Juniper Flats 3330

Juniper Flats 3330 is a 12.5-mile adventure and a gateway to explore the many intersecting driving and hiking trails over its length. JF3330 snakes through the northern slopes of the San Bernardino Mountain foothills and is also known as Power Line Road for its access to the Southern California Edison (SCE) high voltage towers the trail follows. The route begins with majestic views to the west over the Mojave River bed and onto the distant San Gabriel Mountains. About 1.5 miles from the trailhead, it passes by and overlooks the area's namesake Juniper Flats, a shallow depression between the hills covered in tall Junipers. Once leaving the flats, the trail finds itself surrounded by magnificent boulder fields that escort you to the northern slopes of the foothills to reveal stunning views over the northern desert of Apple and Lucerne Valleys and the Granite Mountains with Rabbit Dry Lake 2000 feet below. On the trail's eastern end, it proceeds onto private land, where the trail's name changes to Santa Rosa Road, and it abruptly ends at railroad tracks with no crossing to the road on the other side.

This is an easy trail, but a high clearance vehicle is needed with the occasional steep ascents and a 4-wheel drive. Please note that the Juniper Flats Subregion is a Limited Use Area requiring vehicles to stay on marked trails.

The majority of the trail is on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, and dispersed camping can be enjoyed on the trail when following the BLM Dispersed Camping Regulations. The steep slopes the road is carved into allow for a few suitable dispersed campsites. Most of the flat areas large enough for multiple vehicles are at the bases of the SCE high voltage towers. Open fires may be prohibited, and it is the responsibility of campers to know the Campfire Restrictions.