Angeles Crest Highway Road Guide

There are many estimates in the table below, so do not expect that all the the numbers will be accurate to the last digit.

Distance From I-210 (miles)	Time From I-210 (HR:MIN)	Mile Marker (miles)	Location and Parking Info	Restroom
0.00	0:01	LA 24.54	Immediately north of I-210	no
0.96	0:03	LA 25.50	Cross Foothill Fault near Gould Canyon bridge	no
1.93	0:03	LA 26.47	Parking for Gould Mesa Service Road at transformers, on right	no
2.16	0:04	LA 26.70	CalTrans gate	no
2.31	0:04	LA 26.85	2000 feet elevation	no
2.46	0:04	LA 27.00	Enter ANF	no
2.68	0:04	LA 27.22	First of 3 large turnouts, on right	no
2.79	0:05	LA 27.33	Second of 3 large turnouts, view of Arroyo Seco and Pasadena, on right	no
3.19	0:06	LA 27.73	Angeles Crest Forest Station, on left	no
3.86	0:06	LA 28.40	Third of 3 large turnouts, now blocked, on right	no
4.04	0:08	LA 28.58	Slide Canyon Bridge	no
5.05	0:08	LA 29.59	Woodwardia Bridge	no
5.48	0:09	LA 30.02	Parking for Upper Dark Canyon Trail, on left
5.94	0:09	LA 30.48	Lower Dark Canyon trailhead (CCC Ridge), on right	no
6.11	0:10	LA 30.65	Parking for Fire Road 2N80, on left
6.15	0:12	LA 30.69	3000 feet elevation	no
7.91	0:12	LA 32.45	Dewey's Pit [a landslide area]	no
8.01	0:12	LA 32.55	Burton's curve	no
8.06	0:14	LA 32.60	Georges Gap, Clear Creek Vista, on left
9.26	0:15	LA 33.80	Junction with Angeles Forest Highway, Clear Creek (Ranger) Station, on left; Clear Creek Information Station, on right	no
9.60	0:15	LA 34.14	Switzer Picnic Area, on right	yes
9.96	0:18	LA 34.50	Colby Canyon Trailhead, on left	no
11.63	0:20	LA 36.17	Beginning of Ladybug Curve; 4000 feet elevation	no
13.06	0:21	LA 37.60	Large turnout, view of upper Arroyo Seco
13.84	0:22	LA 38.38	Red Box, Mt. Wilson Road, on right	yes
13.96	0:23	LA 38.50	CalTrans gate and sand tower	no
15.07	0:25	LA 39.61	Lone Pine Ridge	no
15.87	0:25	LA 40.41	Turnout; view of West Fork and Mt. Wilson
16.08	0:26	LA 40.62	"Trees for Color"	no
17.06	0:28	LA 41.60	Badger Gap	no
18.06	0:29	LA 42.60	Junction Barley Flats Road, Upper Big Tujunga Road
18.46	0:29	LA 43.00	Shortcut Picnic Area, sans tables(!), on left	yes
18.76	0:30	LA 43.30	Shortcut Saddle, parking mostly on right	no
19.57	0:33	LA 44.11	5000 feet elevation	no
20.71	0:32	LA 45.25	Bobcat Saddle	no
21.46	0:36	LA 46.00	Windy Gap - View of Big 4 peaks (Baldy, San Gorgonio, San Jacinto, Santiago Peak), San Gabriel Wilderness
22.96	0:39	LA 47.50	Charlton Flats Picnic Area, on left	yes
25.16	0:39	LA 49.70	Chilao Campground turnoff, on left	yes
25.36	0:40	LA 49.90	View of Devil's Canyon
25.96	0:40	LA 50.50	Devils Canyon trailhead on right, parking on left	no
26.06	0:41	LA 50.60	Chilao Visitor Center turnoff, on left	yes
26.39	0:44	LA 50.93	Newcomb's Ranch, on left
28.26	0:46	LA 52.80	Three Points Junction, Three Points Trailhead, Santa Clara Divide Road, signed only as "To Horse Flats" and perhaps "To Organizational Camps", on left	yes
29.48	0:46	LA 54.02	PCT Crossing, parking on right
29.68	0:47	LA 54.22	6000 feet elevation	no
30.47	0:48	LA 55.01	Winston Springs	no
30.90	0:48	LA 55.44	Avalanche Canyon	no
31.12	0:49	LA 55.66	Cloudburst Canyon	no
31.55	0:50	LA 56.09	Panorama Curve	no
32.16	0:50	LA 56.70	Motorcycle Curve	no
32.43	0:50	LA 56.97	PCT Crossing, parking on left
32.56	0:51	LA 57.10	Cloudburst Summit	no
32.96	0:51	LA 57.50	Mt. Waterman Ski Area	no
33.16	0:52	LA 57.70	Roadside turnout, Buckhorn Peak trailhead, on left	no
33.46	0:52	LA 58.00	Buckhorn trailhead for Mt. Waterman hike on right, parking on left	no
33.71	0:54	LA 58.25	Entrance road to Buckhorn Campground, on left	yes
34.81	0:56	LA 59.35	Snowcrest Ski Area, formerly Kratka Ridge	no
36.13	0:57	LA 60.67	Vista Picnic Area, on right
36.55	0:57	LA 61.09	Cedar Springs	no
37.06	0:58	LA 61.60	Eagle's Roost Picnic Area, PCT parking on right, CalTrans sand shed	yes
37.45	0:59	LA 61.99	Williamson Rock, parking on left	no
37.86	0:59	LA 62.40	Mt. Williamson trailhead, at an unnamed saddle, parking area, on left	no
38.26	1:00	LA 62.80	Beginning of two tunnels	no
38.96	1:01	LA 63.50	Jarvi Memorial Vista, on right	yes
39.56	1:02	LA 64.10	Islip Saddle, PCT parking lot on left, closed SR-39 on right	yes
40.01	1:03	LA 64.55	Cortelyou Spring	no
40.96	1:04	LA 65.50	Gated Fire Road on right, (former Pine Hollow Picnic Area on left)	no
41.59	1:05	LA 66.13	Elly Bar	no
41.84	1:07	LA 66.38	Little Jimmys	no
41.86	1:07	LA 66.40	White Fir Spring	no
43.06	1:07	LA 67.60	Best snow-melt gully for wildflowers, on right; desert view to north	no
43.53	1:08	LA 68.07	200	no
43.73	1:08	LA 68.27	212	no
44.10	1:09	LA 68.64	Matthew Ridge	no
44.65	1:10	LA 69.19	Strawberry Guard Rail	no
45.06	1:11	LA 69.60	Dawson Saddle, parking on left	no
46.06	1:12	LA 70.60	Dorr Canyon; desert views, geology	no
46.46	1:13	LA 71.00	Whitethorn	no
47.03	1:13	LA 71.57	Broken Wall	no
47.44	1:14	LA 71.98	Snow Canyon	no
47.79	1:15	LA 72.33	Jackhammer Tree	no
48.18	1:15	LA 72.72	Lone Wall	no
48.28	1:16	LA 72.82	Mojave Desert Vista	no
48.82	1:16	LA 73.36	7000 feet elevation	no
49.40	1:18	LA 73.94	Icy Springs	no
50.26	1:20	LA 74.80	Vincent Gap, PCT parking, on right	yes
51.57	1:22	LA 76.11	Blue Cut	no
52.76	1:23	LA 77.30	Grassy Hollow Visitor Center, on left	yes
53.56	1:26	LA 78.10	Blue Ridge Summit, Lightning Ridge and PCT parking on left, Blue Ridge Road, Inspiration Point Parking on right	yes
55.36	1:27	LA 79.90	Big Pines, on left	yes
56.26	1:29	LA 80.80	Mountain High East Ski Resort, on right	no
57.73	1:30	LA 82.27 SB 00.00	L.A. / S.B. County Line Enter Wrightwood	no
58.03	1:30	SB 00.30	S curve	no
58.48	1:31	SB 00.75	6000 feet elevation	no
59.06	1:32	SB 01.30	Pine Road, Wrightwood, on right	no
59.66	1:33	SB 01.70	Lone Pine Road, Wrightwood, on right	no
60.26	1:34	SB 02.30	Sheep Creek Road	no
60.46	1:35	SB 02.50	Leave Wrightwood	no
61.29	1:36	SB 03.33	Stock Pile	no
62.16	1:37	SB 04.20	Desert Front Road	no
62.46	1:37	SB 04.50	Coor Pender	no
62.81	1:37	SB 04.85	5000 feet elevation	no
62.96	1:39	SB 05.00	Leave ANF	no
64.26	1:39	SB 06.20	end SR2 at SR138	no

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Adapted from the Angeles Crest Highway (SR2) Road Guide
(Copyright © 1999-2005 by Tom Chester and Jane Strong)