Nawakwa
About halfway between Redlands and Big
Bear, on Highway 38, deep in the heart of the San Bernardino National
Forest, lies an area known as Barton Flats. This area bustles in the summer
with camps and vacationers, but as August draws to a close and everyone
heads back to school, a peaceful quiet settles over the majestic Ponderosa
Pines and high mountain streams. With this peace comes an opportunity, a
chance to look past the paved roads and to explore, to see nature as it
should be seen; uncrowded, untouched, and beautiful. Camp Nawakwa is owned
and run by Campfire Boys and Girls; we are fortunate enough to lease this
facility on a long term basis.
DIRECTIONS TO NAWAKWA 4650 Jenks Lake Road East, Angelus
Oaks, CA 92305
Head east on Interstate 10, getting off
at the Orange Street Exit in Redlands. After you exit the
interstate, go straight through the stop sign until you actually hit
Orange Street. Make a left, and then turn right on Lugonia Avenue,
following this as it turns into Highway 38. Stay on Highway 38 for
25 miles, through the little town of Angelus Oaks and then into
Barton Flats. Pass Jenks Lake Road West (DO NOT TURN HERE!) and keep
going for several miles, passing several National Forest
Campgrounds, finally turning right onto Jenks Lake Road East. Follow
this for 3/4 of a mile and make your first right onto a prominent
dirt road. Follow this for one mile and you are here!
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