CHILAO CAMPGROUND | Best spot for winter car camping in Angeles National Forest | 4K

A century ago, this place used to be a hiding place by the Bandidos including the notorious Tiburcio Vasquez and his gang. One of his men, a herder named Jose Gonzales killed a bear with his slick knife work, earning the nickname Chillia (hot stuff). From this allegedly came the name "CHILAO".
This forest area is open and parklike with tall Jeffrey pines and incense cedars. The landscape makes it ideal for picnicking, camping and hiking.
Chilao campground sits at an elevation of 5,300 ft, giving campers a majestic panoramas of nearby Vetter Lookout tower and the Big Tujunga Canyon. There are two loop campsites here, Little Pines and Manzanita. We stayed at Manzanita Loop which is open at this time of the year. Amenities include picnic tables, vault toilets, piped water (not available as of this writing) and with 84 campsites total.
Chilao Campground:www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/angel...
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[@BrosephRussell]

Awesome trip brother HellToTheYeah 😊

[@20robertang]

Thanks, Broseph!

[@jimerhard4239]

Great video Robert. I can see that no one went hungry . Tons of lumpia my favorite. Shout out to Josie. I hope to meet you soon . We'll have a combined family picnic or something like that Lord willing. Tagay my friend!

[@20robertang]

Thanks, Jim! You should try the Tinola sometime, it’s good.. We’ll make it happen.. Tagay!

[@redwhiteblue7831]

Great camping trip, many original faces. Missed out on seeing Martin & Monica, and Mike. There needs to be another one soon... Enjoyed watching this video, food looked delicious as always. Thank you for sharing. Take care Robert. 🇺🇲

[@20robertang]

Thanks, Jason. Yeah, we should have another one with all the crew.. we missed your Dutch oven action!

[@mikelabree]

Great video Robert.

[@20robertang]

@@mikelabree Thanks, Mike. I’m glad you finally made it out once again.

[@redwhiteblue7831]

@@mikelabree Dad... is that you?

[@mikelabree]

@@redwhiteblue7831 Son!!

[@davidfeiler1279]

Nice video Robert. Thanks again for the delicious soup. I will put a link to your video in the description of my video. Tagay!

[@20robertang]

Thanks, David. I think the Tinola was a winner, perfect for a crazy cold night in the camp.

[@JustinfromAZ]

Beautiful video Roberto. Captured the vibe and all those loving feelings. Tagay! 🥂

[@20robertang]

Tagay! Jocy had a blast!

[@scohenmedia]

Look like a great time! Went up a couple of weeks ago as well. Quiet this time of the year! Lets get an Idlehour trip on the books! - Shawnofthedead

[@georgeleakos8376]

Idlehour sounds great! Haven’t been there since last fall.

[@20robertang]

I think this is the best time to camp there, less crowd. Idle Hour camp is wild, love it down there!

[@georgeleakos8376]

Cozy campground, I do a meetup there about 3x a year.

[@georgeleakos8376]

Beautifully presented, very nice video, Robert. It’s been 8 years since I’ve camped there, with my grandkids. I’ve met most of you, at Glenn Camp bike camping, a few weeks ago. You guys are a fun group. 😊

[@20robertang]

Hey, George! Right on, I totally enjoyed our backpacking trip! Hopefully Allan would put up a meet-up at Chilao, it’s a great group camp to have.

[@HuckOutdoors]

How cold did it get at camp. I'll never forget that when we camped there, there was a guy across the way who was grabbing poodle dog brush with his bare hands and using it as firewood.

[@20robertang]

Went down below freezing, 28. Oh yeah, I remember him. I think back then it wasn’t allowed to have fire..

[@ericcronk9244]

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