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Black Jack Campground

Black Jack Campground is a remote, high-elevation primitive campsite on Catalina Island ideal for backpackers tackling the Trans Catalina Trail, located approximately 11. 5 miles from Avalon.

The campground offers basic amenities including picnic tables, fire pits, potable water, vault toilets, and food storage boxes, with shaded sites among pine and eucalyptus trees that provide cool temperatures.

Access requires a challenging hike with full pack; pets are allowed, and reservations are recommended well in advance.


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