Beeks Place Hike From Black Star Canyon 

Hi Chris, First- I love your hiking guides and use them all the time. I tell my hiking friends to use them too. I hiked up to Beek's place about a week ago and loved the hike, the views from the top as well as along the way. I don't know if you know or not, but there was a guy up there restoring the place and its starting to look pretty good compared to what I saw in your video. The cabin has a sheet metal roof and the stars and stripes were flying at the entrance. He had also installed some posts around the perimeter so probably for a fence of some kind. I have a few pics if you're interested. Thank you for your guides and hope to see you on the trail one day.

Your video that you showed to the Black Star Canyon Falls was extremely helpful I and my friend followed your Video Guide to the falls thank you so much for such clear videos and explanation on how to get there 0:49

Good afternoon Chris, I just hiked up to the Indian village yesterday which was amazing, but I turned around because it was getting late. My intention was just to hike to the the trail entrance to the falls but the explorer in me took over🤗next time I will be better prepared and hike to Beeks place and I will start around 6:00 am instead of 9:30😉

Nice one! I love the Santa Ana range! I did this hike from the opposite way, from Skyline Drive off Foothill Parkway in Corona. I love the assortment of conifer trees up at Beek's Place. California native Gray Pines, Pacific Douglas-Firs, Tecate Cypress, and Coulter Pines, and some exotic conifers, Italian Stone Pine, Aleppo Pine, Deodar Cedar, and Canary Island Pine! I also went all the way to Pleasants Peak that day, and the views along the ridge are fantastic! Looks like the Black Star approach would be really fun too! Great video!

Thank you for doing this guide! This one is on my list. Always feel more confident about a hike when I see your videos beforehand.👍

The story I heard about those steel towers at Beeks place is that the Army Air Corps used them for gunnery practice during WWII. They had machine guns up on the top and then they used airplanes to tow glider targets through the area. Guys up in the towers would shoot at the targets. I don't know if that is true, it's just the version that I read somewhere. The configuration at top, with the little platform and the pedestal in the middle to mount the gun, looks like it might be possible.

I see that SoCal wind is still blowing just as I remember! Thank you again for posting 👣!

Thank you. I don't know if I will do the whole hike, but going up to the Indian Site which I think is about 10 miles round trip is definitely doable for me. I also read part of your linked article on it, and NO, I don't know, but I would be very skeptical of an Indian Massacre there. I do know that the biggest hostilities known in California occurred up by Porterville, California. I haven't researched that one yet. Also, the biggest single rock that holds the most mortar holes is Indian Grinding Rock State Park up by Jackson, California. It has over 200 holes and I think it is the most in North America. To say the least, I am extremely interested in this hike up to the Indian Site. I did some RU-vid research, and there are dozens of holes up there. Thank you again for enlightening me to something I had no idea, good solid video, background and detail with some suspense! And best of all, it looks like you have recovered most of your health Cris, cool!!!

. . . . I grew up in Corona and we hiked that area and after I was old enough to drive a Honda Mini Bike and later a Car , a Bigger Motorcycle , Pickup Truck etc . We spent weekends exploring Beeks Place . My Brother said he met Beeks Son about 1978 . the Cabin was in perfect shape with a good roof and a Water Heater built on the Chimney outside . I graduated High School in 1981 and had begun going to that area about Two Years earlier . There was still food in the Cupboards in Beeks Place . it was a nice Cabin with 4 or 6 built in Wood Bunks . People would sometimes use the Fireplace at night . there are underground water storage Cisterns all over the property . You missed the Swimming Pool ! My Brother said it was a Pool , I thought it was a Fishing Pond . It was made of Concrete and had a Sidewalk all the way around it . The Pool comes into view at 8:37 the white stripe at the upper right corner of the screen . It is uphill from Beeks on the opposite side of the road and hidden by the contour of the Hill , you wont see it from the road . The Pool has a view overlooking Corona . The Doppler Tower has been built above it . 6:18 There were Two Large Propellers and One Small Propeller Generators on the Towers and a Tool shed built into the Legs at the bottom and a Gasoline Generator in the Tool Shed . in 1986 Beeks was showing signs of Vandalism but still inhabitable . I drove my New Ford Pickup Truck and parked at the Locked Gate . My Sweetheart and I sat in the back of the truck enjoying the Night time view . I asked Her to Marry Me - She said Yes .

I was just there today. Rode my bike up to the doppler tower from the Corona side.

Just went there last week. I actually saw a guy that kind of looked like you on my way down, and almost asked him if he had a YT channel lol.But I ended up not doing it.

Last year I missed the turnoff while trying out the Black Star Canyon hike. I realized my mistake after a bit but had wondered where that trail would have led. Honestly, wish I had done this hike instead!

the cross is 11 miles out and back. been up there twice. cool. !!!!!!!

Hey! Thank you for posting this vid! I want to do this hike so bad but I heard it’s a mountain lions land. Do you think it’s safe to hike this alone?

is there a alltrails map link to the Native American village? Where the pothole rocks are.

This is a great hike. Is blackstars waterfall still ruin?

Thanks to the wind, the sky is almost as blue as your shirt.