Crystal Lake Camp Grounds, Azusa, California

Welcome to the Crystal Lake Camp Grounds web site. Here you will find accurate and timely information about the status of the Crystal Lake Camp Ground Recreation Area, located in the San Gabriel Mountains, Angeles National Forest, maintained and operated by the United States Forest Service.

Also provided on this web site is information about the road conditions heading up to the recreation area, along with detailed information on what the Crystal Lake Trading Post offers to campers, hikers, and bicycle riders who visit.

The links provided on the left hand side of your browser can be used to navigate the web site. Also we would greatly appreciate receiving comments and suggestions from you, either about the camp grounds themselves or this web site.

This web site is owned and operated by a private individual who spends a great deal of time hiking and biking in the forest, and the web site is not connected with either the Forest Service, National Parks Service, or any volunteer organization. The Crystal Lake Recreation Area is part of the Angeles National Forest which is owned by the citizens of the United States, not any private corporation. Our tax dollars and our access fees pay to maintain the campgrounds.

Check out the "Latest News " link for information about the highway closure and progress that is being made toward re-opening the Crystal Lake Campgrounds. Also check out the link called "Coming Events" for scheduled projects that you can participate in!

Here are some quick notes:

• Caltrans has Highway 39 leading up to the Crystal Lake campgrounds closed around mile post 30.

• Currently Crystal Lake Campgrounds is closed because the highway is closed. Once Caltrans completes their work, the USFS is expected to re-open Crystal Lake, hopefully in September or October.

• Crystal Lake and the surrounding regions were damaged badly in the 2002 Curve Fire and restoration of the campgrounds is complete! The whole campgrounds really look wonderful, clean and pristine.

• The hiking and nature trails around the Crystal Lake Basin have been maintained to some extent and some trails have been completly restored. However some trails still need unpaid volunteers to help restore them.

• Trail working volunteers may join the San Gabriel Mountains Trailbuilders in the continued restoration process for trails in and around Crystal Lake and if you would like to volunteer your time, please email me here and I will let you know when, where, and what you need to know to join us. You may find detailed information on volunteering and what it involves by clicking HERE

• You can subscribe to receive automatic updates about Crystal Lake, the highway, and general status reports on what's going on by clicking on the "Automatic Updates" link to the left of the screen.