California hiking trails - Government Canyon Trail, San Bernardino Mountains, San Bernardino County

   
  A visit to California is not complete without some hiking. Each backcountry trail in California has its own unique loveliness. Here in the magnificent state of California backcountry backpacking never gets boring. Government Canyon Trail is to be found a rather lengthy trip from Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, but many people like to backcountry walk here to be near the great outdoors. Hiking trails for backcountry backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over California, and among these are Government Canyon Trail in San Bernardino County. This
    backcountry trail sometimes gets very dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. There are so many hiking trails in this neighborhood. Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Government Canyon Trail in San Bernardino County, California
is an excellent spot to go. Being 2.6 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry trek. Backpacking here in the San Bernardino Mountains is the best way to enjoy these highlands. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. The hiking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole hiking trail. For the period of the summer at Government Canyon Trail highs are frequently in the 80's. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 50's. The winter  
brings highs down to the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Government Canyon Trail. A common amount of rainfall falls here at Government Canyon Trail; the month with most of the rain is January, and the driest of the months is June. The time needed for this trek is roughly 2.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Even though this is not a very long backcountry trail it's always perfect to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Government Canyon Trail is a very short backcountry trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a brilliant hiking trail for the average person looking for a brilliant adventure. Government Canyon Trail is a one trailhead great outdoors trail, so in and out is the way to hike it normally. This great outdoors trail has a total elevation difference of 863 feet, and that is lower than average.

Briefly about the general area:
You're sure to come across some fine folks from Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario here. There's so much to do here at Government Canyon Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Canyon Park is a wonderful place for that. Don't leave Government Canyon Trail without first paying a visit to Hot Springs, and Government Canyon Trail is in the neighborhood of Government Canyon which is without doubt worth stopping at.
That right there is a lot of fun stuff already but it goes on, the San Bernardino Mountains has it all. Hot Springs is an inspiring site to stop at while you're here, and if you came to camp Camp Arrowbear is a perfect place to do that. Looking for a great trip? Mojave National Preserve is quite near Government Canyon Trail.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.1293, Longitude -117.1016
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Total in and out hiking length = 2.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 863 feet


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 Trails Near Government Canyon Trail:
Morton Ridge Trail, San Bernardino County , 2 miles away, 3.9 hiking miles, 2494 feet elevation difference
Alder Creek Trail, San Bernardino County , 3 miles away, 2.7 hiking miles, 1517 feet elevation difference
Fredalba Trail, San Bernardino County , 4 miles away,  5 hiking miles, 2416 feet elevation difference
Green Valley Trail, San Bernardino County , 7 miles away, 1.3 hiking miles, 709 feet elevation difference
McKinley Firebreak, San Bernardino County , 7 miles away,  3.4 hiking miles, 2228 feet elevation difference
Siberia Creek Trail, San Bernardino County , 8 miles away, 6.1 hiking miles, 2591 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 6, County , 12 miles away, 34.5 hiking miles, 3850 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Government Canyon Trail:
Canyon Park, Running Springs, 5 miles away
Camp Arrowbear, Running Springs, 5 miles away
North Shore RV Resort, Needles, 5 miles away
Yucaipa Regional Park, Yucaipa, 6 miles away
Shady Cove Group Campground, San Bernardino County, 6 miles away
 National Parks Near Government Canyon Trail:
Mojave National Preserve, Barstow - CA , 44 miles away
 Hotels Near Government Canyon Trail:
Ayres Hotel Redlands, Redlands , 8 miles away
Howard Johnson Redlands, Redlands , 8 miles away
Comfort Suites Redlands, Redlands , 8 miles away
Dynasty Suites Redlands, Redlands , 8 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Redlands/San Bernardino, Redlands , 8 miles away
 Lakes Near Government Canyon Trail
East Highland Reservoir, San Bernardino County , 5 miles away

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