Group size is limited to 25 people here and campfires are prohibited year round (but backpacking stoves are allowed with a free permit). Carefully cross the Angeles Crest Highway and head on down the Devil’s Canyon Trail.Īs the signs note, you’ll immediately be stepping into the San Gabriel Wilderness, which was designated in 1968. The trail itself is very easy to follow – there are no branches or junctions and the trail has been repaired and maintained after the 2009 Station Fire did quite a number on this region. Look for the sign marking Devil’s Canyon and a small parking area with a port-o-potty. The trail begins near a clearly marked trailhead just before the turnoff to the Chilao Visitor Center. For adventurous hikers, a waterfall lies further in the canyon as well, and the best part is that most other hikers easily overlook this trail - meaning it’s likely you’ll have the canyon all to yourself.

The hike into Devil’s Canyon in the San Gabriel Wilderness will take you into a wooded canyon where a mostly-reliable creek flows past a picturesque and surprisingly secluded backcountry campsite.

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