Crystal Lake Camp Grounds Entry Fees and Parking

Entry fees and parking information as of 29/May/2010

Lake Site Parking consists of five levels. The lowest level (level 5) parking is at North 34 degrees, 19.261 by West 117 degrees, 50.784 at 5604 feet.

Entry fees and the use of parking permits is not known at this time. Since the camp grounds are currently closed, what the fees will be and how they will be paid is currently irrelevant.

CLICK HERE -- for a photograph showing what the parking / entry fees were back in 2002.

The rest of the Angeles National Forest system in these San Gabriel Mountains employ an "Adventure Pass" which can be purchased either at the Ranger station located at the very bottom of the mountain or by the Ranger station located at the entry to the Off Road Vehicle area located some 500 yards pass the East Fork Road bridge.

The Ranger station located at North 34 degrees, 19.089 by West 117 degrees, 50.593 also sells parking permits when the Ranger station is opened.

The Adventure Pass currently costs $5.00 and allows cars to be parked along the highway and in other parking areas. Vehicles which don't carry an Adventure Pass are subject to being ticketed.

There is a Ranger station located approximately a half a mile inside the Crystal Lake camp grounds where an entry fee may be paid however it's not currently known whether that station will be opened when the rest of the grounds are opened.

Located at the entrence to Lake Road and at the gate next to the Visitor Center there are envelopes where the entry fee may be paid. A portion of the envelope must be displayed inside of one's vehicle to ensure that the vehicle is not ticketed.

There is some question about whether other recreational passes will be useable at Crystal Lake. For example the Bolsa Chica Huntington Beach entry gates sell season passes to the beach and these passes may or may not be valid at Crystal Lake when the lake opens to the public.