National Forest Association Fire Lookouts

Tahquitz Peak Lookout

Tahquitz was a working fire lookout until the end of the 1993 fire season and reopened
October 1998 staffed by volunteers. The 4.5-mile hike to the lookout through the San Jacinto
Wilderness offers some of the most beautiful vistas in Southern California.

Tahquitz Peak Lookout at its elevation of 8,828 feet is the highest lookout in the San Bernardino National Forest. It is also the forest’s longest continuously operated station, serving some 77 years, and is the only lookout located inside a Wilderness area.

Tahquitz Peak has recently received a facelift, including a new paint job. Many thanks go to Wayne Clark for occasionally providing mules to carry supplies to the lookout. Each mule can carry up to 150 pounds on specially designed packs.

In the San Jacinto Wilderness, all work must be done with regular hand tools. No power tools, not even cordless, are allowed.

The Tahquitz Peak Coordinators are Bob and Norma Romano

Directions
Click the Get Map link below for the route to Tahquitz Peak Lookout. The route is a 4.5-mile
hike. Access to the lookout by either Devil’s Slide or South Ridge trails. Both require
Wilderness permits and Adventure Passes.


	HOME Tahquitz Peak Lookout Tahquitz was a working fire lookout until the end of the 1993 fire season and reopened October 1998 staffed by volunteers. The 4.5-mile hike to the lookout through the San Jacinto Wilderness offers some of the most beautiful vistas in Southern California. Tahquitz Peak Lookout at its elevation of 8,828 feet is the highest lookout in the San Bernardino National Forest. It is also the forest’s longest continuously operated station, serving some 77 years, and is the only lookout located inside a Wilderness area. Tahquitz Peak has recently received a facelift, including a new paint job. Many thanks go to Wayne Clark for occasionally providing mules to carry supplies to the lookout. Each mule can carry up to 150 pounds on specially designed packs. In the San Jacinto Wilderness, all work must be done with regular hand tools. No power tools, not even cordless, are allowed. The Tahquitz Peak Coordinators are Bob and Norma Romano Directions Click the Get Map link below for the route to Tahquitz Peak Lookout. The route is a 4.5-mile hike. Access to the lookout by either Devil’s Slide or South Ridge trails. Both require Wilderness permits and Adventure Passes.