Crystal Lake Campgrounds

09/21/2026

While going to and from Crystal Lake and Coldbrook, you may encounter heavy vehicle traffic as the dredging of the catchment proceeds.

L.A. County is preparing for storms and possible floods during El Niño. Crews are digging massive amounts of accumulated sediment out of the county's dams.

09/07/2026

Thank you very much, Angeles Volunteer Association for stepping up, taking ownership, and stopping a potentially devastating wild fire. Some people have zero sense and this incident should have resulted in a criminal charge -- hopefully it did since that's often the only way to get people's attention, explain their behavior in front of a Judge.

02/21/2026

Crystal Lake and Coldbrook campgrounds are full, cars are being turned around at the Valley of the Moon

01/31/2025

Crystal Lake Campgrounds will be re-opening!

01/29/2025

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12/16/2024

South Mount Hawkins Road in the Angeles National Forest is officially abandoned yet it has been "recently" graded which is a surprise! It goes to the destroyed fire watch tower and helicopter pad. It's not really needed for fire fighting any more. The grading is GREAT for and

12/15/2024

Happy sunny Sunday to all of you from Crystal Lake Café!
Many people asked if the road open !
Yes ,The road is open all the way to Crystal Lake Campground and Crystal Lake Café !
If you wondering about the weather up there it’s a beautiful and sunny!
Hope to see you all!


12/05/2024

Numerous hiking trails remain closed as the continues to burn and smolder in the burn footprint. Forest Service is dropping hazards and addressing soil shifts and boulders released due to burned brush, which means that the hiking trails will remain closed for an unknown amount of time.

Glendora Mountain Road and parts of the East Fork Road and Glendora Ridge Road are expected to remain closed at least until the start of January.

Highway 39 all the way to the Crystal Lake Recreation Area remain open for now, and camping at Coldbrook Campground and Crystal Lake are currently open, though snow may cause things to close.

11/25/2024

Trash collection, November 30th!

West Fork Parking Lot along Highway 39 in the Angeles National Forest. Volunteers will be given work gloves and trash bags and will go up the North and West Forks of the San Gabriel River collecting and bagging trash, returning to the parking lot with their collections.

If volunteers want to address spray paint vandalism, they will be given Kover Kote, a carboard bucket, and brushes to apply the material on to spray paint that they find.

The flier below will be printed to paper and be provided for volunteers to place in their car windshields in the hopes that the U.S. Forest Service will not require volunteers to acquire an Adventure Pass.

Help spread the word, let's see if we can get some volunteers to turn out for a disorganized trash collection effort before the rainy season. Laura Zenk. will be coordinating the event.

Bring drinking water, and a hat might be a good idea.

11/07/2024

Volunteer Opportunity: Clean-Up of Trash and Graffiti

Date: Saturday, November 30th

Time: 8:00am – 12:00pm (or longer if necessary)

Meeting Place: West Fork National Scenic Bikeway Parking Lot (large parking lot on the left-hand side when heading up the mountain)

Supplies Provided: Trash bags and gloves. Additionally, we have 4 buckets and 4 paint brushes available to apply Kover Kote on spray paint vandalism. However, if you can bring a bucket to mix it with water and a brush, please do so, if you wish to cover up spray paint.

Items to Bring: If you have trash clampers, please bring them. Also, bring a high-visibility shirt/vest, drinking water/sports drinks, and an Adventure Pass for parking.

The clean-up efforts will primarily focus on the West Fork area (whatever is accessible at this time).