San Jacinto Wilderness
San Jacinto Wilderness is a 32,186-acre wilderness area in Riverside County, California. It rises from about 1,354 to 9,210 ft. The nearest town is Cabazon, 2 miles away in a straight line.
San Jacinto Wilderness map
San Jacinto Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Cabazon, CA is the nearest town, 2 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in San Jacinto Wilderness is about 9,210 ft, and its lowest about 1,354 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Tahquitz Peak, about 8,808 ft.
Who manages San Jacinto Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | 32,186 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | San Jacinto Ranger District, 909-382-2921 |
Getting to San Jacinto Wilderness
- Cabazon, CA is the nearest town, 2 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)
Trailheads at San Jacinto Wilderness
- Fuller Ridge Trailhead (inside the boundary, 7,737 ft), at 33.8391, -116.7362 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
- Humber Park (0.03 mi outside the boundary, 6,509 ft), at 33.7653, -116.6861
- Spitler Peak (0.16 mi outside the boundary, 4,918 ft), at 33.6978, -116.6523 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-29. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-29. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-ca.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in San Jacinto Wilderness
- Tahquitz Peak summit
- Red Tahquitz summit
- Lily Rock summit
- Apache Spring spring
- Cartridge Spring spring
Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.
Public lands next to San Jacinto Wilderness
- National forestSan Jacinto Wilderness lies inside San Bernardino National Forest.
- State parkSan Jacinto Wilderness borders Mount San Jacinto State Park.
- BLM unitSan Jacinto Wilderness borders Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.
- Wilderness areaSouth Fork San Jacinto Wilderness is 2.8 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Other wilderness areas in California
- https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=522 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n34w117/USGS_1_n34w117.tif (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/DomesticNames/DomesticNames_CA_Text.zip (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_gaz_place_06.txt (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_InfraRecreationSites_01/MapServer/0 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright (accessed 2026-09-29)