Camp Five Canyon
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| | Difficulty:3B II (v3a2 II) Raps:2-4, max ↨150ft
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| Condition Reports: | 18 Aug 2024
"The canyon was overgrown at first but cleared up before and after the 150 main rappel which had a spectacular view down into Big Tujunga. Then there |
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| Best season: | Oct-May
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34.3002, -118.1597
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Trailheads[edit]
Shuttle parking: About 1/10th mile past mile post 9.18 on Big Tujunga Canyon Road at the locked gate for Fall Creek Edison Road
Drop-in Parking: About 3/10th mile east on Angeles Forest Highway from Jct with Big Tujunga Canyon Road
Introduction[edit]
Originally explored and beta'd by Matt Maxon.
This canyon is located between Classic Canyon and Lucas Creek (Lower) in the Big Tujunga region of ANF.
Doing this canyon will be most likely be combined with Fall Creek, but certainly can be done alone as we did it on 11/15/2008.
On 12/1/2013 with Alden Anderson and Bernd Hasse we did this without a shuttle by ascending the ridge to "Camp 5" where cistern "TOO-LATE" is located then down the short road and through the locked gate back tour vehicles at the drop-in point
Approach[edit]
Could not be easier. Cross Angeles Forest Highway from the parking area. Watch for high speed vehicle traffic when crossing the road
Descent[edit]
The original Beta had this as a nice tree shaded canyon Post Station Fire it is brush choked and blocked in numerous places with dead falls festooned with Blackberry Brambles, Throughwort (Canyon Kelp), Poison Oak etc. We pushed through it all to the top of the 150 foot drop (R1)
Exit[edit]
One word of caution.if Big Tujunga River has High water this requires one or more crossings of the river which can be very dangerous
Red tape[edit]
Beta sites[edit]
Matt Maxons original beta is found here:
Trip reports and media[edit]
Background[edit]
Camp 5 name is from a Los Angeles County Probation Department Fire Camp that was located at the head of the canyon, it is undetermined when it was closed but was open on 12/24/1944 when Inmate Firefighters saw a B24 Liberator going down on fire in upper Mill Creek. All aboard where killed. The approximate cause the propensity for the B24 to accumulate aviation fuel vapors in the Bomb bay It was assumed the bomb bay doors where closed and the heaters where in use. Most pilots flew with the doors open. Must have been cold on this training mission for bombing and machine gun practice over Muroc Dry Lake