Crystal Lake Visitor Center (USFS) as of 29/May/2010
The Center's location is North 34 degrees, 19.457 by West 117
degrees, 50.115 at 5635 feet.
Currently the Visitor Center is closed since the camp grounds themselves
are closed.
The U. S. Forest Service Visitor Center is located about two miles
further up the road after passing through the Crystal Lake main gates.
The Center consists of a single building on the edge of a large
parking area right across from the privately owned Cafe and Trading Post.
When the Center is open, a USFS employee or volunteer will be there to
answer questions and provide whatever assistance might be needed. A
number of articles such as maps will probably be sold by the Forest
Service.
There is a telephone located outside of the Center and it is hoped that
it will be repaired when the camp grounds open.
The USFS employees or volunteers at the Center may be able to request
emergency medical aid via radio or telephone, I believe, though there
may be instances where contact with medical rescue is delayed.
The Visitor Center sustained some damage in the aftermath of the fires
and heavy rains however the grounds themselves around the structure have
been cleaned up and repaired. An effort is currently under way to
repair the insides and outsides of the building itself. When the grounds
open, the Visitor Center will be fully restored.
This web site is not operated or maintained by the US Forest Service, and
the USFS does not have any responsibility for the contents of any page
provided on the http://CrystalLake.Name/ web site. Also this web site is
not connected in any way with any of the volunteer organizations that are
mentioned in various web pages, including the
San Gabriel Mountains
Trailbuilders (SGMTBs) or the
Angeles Volunteers Association
(AVA.) This web site is privately owned and operated.
Please note that information on this web page may be inaccurate.