFS stove
Water is available flowing from a pipe at a developed spring about 1000 ft SE of the campground along the Pacific Crest Trail; flow from the spring slows in late summer, but there has always been water. Reservation no used.
Jimmy Campground elevation is at  7,500 feet.  34.3475005, -117.8300616
It is .2 miles to Jimmy Spring - water:  Latitude. 34.34528°, Longitude. -117.82833°
 

From Crystal Lake CampGround to Jimmy Campground for 7 miles round trip.  Windy Gap Trail
This Group will be coming in from the backside up the switchbacks. Total Intermediate elevation gain of 2750 feet. Be in good shape. In order to stay local and still get some elevation gain in our hike we will be going up the backside to the Little Jimmy campground.  The trailhead for this hike starts at the Crystal Lake Campground at 5700 feet..
This is a pretty straightforward trip starting from the Crystal Lake Picnic Parking Lot in Azusa Canyon we will hike to the northern end of the campground to the trailhead. map
Our hike will take us down the trail, up the switchbacks and over the pass (Windy Gap, 7588') to the Little Jimmy campground.  Trial sign

Trail sign

At Windy Gap the PTC - Pacific Crest  Trail crosses the trail to Little Jimmy.

from Interstate 210 in Azusa, exit Azusa Ave. (Hwy. 39). Drive 25 miles north on on San Gabriel Can. Rd. (Hwy. 39) to the Crystal Lake entrance. Park in the large dirt clearing to the right just before the locked gate. Hike in from Crystal Lake - 3 miles.

Sunday we will hike out and on our way home.
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(Maybe for some? Day hiking to the top of Mt. Baden-Powell 9,407 feet,  again getting more elevation gain and miles under our feet.) Category: Very Strenuous

Or

Mt. Islip at  8250'     page map
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What to bring:
At least 2 liters of water
10 essentials except matches and map
Sleeping bag/ pad
Trail snacks
Bowl/spork
External backpack frame or an internal frame is acceptable, and needed to properly carry all the gear.
Scouts will need to carry part of a tent and he may be given food or fuel carry also.

Pack list

Troop will provide:
Dinner on Saturday
Breakfast on Sunday
Water filter
Tents
Stoves

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More info:
From Crystal Lake CampGround to Jimmy Campground for 7 miles round trip
Crystal Lake to Little Jimmy Campground and back
7 miles round trip
2,200 feet elevation gain
Difficulty Rated: Moderate
Crystal Lake CampGround is at a elevation of 5700 feet (Latitude, Longitude):34.32556, -117.83722

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The Forest Service took advantage of the outstanding vantage point of Mount Islip when it built a fire lookout on its summit in 1927, which was moved to South Hawkins in 1937. The concrete footings of the tower and the stone cabin shell still remain. The mountain gets its name from George Islip, an early pioneer who homesteaded in the San Gabriel Canyon in the 1880s.

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Hard snow or ice can linger on the steep, north-facing slopes until sometime in May. You can avoid those areas by climbing straight up the east ridge of Mt. Islip from Widy Gap. However, you may have snow in the ravine Between Hwy 2 and Windy Gap.
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[At 9,407 feet  in elevation, Mount Baden-Powell is the 4th highest peak of the San Gabriel Range. Hike Category: Very Strenuous . map In 1957 several Southern California councils of the Boy Scouts of America placed a formal marker at the summit with a plaque dedicated to Lord Baden-Powell. Coordinates: 34°21 30 N   117°45 53 W ]

Photos (use back key to return)

Hike info
http://www.simpsoncity.com/hiking/islip.html

Enterance sign Crystal Lake

Little Jimmy Campground

Little Jimmy Campground

View

Topo map

Angeles National Forest

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Notes

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From Hwy 2 to to Jimmy Campground for 4 miles round trip

Note used on 2016 Trip:

From Hwy 2 to to Jimmy Campground for 4 miles round trip.
Coming from the Angeles Crest Highway this is a fairly easy hike. Total easy elevation gain of 1000 feet.
Parking available approximately 2 miles down the trail at Islip Saddle on Hwy 2 at 7250'
Access is via a trail from the parking lot at Islip Saddle on Hwy 2, or from a dirt turnout about 1.3 miles east of Islip Saddle on the west side of the road, up a dirt fire road that intersects the Pac Crest trail (or you can just continue on the fire road, which parallels the trail 100 ft or so up the hill, to the campsite). About 2 mi from the highway via either route.
Drive Location: From Interstate 210 in La Canada, exit at Angeles Crest Hwy. (Hwy. 2) and drive 41 miles north to Islip Saddle. Cross the highway and pick up the Pacific Crest Trail leading east. Follow the trail 2 miles.  Interagency Pass or Adventure Pass required to park at trailheads. Topo Map   - Topo Map -   map