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Crystal Lake Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 34.32386, -117.83983
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Crystal Lake Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,739 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Crystal Lake Recreation AreaNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Crystal Lake Recreation Area · Angeles National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- PPropane14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- DDump28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Crystal Lake Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,739 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
34.32386, -117.83983
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Crystal Lake Recreation Area · Angeles National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCrystal Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townCrystal Lake · ~0.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.3 mi
- FuelChevron · ~13.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesJensen's Foods · ~12.1 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~13.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicFoothill Presbyterian Hospital · ~13.3 mi
- HardwareSan Dimas Hardware · ~15.1 mi
EV charging — from Crystal Lake Recreation Area · Angeles National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.3 mi straight-line S — Foothill Presbyterian Hospital - DC, Glendora, CA (at a hospital) · NAYAX_ENERGY · CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-01-13 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach133 within 25 mi · 791 within 50 · 1087 within 100 · 1321 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.5 mi — Azusa, CA - Tesla Supercharger, Azusa
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.3 mi — SCPPA SCPPA CPE200T, Glendora
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.0 mi — TRANSP CENTER TRANSP. CENTER, Glendora, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Grand Pine Cabins - Tesla Destination, Wrightwood, 12.0 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.48-$0.64 per kWh TOU+$1 connection (as listed by AFDC)
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 448685 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Crystal Lake Recreation Area · Angeles National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCrystal Lake Campground · ~0.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIslip Wawona · ~0.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrystal Lake Picnic Site · ~0.4 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomDeer Flat · ~0.6 mi N · USFS
Open Crystal Lake Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Crystal Lake Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Crystal Lake Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Deer Flat~0.6 mi · fee
- Little Jimmy Campground~1.7 mi
- Coldbrook~2.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Crystal Lake Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Crystal Lake Recreation Area are set by Angeles National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Crystal Lake Recreation Area
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Crystal Lake Recreation Area
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Crystal Lake Recreation Area
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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